The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| maciyamkuhse | s/he starts walking or walks away on gravel; (dual and plural, also) they start walking or walk away in a line, in a group (e.g., procession, march) |
| maciyamkustahsu | s/he starts off or goes away with line of followers behind (e.g., hen with chicks, teacher with children, squad-leader with soldiers) |
| maciyamoqessu | it starts to storm |
| maciyapasuwok | they leave on foot, walk away; they leave (by any means: Wol); (toddlers) they start to walk |
| maciyapeki-punomon | s/he starts setting it out in a line |
| maciyapekon | it originates, begins to develop |
| maciyapeksu | s/he originates |
| maciyapenike | s/he starts to scratch (usually, with fingernails) |
| maciyaphal | s/he starts to track h/; s/he moves away, tracking h/ |
| maciyaphomon | s/he starts tracking it |
| maciyapilahsu | s/he starts to carry water, sets off carrying water (or other liquid) |
| maciyaptu | s/he starts to leave tracks, goes away leaving tracks |
| maciyaptun | s/he starts to track it |
| maciyatokonike | s/he starts to braid; (cat) s/he starts to purr |
| maciyehloqe | s/he, it drifts away, starts drifting |
| maciyeksu | s/he begins to sail, s/he sails away |
| maciyessu | s/he, it starts to move; s/he, it moves away |
| maciyewestu | s/he starts to talk, starts to speak |
| maciyumqatomon | s/he starts to ride it (straddling it) |
| maciyute | (changing residence) s/he moves away, s/he emigrates |
| maciyutekhal | s/he moves h/ to new residence, office, etc. (person, computer, etc.) |
| maciyutektun | s/he moves it to new residence (personal belonging) |
| macoskehpute | it begins to vibrate |
| macosqone | s/he has unsteady hand(s) |
| macotake | s/he incites, agitates, instigates, stirs up trouble; s/he is pushy |