tewipqot

noun inanimate
dust, pulverized material
Plural : tewipqotihil
Possessed : 'tewipqotum
Locative : tewipqotok, tewipkutok
Diminutive : tewipqotuhsis, tewipqotuhsossis fine dust

Example Sentences :

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English Phrase
Meskomuhtit ponapsq, wiwonotutuwatomoniya naka 'posqolenomoniya; apc 'tahtoli-pqiyamkihtehmoniya, nuhkamkihtehmoniya; malom-ote tehpu tewipqot pemamkahtek. When they find the rock, they build a fire around it and light it; then they keep on smashing it, they pound it to bits; finally there is just a pile of dust. (LM)
Ewasisuwit yalapeku naka yalahye pemsokhasik; cipotu-te-na nit iyu piltal tewipkutok. A child will crawl around and play on the floor; maybe there is lead in the dust there, too. (DAF)
Nuhkamkihtehmoniya ponapsq tokki-te tehpu tewipqot. They smashed the rock until it was just dust.
Notes : (compare tuwipqot)
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