The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| memutomon | s/he tires of carrying it |
| Menahqesk | in, at, to Saint John, New Brunswick |
| menakaceyu | s/he, it is slow; (person) h/ manner is slow |
| menakaceyutomon | s/he treats it gently |
| menakaceyuwal | s/he treats h/ tenderly, caresses h/ |
| menakaci (menakac-, menakat-) | slowly, deliberately; gently; quietly, softly |
| menakaci-colokihkomon | s/he presses or squeezes it slowly or gently with body |
| menakaci-conessu | s/he, it stops slowly, slowly comes to stop |
| menakaci-ehkosqenal | s/he hugs h/ gently |
| menakaci-kikimuwalal | s/he whispers softly to h/ |
| menakacimal | s/he talks to h/ slowly and deliberately |
| menakacinaqot | it looks slow, seems slow |
| menakacinaqsu | s/he looks slow, seems slow |
| menakaci-pomiye | s/he goes along slowly |
| menakaciqehe | s/he, it rolls slowly |
| menakaci-skuwimal | s/he talks to h/ slowly and deliberately |
| menakaci-tpitahatomon | s/he thinks about slowly, takes time thinking about it, considers it |
| menakaciw | quietly, slowly |
| menakaci-wihqehtun | s/he takes it carefully (e.g., egg from nest); s/he "takes it easy," "takes it slow" |
| menakaciyat | (clock) hour hand |
| menakaciye | s/he goes slowly |
| menakacossomiyutolal | s/he slowly gives h/ something to drink |
| menakacuhse | s/he walks slowly (intentionally) |
| menakacuhsekhal | s/he walks h/ slowly, takes h/ on a slow walk |
| menakacuhsektun | s/he walks it slowly (e.g., moves stove by rocking it from side to side) |