The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| motahsomuhs | old dog |
| Motakosesuwakon | Purgatory |
| motape (motapiy-) | downhill |
| motapehe | s/he goes downhill |
| motapehtestike | s/he walks downhill making noise with feet (e.g., wearing high heels) |
| motapekuloq | ship; warship, battleship |
| motapekuwin | (archaic) warrior; (military) sailor |
| motape-qasku | s/he runs downhill |
| motapeqehe | s/he, it rolls downhill |
| motapetomhe, motapetomehe | s/he, it slides downhill; (car, truck) it coasts downhill, rolls downhill |
| motapetomhewiw, motapetomehewiw | it slides or coasts downhill, rolls downhill |
| motapew | downhill, at bottom of hill |
| motapewse | s/he walks downhill |
| motapiyacqiptun | s/he carries it downhill by dragging it |
| motapiyacqitun | s/he drags or slides it downhill |
| motapiyahkiw | downhill |
| motaqs | woman friend of a woman; (term of address used by woman to speak to another woman, especially an older woman) lady, my dear |
| motc- | (see entries beginning with mocc-) |
| mote (motiy-) | heard but not seen |
| motecokessu | (something soft) it is heard squishing (but is not seen); (door, hinge, etc. making unwanted noise) it is heard squeaking or creaking |
| motecokihpu | s/he is heard eating messily, eats noisily; is heard eating and eating (but is not seen) |
| motecokihtahal | s/he slaps h/ (on a soft part of the body) and the sound of this can be heard |
| motecokihtehmon | s/he slaps it (and the sound of this can be heard) |
| motecokihtehsin | s/he is heard falling with smacking sound (but is not seen) |
| motecokonoma | (sick person) s/he breathes with difficulty (sounds as if s/he has phlegm in throat) |