Contionary:-a:tshę̀:n

Cabot Creole

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-ahtskehnh-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːt͡ʃʰẽ̌ːn]

Verb

-a:tshę̀꞉n (perfective -a:tshę̀꞉sk, punctual -a:tshę꞉yą̀)

1. to try, to attempt

   Skatǫ́ tayakotuke꞉yą́ khįmnirąka:tshę̀꞉n tarų:maquhųmqueyeyą́ tshąytshù tarų:maną:skǫ̀, às ya:wyaquitshlorù ku:watsįquú sų̀m mįnutkè꞉.

   When the trawlers used to come ashore, the crews would try to pay us at the bar with stolen cod, as if we couldn't catch fresher fish a few minutes away.