The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| moci-wisuwonhal | s/he gives h/ bad name; s/he ruins h/ reputation |
| moci-wisuwonkatomon | s/he signs name illegibly on it; s/he forges signature on it |
| mociyahsom | dog used when hunting partridge (grouse) |
| mociyehs | (bird, Bonasa umbellus) ruffed grouse (locally called partridge) |
| mociyehsuhke | s/he hunts grouse (partridge) |
| mociyehsuwahsom | dog used when hunting partridge (grouse), partridge-dog |
| mociyehsuwikapuwu, mociyehsuwikapuhu | s/he stands completely motionless |
| mociyelomal | s/he wishes h/ bad luck; wishes h/ good luck but is jealous of that good luck |
| mockuwal | s/he affects h/ badly; s/he holds h/ in lewd manner; (inverse forms; garment) s/he looks bad on h/, s/he doesn't suit h/ |
| mocokehkimal | s/he teaches h/ poorly; s/he corrupts h/ |
| mocokehkimsu | s/he teaches self to do wrong, acquires bad habits |
| mocokehkitomon | s/he teaches it badly or poorly (lesson, subject, text, song, etc.) |
| mocokiskot | (weather, events, luck) it is a bad day |
| mocokiskotinaqot | it looks like bad weather |
| mocokiskotuhke | s/he does something that indicates that bad weather is coming |
| mocolamson | the wind is blowing from bad direction, is blowing in bad weather |
| mocoloqe | (on lake, pond, etc.) the ice has rough surface (not good for skating) |
| mocoluhke | s/he does bad or evil things |
| mocoluhmal | s/he says bad things about h/, disparages h/ |
| mocoluhmon | s/he says bad things about it, disparages it |
| mocoluhmuwan | s/he tells h/ bad side of it |
| mocolutomon | s/he charges unfair price for it (usually, too high) |
| mocoluwal | s/he says bad things about h/, defames h/, discredits h/ |
| mocomahtu | s/he behaves or acts badly; s/he is mean |
| mocomolsikhal | s/he makes h/ feel ill |