The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mecimtehson | it hits something and stops completely |
| mecimtihike | s/he is always pounding |
| mecimtokehlal | s/he ties h/ to keep h/ from unravelling or coming unsewn |
| mecimtokehtahsu | s/he ties or knots securely; s/he knits or crochets, does macramé |
| mecimtokehtasu | (rope, thread, etc.) s/he, it is tied permanently, is tied to prevent unravelling or coming unsewn |
| mecimtokehtun | s/he ties it permanently, ties it to keep it from unravelling or coming unsewn |
| mecimtokehtuwan | s/he ties permanently something belonging to h/ |
| mecimtokessu | (rope, thread, etc.) s/he, gets stuck |
| mecimtokiye | (muscle, hamstring) s/he, it cramps, goes into spasm; (rope) s/he kinks |
| mecimtokopu | (rope, thread, etc.) s/he is stuck |
| mec-op-al | please; would it be possible? |
| mehcehtun | s/he finishes doing it, has finished doing it |
| mehci (mehc-, meht-, met-) | (process or entity extending in time or space) stopping, coming to an end, finishing; having stopped, having come to an end, having finished |
| mehcihcihket | lieutenant-chief |
| mehcihponolsu | s/he has stopped fighting against self or hurting self; s/he uses up all personal resources (food, money, fuel, etc.) |
| mehcihponoltin | there is peace (at end of conflict); (as noun inanimate) Veteran's Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day |
| mehcihponotun | s/he wears it out by using it |
| mehcihpute | it wears out, deteriorates from repeated use |
| mehcihputun | s/he wears it out by repeated use |
| mehcihputuwan | s/he wears out something belonging to h/ by repeated use |
| mehcihtun | s/he finishes making it, has finished making it |
| mehcihtuwan | s/he finishes or has finished making it for h/ |
| mehcikonahsin | s/he is wasting away; s/he has consumption, has tuberculosis |
| mehcikoton | the year ends |
| mehciluwehehtomon | s/he is done being mad at it |