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Part of speech

verb ai 1

Definition

s/he is heard splashing in water (but is not seen)

Noun Forms

Plural:
motiyepekihpusultuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-motiyepekihpusi-
Changed Verb Stem:
metiyepekihpusi-

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
'Totoli-kostokona wolekehsis, motiyepekihpusu wahsiw. She is heard splashing the water in the other room as she washes the little diapers.
Pihce nutuwa-te wen metiyepekihpusultilicihi peskotomu sonuciw sitomok. Long ago one could hear pollock splashing along the shore.
Nutuwa metiyelomultilit naka metiyepekihpusultilit pilsqehsis; toli-tkahsomultuwok kuspemok; naka yuktok nit lampeqinusqehsisok 'kasuhtuwawa skitkomiqinu. He hears girls laughing and splashing themselves, refreshing themselves in the lake; and these are the underwater-women, who hide from earth-dwellers. (LM)

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
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