The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| montokahkewan | s/he yanks or pulls sharply something string-like off h/ (e.g., loose thread on h/ clothing) |
| montokehlal | s/he pulls h/ off (necktie, string, etc.) |
| montokehtasu | (cloth, tag, electric cord, etc.) it is detached, is disconnected, is unplugged |
| montokehtun | s/he pulls it off (cloth, tag, etc.); s/he detaches or removes it (something string-like); s/he unplugs it, disconnects it |
| montuhuke | s/he, it floats off, goes adrift; (grounded boat, etc.) s/he, it floats free (as tide rises, as waves strike, etc.) |
| monuhmon | s/he buys it |
| monuhmuwan | s/he buys it from h/ |
| monuhmuwewal | s/he buys for h/ (on h/ behalf) |
| monuhmuwewan | s/he buys it for h/ |
| Monussehkahtin, Monossehkahtin, Monuhsehkahtin | (religious fast) Lent |
| monussehkasu, monossehkasu, monuhsehkasu | s/he fasts, abstains from eating, eats very little |
| monuwal | s/he buys h/ |
| monuwasu | it is bought |
| monuwehe | (mammal, bird) s/he is shedding, is molting |
| monuwehkahal | s/he keeps h/, keeps what remains of h/, saves h/ for future use (food, etc.); s/he takes care of h/, rescues h/ from rough situation (e.g., bad home) and keeps h/ (gives h/ room and board); s/he harbors h/ |
| monuwehkan | s/he saves it for future use, keeps part of it; s/he uses part of it |
| monuwehkewan | s/he saves it for h/ |
| monuwike | s/he buys |
| monuwikhal | s/he copies h/ by writing or drawing h/ on own paper |
| monuwikhomon | s/he copies it by writing or drawing it on own paper |
| moqessu | s/he, it swells up from infection |
| moqimal | s/he makes h/ swell up |
| moqin | it swells, it is swollen |
| moqisu | s/he swells; s/he is swollen |
| moqitomon | s/he makes it swell up |