The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mamatuwahqe | s/he cooks with what ingredients s/he has available, cooks with leftovers |
| mamatuwahsewhutolal | s/he clothes h/ with what s/he has available |
| mamatuwahsihpilal | s/he gives h/ (treats h/ with) what medicine s/he has available |
| mamatuwahsomal | s/he feeds h/ what s/he has available |
| mamatuwawsu | s/he lives on what s/he has available, ekes out a living |
| mamatuwehlal | s/he helps h/ with what s/he has available, manages to give h/ something |
| mamatuwehtun | s/he does it using what s/he has available |
| mamatuwessu | s/he scavenges |
| mamatuwi (mamatuw-) | using what is available, making do |
| mamatuwihpu | s/he eats what s/he has available |
| mamatuwihtasu | it is made with what material is available |
| mamatuwihtun | s/he makes it with what s/he has available |
| mamatuwikon | (body part) it is crippled; (object) it has missing or broken part(s); it has been made using what material is available |
| mamatuwiku | s/he is crippled, is physically disabled |
| mamatuwi-posonut | basket made from leftover material |
| mamatuwi-posonutehke | s/he makes baskets with what material s/he can find |
| mamatuwiptine | s/he has crippled or disabled hand(s) |
| mamatuwiw | using what is available, making do |
| mamatuwokonse | s/he scavenges driftwood for use as firewood |
| mamatuwoluhke | s/he improvises a living, makes do with what s/he has, works with what materials or resources s/he has available; s/he scavenges |
| mamciw | in the nude, naked |
| mamcokkoma, mamcokkome | s/he steps right into it (something soft, usually excrement) |
| mamhuni-tepahke | s/he contributes too much (money), puts too much in (collection basket); s/he leaves a big tip, tips heavily (in restaurant) |
| mamhuniye | s/he goes the long way (e.g., to avoid traffic or because s/he gets lost) |
| mamhunoluhke | s/he does something wicked or evil |