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Part of speech

verb ai & ii 1, 14

Definition

s/he moves away quickly; s/he, it goes by at a distance (from something); (pitched baseball) s/he is outside (too far from batter)

Noun Forms

Plural:
miwessultuwok (ai)

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-miwessi-

Notes

(also, for some speakers, mimiwessu)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Neqt nkisi-lapoma, nit-te etoli-miwessit. I looked at her once, and then she disappeared. (MaP)
Miwessu epeskomakon. It is an outside pitch.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Nancy
example Dolly
example Nancy