Contionary:-yé:y

Cabot Creole

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-ihej-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jêːj]

Verb

-yé꞉y (perfective -ye꞉yų̀s, punctual -yę́꞉y)

1. to die

   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.