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Part of speech

verb ai 9

Definition

s/he dies, s/he is dead

Noun Forms

Plural:
mehcinhotuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-mehcine-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Mehciniya kis pihce nmuhsums. My grandfather has been dead a long time.
Assokitahasultuwok yaq yukt skicinuwok keq weci nit li-mehcinhotihtit. The people were mystified about why they were dying that way. (DAF)
Psi-te coqolsok mehcinhotukk. All the frogs are dead.
Mehcine (mehciniya) welaqik Ahta. Arthur died last night.
(as preverb) Mehcinewi-nokolawal. They leave him to die. (LM)

Audio Recordings

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