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we-no-'o-mue-no-wok'

Dictionary entry

we-no-'o-mue-no-wok' • vi o-class • I grow in (a particular) place

Lexicon record # 3849 | Source reference(s): YN234
Derivation: morphological structure weno'om-un-ow-o-

Special meaning or use

  • chpaak we-no-'o-muen old age, grow old JE97

Sentence examples (3)

  1. Kues we-no-'o-mue-no-woo'm 'o ne-ko-muy k'e-roo-wo-sek'?
    At what age did you start smoking?

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)

  2. Kues we-no-'o-mue'n 'o ne-ko-muy k'e-roo-wo-sek'?
    At what age did you start smoking?

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)

  3. Kues we-no-'o-mue'n kue k'e-let?
    How old is your sister?

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    — Aileen Figueroa, Elicited Questions and Related Sentences (JB-17-1, 2005)