The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| miskiw | often, sometimes |
| miskot | it is plentiful, there is enough of it to go around |
| miskotuwiw | it is plentiful, there is enough of it to go around |
| misolossuwine | s/he has measles |
| Missel | Michael, Michel, Mitchell |
| Misseli | Michelle |
| misselihkat | sandworm species used as bait in saltwater fishing |
| mistoq | wadding (in shotgun shell) |
| mistoqhasu | (shotgun shell) it has wadding in it |
| misuwes | flake of dry skin, dandruff |
| misuwesatpe | s/he has dandruff |
| misuwesine | s/he has flaking skin, has dandruff |
| misuwestune | s/he has itchy mouth; s/he talks too much, is fast talker |
| mit | (tree, Populus grandidentata; wood of this tree) poplar, large-toothed aspen |
| mita (mitay-) | spread or spreading apart, spreading open |
| mitacaskekapuwu, mitacaskekapuhu | s/he stands with legs apart |
| mitahte | it is spread open |
| mitahtehkomon | s/he hits it so as to spread it open |
| mitahtehkuwal | s/he hits h/ so as to spread h/ open |
| mitakapuwu, mitakapuhu | s/he stands with feet apart |
| mitakonawu | s/he spreads legs and holds them apart |
| mitapu | s/he is spread open; s/he sits with legs apart |
| mitasson | it opens up, spreads apart |
| mitassu | s/he, it opens up, spreads apart |
| mitawsewiw | it gradually spreads apart |