Contionary:-quhę:nì:

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Cabot Creole

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-hweʔnõniːh

Pronunciation

Verb

-quhę:nì꞉ (perfective -quhę:nì꞉sk, punctual -quhę:ni꞉yą̀)

  1. round
    Tawlù ól yakoquętàsk, tǫ̀k Thǫ́m ’à: rų:ma꞉slerųyą́ tayaquaquhę:nì꞉sk.
    The old table had sharp corners, so when little Tom learned to walk we got a more rounded one.