verb ii 22
the tide is very high; it is spring or flood tide; the tide is at its highest in its monthly cycle
Verb Stem:
ksakuwiya-
Changed Verb Stem:
kesakuwiya-

Keywords

tide
high
flood
spring 1
Minas Basin

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
(verb ii 21) Ksakuwiyenihke Minaskik. There are extraordinarily high tides in Minas Basin.
Neke kesakuwiyak on kekesk pasicicuwon psahqakonok. When the tide was at its highest, it came up over the dock a little.

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