The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mitayamkahte | (sand, gravel, grain, etc.) a pile of it is spread out |
| mitayapekhomon | s/he spreads it apart using mechanical device |
| mitayapekhomuwan | s/he spreads apart something belonging to h/ using mechanical device |
| mitessit | (shellfish) scallop |
| mitiyasq | poplar bark |
| mitsihtasik | eating utensil, dinnerware |
| mitsihtasuwehkan | s/he uses it to eat with |
| mitsonekosu | s/he introduces something new; s/he encroaches, intrudes (on another's property or land) |
| mitsu | s/he eats |
| mitsuhutolosu | s/he feeds self |
| mitsut (Pesk), mitsutiyey (Wol) | (utensil) fork |
| mitsutiyahal | s/he stabs h/ with fork |
| mitsutiyahmon | s/he stabs it with fork |
| miwacqehlal | s/he drags h/ farther away, drags h/ out of way |
| miwahkalal | s/he throws h/ off |
| miwahkan | s/he throws it off |
| miwahsu | s/he radiates light; (Jesus, saint, etc.) s/he has halo |
| miwahte | it radiates light; (head) it has halo |
| miwakonomon | s/he bends it away from self |
| miwehlal | s/he gets h/ away, sends h/ away |
| miwehtahal | s/he hits h/ away, drives h/ away by hitting h/ |
| miwehtehmon | s/he hits it away |
| miwehtun | s/he gets it out of the way |
| miwessu | s/he moves away quickly; s/he, it goes by at a distance (from something); (pitched baseball) s/he is outside (too far from batter) |
| miwhotuwal | s/he gets h/ to leave (e.g., mother telling son to leave home and get job) |