Contionary:-ą:khá:t

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Cabot Creole

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-ẽnakɹaːt-

Pronunciation

Verb

-ą:khá꞉t (perfective -ą:khà꞉ts, punctual -ą:kha꞉tą́)

  1. to begin, to start
    Tsiyakoyę́:y etsǫ́ tayakitshatuké: rų꞉mą:kha꞉tą́ oyų̀tsh.
    A lot of dead fish have been washing ashore since they opened up the oil rig.
  2. to be born
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