The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| malkuhkahsu | s/he is a little bit lazy |
| malkuhke | s/he is just plain lazy |
| malom, malom-ote | finally, at last; eventually |
| malomahkonoma, malomahkonome | s/he fires gun accidentally when finger slips while cocking trigger |
| malomahkonomon | s/he accidentally fires it (gun) |
| malomahtu | s/he is inactive, slow moving, slow in everything (action, speech, thinking); s/he is apathetic |
| malom-ote wahka | finally after much difficulty |
| malomuwehewapsq | glowing coal, ember |
| malsan | shopkeeper |
| malsanhok | storekeeper |
| malsanhom | s/he keeps store, is shopkeeper |
| malsanikuwam | (retail establishment) store |
| malsapsq | flint |
| malsom | wolf (Canis lupus); (cap.) name of Koluskap's twin brother |
| malsonaw | (tree, Acer saccharinum; wood of this tree) silver, white, soft, or river maple; (Acer spicatum) mountain maple |
| malsonu | s/he is weak (physically) |
| malsqosit, masqosit | dried bean |
| maltu | sledge-hammer |
| maltuhsis | hammer |
| maltuhsishasu | it is malleable |
| malus | (tree, Ostrya virginiana) hop-hornbeam, ironwood |
| mam, mam-ote | finally, at last; eventually |
| mamamol | h/ mother, h/ mom |
| mamamuwiw | she is a mother |
| mamatuwahqahal | s/he cooks for h/ according to what food s/he has available |