verb ai & ii 11, 22
s/he, it comes nearer, approaches
Plural:
wecuwawiyawolotuwok (ai)
Verb Stem:
-wecuwawiya-

Keywords

approach
near

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Lampeqinuhsisok mecimtehsinuk stahqonuk; ma kisi-wicuhkemsiwiyik yaka motentaq sipsis, on-oc wecuwawiye ktahkomiq. Kisi-op poneqessuwok apc neqt wecuwawiyak ktahkomiq; nit etoli-makskelomut. The water sprites are caught in a tree; they cannot help themselves until a bird sings, then the earth approaches nearer. They could have gotten down if the earth approached nearer just once more, but there they were stranded. (LM/DAF)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Nancy
example Nancy