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Part of speech

verb ai & ii 9, 21

Definition

(pitcher, cooking pot, etc., spilling or pouring contents) s/he, it tips; (toboggan, boat, person in boat) s/he, it tips, capsizes

Noun Forms

Plural:
kuskawhotuwok (ai)

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-kuskawe-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Katama, nit askomot. Ma-te 'ci-moskuwawiyok. On-al tan, kuskawiyok-al, kosona tama supeq 'toli-ktoqtuhukuniya. No, they were never seen again. None of them was ever found. They must have capsized somehow, or else the sea tipped them over somewhere. (MT)
Psi-te cuhpiyawolotuwok wasisok kuskawehtit. All the children fell in the water when they capsized.
Kuskawe ktoqitonum cel ma-te kwewisiw. Your canoe capsized, and you didn't even know it.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly
example Dolly