The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mawi-punomon | s/he puts it with others |
| mawi-putuwosuwok | they meet in council, deliberate with one another |
| mawitutom | s/he is curled up, has drawn arms and legs tightly into body |
| mawiw | (referring to a substance or a group) together; in group, as group |
| mawiyal | s/he unites h/, joins h/ together; (usually, with plural direct object) s/he unites them, joins them together |
| mawiyapasuwok | they come together walking (and in this way form a group) |
| mawiye | s/he, it comes together, gathers, collects; (ai) s/he takes part in gathering; (plural) they come together, they go as group |
| mawiyewakon | gathering |
| mawiyuthotuwok | (changing residence) they move to one place to be together |
| mawkuhucik | (sheep, cows, etc.) herd, flock, drove |
| mawkuwa | s/he herds them |
| mawokitasu | it is counted in, is included in count |
| mawokitomon | s/he adds it up, totals it; s/he includes it in count |
| mawokitomuwan | s/he totals up something belonging to h/ (purchase) |
| mawoluhkatomon | s/he works on it among or along with other tasks, integrates it into work |
| mawoluhke | s/he works with others |
| mawoluhkiyik | they work together, they are team or partners |
| mawonal | s/he gathers h/ together with hands (substance); (with plural direct object) s/he gathers them together |
| mawonomon | s/he gathers it together with hands; (with plural direct object) s/he gathers them together |
| mawonosu | s/he huddles up |
| mawonotuwok | they hug each other |
| mawopitasik | (hay, rags, paper, etc.) bale, bundle |
| mawopitasu | it is tied together |
| mawopu | s/he takes part in meeting or gathering; (dual and plural) they sit together, they are positioned together; they meet (to discuss something), they collect (in a place), they are a group or coalition |
| mawoskenomon, mawuskenomon | s/he assembles it (basket, pre-fab house, etc.) |