The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| metsapenke | s/he pays late |
| metsekiye | h/ style of clothing is behind the times, is out of date, is dowdy |
| metsi (mets-) | late, tardy |
| metsihkomon | s/he is too late to catch it (bus, etc.) |
| metsihkusu | s/he is late, arrives late |
| metsihkuwal | s/he is too late to catch h/ (i.e., misses appointment with h/, etc.) |
| metsihtehkomon | s/he kicks it too late (e.g., field goal), steps on it too late |
| metsi-peciye | s/he arrives late |
| metsiw | it is late |
| metsiye | s/he is late coming or going, is running late |
| metsokihke | (see metsahkihke) |
| metsokisu | s/he reads late (at night); s/he is late in learning to read |
| metsoluhke | s/he works late |
| metsonu | s/he is tired out, fatigued, exhausted |
| metsonukot | (event, meeting, etc.) it starts late; it is scheduled late in the day |
| metsoqsu | s/he sleeps late |
| metsuhse | s/he walks in late, arrives late |
| mettaqot | (radio, record) it stops playing; (song) it is over; the sound has stopped |
| mettaqsu | s/he stops making noise, has stopped making noise |
| mette | it ends there |
| mettehsin | s/he is tired |
| mettemu | s/he has stopped crying |
| mettestun | s/he wears it out by hitting with it |
| mettokinehtun | s/he tears it to shreds, tears it into strips |
| mettokopu | (snake, rope) s/he comes to an end |