The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| memhuwi (memhuw-, memhuh-) | as much as possible |
| memhuwihpu | s/he eats to heart's content, eats until full |
| memhuwi-ikotohom | s/he yawns very hard, yawns with mouth as wide open as possible |
| memhuwi-kakaluwamal | s/he calls out to h/ as loudly as s/he can |
| memhuwi-kakaluwe | s/he shouts as loud as possible |
| memhuwi-nehse | s/he takes deep breath; s/he sighs; s/he takes final breath |
| memhuwi-neqhom | s/he coughs violently, coughs as hard as possible |
| memhuwi-piktu | s/he farts or breaks wind loudly, passes a large quantity of gas all at once |
| memhuwi-sehtayiw | as far back as possible; way back |
| memhuwi-wapololuhke | s/he makes terrible error or mistake, commits a crime |
| memhuwi-wihqahkan | s/he yanks it or tugs it as hard as s/he can |
| memhuwi-wihqahkewan | s/he yanks it away from h/ with great force |
| memhuwossomin | s/he takes big swig of it, takes several big swigs of it in succession |
| memhuwossomosku | s/he characteristically takes big swigs |
| memihpu | s/he has eaten enough; s/he is full |
| memiye | s/he fits through (e.g., window, hole, etc.) |
| memonal | s/he can and does reach h/ with hand(s) |
| memonomon | s/he can and does reach it with hand(s) |
| memonomuwan | s/he can and does reach with hand(s) something belonging to h/ |
| memonomuwewan | s/he can and does reach it with hand for h/ |
| memopu | s/he fits in place, there is room for h/; s/he has had enough of sitting |
| memotomon | s/he has eaten enough of it |
| memq | (see nemq) |
| memsota- | (see entries beginning with nemsota-) |
| memte | it fits in place, there is room for it |