The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| maskoqone | s/he has sexy shoes; s/he is wearing high-heeled shoes |
| maskosit | smelly foot, smelly toe |
| maskosite | h/ feet or toes stink |
| maskosq | flirtatious woman, sexually provocative woman |
| maskosqiyiw, maskosqihiw | (woman) she is sexy |
| maskotekone | s/he has smelly skin |
| masopals | mothball |
| maspahkewoton | the frost goes deep into the ground |
| maspahqekonasu | s/he, it is thickly wrapped |
| maspahsewe | s/he dresses in thick clothing, s/he wears a lot of clothes (usually, to keep warm) |
| maspahsewhutolal | s/he dresses h/ in thick clothing (usually, to keep h/ warm) |
| maspahte | it is piled thick |
| maspaltoqe | s/he has bushy hair |
| maspanokahte | it is thick and consists of layers |
| maspihtehsin | (snow, hail) s/he falls thickly |
| maspi-mikikonat | buffalo, bison |
| maspotekone | s/he has thick skin |
| maspuwe | h/ hair is thick |
| maspuwemhutolal | s/he puts thick footwear on h/ feet (usually, to keep h/ warm) |
| masq | birchbark |
| masqehke | s/he gathers birchbark |
| masqemus | (tree, Betula papyrifera) white birch, paper birch, canoe birch |
| masqesimin | (fruit of Prunus pensylvanica) pin cherry |
| masqesiminimus, masqeminimus | (tree, Prunus pensylvanica) pin cherry |
| masqewikan | birchbark house |