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nəkatónaton

TI · class 2

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1) I am after it, I hunt it, 2) I prey on (upon) it, 3) I hunt it down, 4) I remove pluck, pick it,

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PenobscotEnglishPart of Speech
nəkatonátonalI pick thempl.

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  • nəkátonalα, nəkatőnalα same theme: Hunt / game (+1 more) 1) I am after him, I hunt him (animal), 2) I hunt him down (human, if intent is to kill him), 3) I p
  • tákʷαkso same theme: Hunt / game (+1 more) 1) he goes in the fall to hunt, 2) he engages in an autumn food gathering quest,
  • |katon(a)-| same theme: Hunt / game (+1 more) hunt, gather, and forage, pluck (
  • nəkatónαtamən same theme: Hunt / game I hunt it (berry, flower, leaf, etc.); I pluck it off, tear it free.
  • nəmánənəmən same theme: Gather / fetch I pick it off by hand;
  • nəmímipton same theme: Gather / fetch I pick it up; I grab it, seize it.

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