The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| masqewuloq | birchbark canoe |
| masqolamessu | s/he lets out great or sudden scream |
| masqolamu | s/he screams |
| masqosit | (see malsqosit) |
| massols | mussel |
| massolshoke | s/he has muscular body |
| mastot | mustard |
| masuwon | morning dew, marsh mist |
| ma tahk | but not |
| matahqiye | (tree, mast) s/he, it sways; (ai) s/he is leaning over falling asleep |
| mataptun | s/he carries it to open place (e.g., carries firewood to roadside for loading) |
| matawamkahte | a pile extends out into open space (e.g., field, body of water) |
| matawamkiye | (water) it flows out over gravel or sand |
| matawaskiye | (water) it flows out over grass or reeds |
| mataweyu | (point of land, peninsula) it extends out into the water, is surrounded by water (at end and sides) |
| matayacqimal | s/he drags h/ to open place (log, hoop-pole, deer that has been killed, etc.) |
| matayaptu | h/ tracks go (come) into open space (e.g., onto road, into clearing) |
| ma-te eluwe | not much, hardly, not really |
| ma-tehc | will not, won't |
| ma-te kehs | none, not any; zero |
| ma-te keq | nothing, zero |
| matekihpusu | s/he is shaking |
| matekihpute | (cloth, paper, leaf, etc.) it shakes |
| matekipite | it flutters |
| ma-te wen | no one |