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Part of speech

verb ii 17

Definition

(water, tide) its flow reverses, it flows in opposite direction (from the way it was flowing)

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
qolopicuwon-
Changed Verb Stem:
qelopicuwon-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Weckuwi-ksokassihtit, ihik, nit-olu elicuwok, kis mace-qolopicuwon. When they were crossing that current toward here, it had started to reverse its flow. (DS)
Qolopicuwon: ckuhpehe. The tide has turned: it is coming in.

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