The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mehtaluwosu | s/he is thin (having lost weight) |
| mehtamkihtehson | it smashes into pieces |
| mehtamkiye | s/he, it has completely crumbled, is in ruins |
| mehtamkole | s/he, it stops burning, burns out |
| mehtamkolehtehson | (cigarette lighter, flint, etc.) it stops sparking |
| mehtamkolenoma | s/he has finished burning wood or fire |
| mehtamkolenomon | s/he burns it up |
| mehtamkolenomuwan | s/he burns up something belonging to h/ |
| mehtapawe | (dirt, sand, ice, etc.; garden, beach, etc.) it washes away |
| mehtapekiye | s/he is running out of energy |
| mehtapeksu | that is the end of h/; s/he is finished, extinct |
| mehtapitehe | (person, animal) h/ teeth are worn down; (tire, shoe) h/ tread is worn down; (tire) s/he is bald |
| mehtaqhe | (odor) it disappears |
| mehtaqosomon | s/he burns it completely, incinerates it; s/he finishes cooking it, has finished cooking it |
| mehtaqosomuwan | s/he burns up something belonging to h/; s/he finishes or has finished cooking it for h/ |
| mehtaqosu | s/he burns completely, burns out |
| mehtaqote | it burns completely, burns out, (building) burns down |
| mehtaqte | (something stick-like; road, path, railway) it ends, comes to an end |
| Mehtaqtek | at, to Meductic, New Brunswick |
| mehtatkuhke | s/he comes to end of story, has finished telling story |
| mehtatkuhkewal | s/he has finished telling h/ a story |
| mehtatokonike | s/he has finished braiding; (cat) s/he has stopped purring |
| mehtatom | s/he dies of old age |
| mehtatomi-naksq | spinster, old maid |
| mehtatomuwiw | it dies of old age |