The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mawekonomon | s/he gathers and wraps it |
| mawema | s/he calls them together, s/he convokes them |
| mawe-punomon | s/he puts it together, assembles it |
| mawe-putuwosuwok | they come together and hold council meeting |
| mawe-skuhutomoniya | they talk about it together, discuss it |
| mawesson | (substance) it gathers, coalesces, combines; (plural) they come together, unite |
| mawessu | (substance) s/he, it gathers, coalesces, combines; (ai, plural) they gather together, come together, unite, merge, amalgamate |
| mawe-tpeltasu | it is communally owned |
| mawetutomuk | (people, animals) they huddle together |
| mawetuwehlotuwok | (see mawetuwiyawolotuwok) |
| mawetuwiyawolotuwok, mawetuwehlotuwok | (birds) they come together flying, they flock together |
| mawew | gathering, coming together, moving toward central point |
| mawewotun | s/he piles it up, brings it together and arranges it |
| mawhuhtahawal | they gang up on h/ |
| mawi (maw-) | together, as group |
| mawihpuwok | they eat together |
| mawihtahsin | (rope, snake, dog) s/he is lying coiled or curled up |
| mawikonul | they grow together, grow in a bunch |
| mawimiyak | they pray together |
| mawininiyal | they live with h/ |
| mawintuhtuwok | they sing together |
| mawinuwok | they live together |
| mawi-pskenal | s/he bundles h/ together and ties h/ (e.g., rope) |
| mawi-pskenomonol | s/he bundles them together and ties them |
| mawi-punasu | it is collected in one place; it is compounded, its ingredients or components are assembled |