The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mehtatpehtahal | (chicken, etc.) s/he pecks h/ to death (on head) |
| mehtawolal | s/he runs out of h/ (food, etc.), wears h/ out (garment, shoe, etc.) |
| mehtekhucuwole | s/he has finished hanging clothes to dry |
| mehtewestu | s/he finishes speaking, has finished speaking |
| mehtewestuwamal | s/he finishes talking to h/, ends conversation with h/ |
| mehtewestuwatomon | s/he stops talking to it (e.g., microphone) |
| mehteyu | s/he makes sound |
| mehtolan | the rain ends, the rainshower or rainstorm has ended |
| mehtolatom | s/he stops breathing (dies) |
| mehtolihka | s/he, it rots, has rotted away |
| mehtolihke | s/he, it is rotting, has rotted away |
| mehtoluhke | s/he gets off work (at end of shift); s/he stops or has stopped working, retires, resigns, etc. |
| mehtonaskiye | (year, season, month, holiday) it is all over, it is all finished |
| mehtonasksonte | (religion) Lent is over |
| mehtonike | s/he has finished carrying load |
| mehtonukot | (event) it is over, has ended |
| mehtonuwe | s/he runs out (of something, usually food) |
| Mehtonuwesk | on, at, to Saint Croix Island (in the St. Croix River, between Maine and New Brunswick) |
| mehtuwehe | h/ hair is falling out |
| mehtuwehkahal | s/he finishes using h/, has finished using h/ |
| mehtuwehkan | s/he finishes using it, has finished using it |
| mehtuwehlal | s/he pulls h/ hair out |
| mehtuwehpusu | s/he loses hair by rubbing back and forth on something |
| mehtuwehtun | s/he pulls all the hair out of it |
| mekahal | s/he treats h/ cruelly, abuses h/ physically, punishes h/ without mercy, crucifies h/ |