The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mokehtihike | s/he gets a lot, picks or gathers a lot, wins a lot (of something) |
| mokehtomon | s/he eats a lot of it |
| moke-msonomon, moke-psonomon | s/he has it in great abundance |
| mokepal | s/he eats a lot of h/ |
| moke-poskasu | (vessel, container) s/he holds a lot |
| moke-poskat | (container) it holds a lot |
| mokiyahqe | she cooks large quantity of food |
| mokiyankuwe | s/he buys large quantity or quantities |
| mokiyapuwe | s/he drinks a lot (of any beverage), eats a lot of soup, stew, etc. |
| mokiyaqosomon | s/he cooks a lot of it |
| mokiye | s/he has scabs (from any cause); s/he has eczema |
| mokonahsuwewolal | s/he picks h/ and puts h/ in barrel or basket (usually with plural direct object, e.g., apples, strawberries) |
| mokonahsuwewotun | s/he picks it and puts it in barrel or basket (usually with plural direct object, e.g., potatoes, blueberries) |
| mokonal | s/he chooses h/, selects h/, votes for h/, picks h/ out (one of various choices); s/he picks h/ (berry, fruit); s/he picks h/ up (object left on floor, ground) |
| mokonomon | s/he chooses it, selects it, votes for it (one of various choices); s/he picks it (berry, fruit, sweetgrass); s/he picks it up (object left on floor, ground) |
| mokonomuwan | s/he chooses or picks up something belonging to h/ |
| mokos | soot |
| mokoses | (inanimate) charcoal, soot; (slang, animate) person with dark skin |
| mokosewalokiqe | (injury) s/he has black eye; (natural color) s/he has black eyes |
| mokosewalokiqehtahal | s/he gives h/ black eye by hitting h/ |
| mokosewaluhkiye | there are black or dark clouds; the cloud cover darkens |
| mokosewaluhkot | there are black clouds |
| mokosewaqosu | s/he is cooked or burned black, s/he is charred |
| mokosewaqote | it is cooked or burned black, it is charred |
| mokosewatpe | s/he has black hair |