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Part of speech

verb ii 15

Definition

(leg, arm, etc.) it goes to sleep; (sensation in skin) it feels like pins and needles

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
koskimkasuwi-
Changed Verb Stem:
keskimkasuwi-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Koskimkasuwiw npihtin. My hand went to sleep.
(as prenoun) Nit nutok koskimkasuwi-kolusuwakon, skonis 'cipokihtaqsin: "Nhok, ckuwi; nolukon, ckuwi; nkatol, ckuwi!" When it hears the word of power (spine-tingling word), Bone shouts, "My body, come here! My hip, come here! My legs, come here!" (LM)

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