The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| moni-kospahlal | s/he washes h/ incompletely or partially |
| moni-kospahtun | s/he washes it incompletely, washes part(s) of it |
| monikpatik | at cedar bark peeling place |
| monikpehlal | (basketmaking) s/he strips splints from h/ (ash log); s/he strips bark from h/ (e.g., cedar tree) |
| monikpehtun | s/he strips bark from it (branch; especially, of black ash) |
| moni-ktahkomonsihke | s/he is removing pits from fruit |
| moniku | (plant, tree) s/he is crowded out; (plural) they grow in scattered clumps (where they used to flourish) |
| monilliyehe | (newborn) h/ dried-up umbilical cord falls off |
| moni-musomon | s/he cuts it off, clips or trims it (person's hair) |
| moni-nutomon | s/he hears it now and then |
| moni-nutuwal | s/he hears h/ now and then |
| monipqotatomon | s/he takes ashes out of it |
| monipqotatomuwan | s/he takes ashes out of something belonging to h/ |
| monipqote | s/he takes ashes out of stove |
| moniptinephal | s/he rips h/ hand(s) or arm(s) off |
| moniptun | s/he yanks it off, pulls it off quickly |
| moniqahsut | wrecking bar, crowbar |
| moniqasu | (carpentry) it has nail(s) removed, it is removed by pulling out nails |
| moni-wisunikewal | s/he tidies up for h/ here and there |
| moni-wolahqihike | s/he is scaling fish (removing scales) |
| moniwoss | here and there |
| monkehtun | s/he digs it out with its roots, uproots it |
| monkehtuwan | s/he uproots something belonging to h/ |
| monkeptun | s/he uproots it quickly |
| monkewotun | s/he pulls it out by the roots, uproots it |