verb ti 28
s/he chooses it, selects it, votes for it (one of various choices); s/he picks it (berry, fruit, sweetgrass); s/he picks it up (object left on floor, ground)
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-mokonom-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
pkonom-
Preverb:
-pkonom-, -mkonom-
Changed Verb Stem:
mekonom-

Keywords

pick
choose
select
vote

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
On-oc kisikok, ihil, eskotasoskil, on-oc nmokonomonen yuhtol apsokiqsossokil. And then after the cucumbers start to grow we pick the small ones. (DAF)
Ya, nihtol-otehc mekonom wisoki-apsokiqqil, nihtol yaq-ote piyemi-ksiyak. Yes, those are the ones I'll pick when they're very small, those are the ones that they say hurt most. (GP)
Skicinuwi-npisun kmokonomoniya naka kispastuniya weci-kisuwehkasik weckuwihpuk. Pick traditional medicines and dry them so that they can be used in the coming winter. (RA)
Keq ktapi-pkonomon sitomok sepay? What did you pick up at the beach this morning?

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Alberta
Example Nancy
Example Nancy
Example Nancy
Example Nancy