The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| monahsewhutolal | s/he undresses h/, takes off h/ clothing |
| monahsewhutomon | s/he undresses it (e.g., decorated door) |
| monahsewhutun | s/he undresses it (e.g., decorated dinner-table) |
| monakomitehe | s/he, it boils off (e.g., water in making maple syrup) |
| monakomitehlal | s/he boils h/ off (e.g., milk) |
| monakomitehtun | s/he boils it off, removes it by boiling, decocts it |
| monakomitehtuwan | s/he boils off something belonging to h/ |
| monamkapawe | (log, soil, rock, etc.) s/he, it erodes from action of water |
| monamkolamsuke | (log, soil, rock, etc.) s/he, it erodes from action of wind; (hail, sand, dust, etc. on top of something) s/he, it blows off in the wind |
| monamu | s/he, it falls off, flies off (involuntarily) |
| monapekhomon | s/he unscrews it, unlaces it, undoes it; s/he disengages it, disconnects it |
| monapenkatomon | s/he pays for it in advance |
| monapenkuwal | s/he pays h/ in advance |
| monapite | s/he has tooth (teeth) missing |
| monapitehe | (child, adult, animal) h/ tooth falls out, h/ teeth fall out |
| monapitehlal | s/he extracts or pulls h/ tooth (teeth) |
| monapitehlosu | s/he pulls out own tooth (teeth) |
| monapitehtahal | s/he knocks h/ tooth (teeth) out |
| monapitehtehmon | s/he knocks its teeth off, knocks its tines off (e.g., rake, pitchfork) |
| monapitehtuhusu | s/he knocks own teeth out |
| monapitehtun | s/he removes its teeth or tines (rake, saw, etc.) |
| monatokitutom | s/he slithers through difficult passage (obstacle course, barbed wire, etc.) taking care not to get any part of body caught on something |
| monawonatomon | s/he removes eggs from it (nest, etc.); s/he removes it from nest (egg) |
| monawone | s/he removes eggs from nest(s), gathers eggs |
| monehlal | s/he removes h/, takes h/ off (button, garment, etc.) |