verb ai 12
s/he is lost, gets lost; s/he is disoriented
Plural:
ksihkahahtuwok, ksihkahawolotuwok
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-kosk_ha-, -kossihk_ha-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
ksihk_ha-
Changed Verb Stem:
kesk_ha-, kessihk_ha-

Keywords

lost
disoriented

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ma-na ksihkehew ntemis. My dog never gets lost.
Kesq yaq yaluhset kcihkuk, on yaq 'koskahan. While he was walking around in the woods, he got lost, they say. (WN)
Kessihkahat neke nican ntolitahasihpon-al ma-tehc apc nomiyaw. When my child got lost a while back, I thought I would never see her again.
Neke keskahawolotihtit wasisok kcihkuk, etutpayultilit nikihkuwa. When the children were lost in the woods, their parents were very scared.
Kisi-ksihkehe Matolen neqt ewasisuwit. Madeline got lost once when she was a child.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Alberta
example Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
example Alberta
example Dolly