The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| matsehkessu | s/he, it is infected, becomes infected |
| matsehkeyuwal | s/he arouses h/ sexually |
| matsehkihpulal | s/he arouses h/ sexually by stroking or fondling h/ |
| matsehkimal | s/he talks h/ into it; s/he arouses h/ sexually by talking |
| matsehkinaqsu | (animal) s/he looks as if s/he is in heat or rutting |
| matsehkiye | (animal) she is in heat; he is rutting |
| matsehkiyewi-kisuhs | (name for month in lunar calendar approximating September) |
| mattahal | (fight, punishment) s/he beats h/, spanks h/ |
| mattehmon | s/he hits it causing it to move |
| mattestun | s/he jars it, moves it by hitting it |
| mattihikon | (fireplace tool) poker |
| mattoktehmuwal | (fish) s/he jerks on line attached to h/ (fisherman); (person) s/he calls h/ on telephone, sends telegram to h/ |
| mattoktihikon | telephone |
| matuwehs | porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) |
| matuweskewin | porcupine hunter (also used as Wolastoqey "nickname" for Mi'kmaq) |
| mawahqosuwok | they cook food together |
| mawakutomucik | extended family |
| mawalihikhike | s/he piles up snow |
| mawamketuwiyak | (birds) they are flying together in a line or as a flock |
| mawamkihikewey | rake |
| mawamkukhike | s/he piles up dirt, sand, gravel, etc. |
| mawapasuwok | they walk together in group |
| mawapekiqe | h/ face is shriveled up, is full of wrinkles |
| mawapskitutom | (animal, person) s/he is curled up into ball |
| mawapskocokonal | s/he gathers h/ into ball (soft substance) |