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naametek'

Dictionary entry

naametek'vt e-class • I step on, I tread on, I walk

Lexicon record # 2069 | Source reference(s): R228 FS(B209) JE138
Derivation: morphological structure naam-et-e-

Other paradigm form

  • iterative negaametek' FS(LA138-025)

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (2)

  1. Wee'eeet 'ee now mehl ho lehlkenee' cheeeko'l sook, mee' kwahhley wonue k'e-naametek' ko'l sook.
    This is why everything was cleared away, because you are not allowed to tread on anything.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)

  2. Noohl heenoy 'o so na'mee naamet' ho kue 'we-nekomewet noohl 'o ga'm, Sela ro'onep'es! kem 'o pahchew kue nepuy.
    Then he took two steps to his right and said, Run on! and again it moved.

    — Florence Shaughnessy, "The First Salmon Rite at Wehlkwew" (LA16-8, 1951)