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Part of speech

verb ai 9 or 13

Definition

s/he is deaf

Noun Forms

Plural:
okepsahtuwok, okepsawolotuwok

Verb Forms

Verb Stem:
-okepse-, -okepsa-
Changed Verb Stem:
ekepse-, ekepsa-

Notes

(forms of this verb are sometimes made using the stems -okepsi-, ekepsi-, as in verb ai 1; but usually only with nil, kil, nilun, kilun, and kiluwaw; see also kokepse)

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ntokepsepon. Ntokepsapon. Ntokepsipon. We are deaf (see note).
Okepse yaq Makolit. They say Margaret is deaf.

Audio Recordings

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