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Part of speech

noun inanimate

Definition

seed, grain; (corn) kernel; (also, by extension) seed potato

Noun Forms

Plural:
skoniminol
Possessed:
uskonimin
Locative:
skoniminok
Diminutive:
skoniminsis

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ntahcuwihc monuhmonol skoniminol weci-kiskihkatom. I will have to buy seeds so I can plant a garden.
Tan eci-mehcinewik piyeskomoni-skonimin, nit-tehc macekon piley piyeskomon. When a corn kernel dies, a new corn plant starts to grow.
Naka siqoniw natsawe skoniminol, nil-ona nwitsaw. And in the spring she went to cut seed potatoes, and I went with her to cut. (MiP)

Audio Recordings

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word Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
Example Dolly