The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mihkumut | person being counseled, advisee |
| mihkutan, mihqotan | knife |
| mihkutanishal, mihqotanishal | s/he cuts or stabs h/ with knife |
| mihkutanishomon, mihqotanishomon | s/he cuts or stabs it with knife (e.g., pillow, body part) |
| mihkuwehke | s/he hunts squirrels |
| mihq- | (see also entries beginning with moqq-, pq-) |
| mihqahalal | s/he finds h/ unexpectedly (the right man or the right woman to be romantic partner) |
| mihqapessuwatomon | s/he recognizes it just by glancing at it, happens to catch sight of it |
| mihqaphal | s/he comes upon h/ tracks, comes across h/ tracks |
| mihqapomal | s/he catches sight of h/, notices h/ |
| mihqapotomon | s/he catches sight of it, notices it |
| mihqaptun | s/he comes upon its tracks |
| mihqelsu | s/he recalls to mind pleasant memories, reminisces |
| mihqelsuwacomu | s/he tells stories about old times, reminisces |
| mihqelsuwakonimal | s/he tells memories of h/, reminisces about h/ |
| mihqelsuwakonutomon | s/he tells memories of it, reminisces about it |
| mihqelsuwamal | s/he recalls memories of h/ |
| mihqelsuwatomon | s/he recalls memories of it |
| mihqikhomon | s/he suddenly comes upon it (something lost or mislaid; something unexpected) |
| mihqiqemal, moqqiqemal | s/he makes h/ blush by saying something to h/ |
| mihqitahamal | s/he recalls h/, thinks of h/ (all of a sudden), remembers h/ |
| mihqitahasessu | s/he suddenly remembers |
| mihqitahasin | (ai) s/he remembers; (ai+obj) s/he remembers it, thinks of it (all of a sudden) |
| mihqitahatom | s/he remembers |
| mihqitahatomon | s/he recalls it; s/he thinks of it or remembers it (all of a sudden) |