The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mecimi-'tomeyutomon | s/he is always bothering it or meddling with it |
| mecimiw | formerly, in the past; used to; always |
| mecimi-yalihponosu | s/he is always going around fighting |
| mecimolamiye | s/he has whooping cough |
| mecimolamiyewakon | whooping cough |
| mecimoluwe | (dog) s/he bites and holds on, bites and doesn't let go |
| mecimonomon | s/he is always handling it |
| mecimopilal | s/he ties h/ firmly, ties h/ fast (e.g., string, rope; dog) |
| mecimopitun | s/he ties it firmly (e.g., shoelace); s/he ties it permanently, ties it fast |
| mecimopituwan | s/he ties firmly or ties fast something belonging to h/ |
| mecimopu | s/he is permanently in place, is permanently situated |
| mecimotemu | s/he cries all the time, cries constantly |
| mecimpawolal | s/he scares h/ causing h/ to stop moving; (figuratively) s/he dismays h/ |
| mecimpayu | s/he is paralyzed with fear, is scared stiff |
| mecimsokhal | s/he locks h/; s/he locks h/ in |
| mecimsokhasu | it is locked |
| mecimsokhike | s/he locks (doors, rooms, safes, etc.) |
| mecimsokhikon | lock |
| mecimsokhomon | s/he locks it (room, house, closet, etc.); s/he locks it in |
| mecimsoktehson | (door, lid) it locks when it closes |
| mecimsoktestun | s/he locks it (room, closet, cupboard, desk, etc.) |
| mecimsqoton | it is frozen fast onto (something) |
| mecimtaqsu | s/he nags constantly, is captious |
| mecimtaqsuwatomon | s/he is constantly talking about it |
| mecimtehsinon | s/he gets stuck in it |