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nəkátonalα, nəkatőnalα
TA · met.
In: n
English
1) I am after him, I hunt him (animal), 2) I hunt him down (human, if intent is to kill him), 3) I prey upon him, 4) I remove, pluck, pick him,
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Examples
| Penobscot | English | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| nəkátonaləkʷ | he... me; | |
| nəkátonaləkok | they... me, | |
| kétonalit | the one who hurts me, my enemy, | part. |
| ketónaličik; | pl. | |
| →wəkátonalαl čə̀kʷal | he plucks the tumor, wen. | |
| nə̀ta katonálαkkʷe čə̀kʷal wə̀nihləkol | If he doesn't remove the tumor it will kill him. | |
| pə̀la nəkátonalαn mìnsəssak | In a moment I will pick raspberries. |