The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| motecokotunehtehsin | h/ mouth makes smacking sound; s/he gives noisy kiss |
| motecuwon | (water) it is heard flowing (but is not seen) |
| motehe | s/he is heard going (but is not seen) |
| motehehsim | (bird, Anas rubripes) black duck (now generally used for any species of duck) |
| motehkasu | it makes noise when stepped on, it is heard being stepped on (e.g., worn brake, debris on forest floor) |
| motehkehtihike | (archaic; gravedigger) s/he is heard striking the ground (with pickax or shovel) |
| motehpu | s/he is heard eating (but is not seen) |
| motehsan | youngest child in family (also used as term of endearment for any child) |
| motehsankalal | s/he treats h/ as special, babies h/ |
| motehtaqot | it is heard (but is not seen) |
| motehtaqsu | h/ voice is heard (but s/he is not seen) |
| motehtehmon | s/he is heard hitting it or knocking on it (but is not seen) |
| motehtehsin | s/he is heard falling with crash (but is not seen) |
| motehtehson | it is heard falling with crash (but is not seen) |
| motehtihike | s/he is heard knocking (especially, at door), s/he knocks at the door; s/he is heard pounding, chopping, etc. (but is not seen) |
| motehtihikewiw | it is heard knocking or pounding or chopping (but is not seen); (clock, etc.) it is heard ticking |
| moteka | s/he is heard dancing (but is not seen) |
| mote-kakaluwe | s/he is heard shouting or calling out (but is not seen) |
| motekile | (dog) s/he is heard barking (but is not seen) |
| motekon | skin, hide; leather |
| motekonap | leather lacing, thong, strap |
| motekonewey | something made of skin, hide, leather |
| motekoninaqahk | (processed material for sewing, etc.) leather, hide |
| motekoniyehs | (animal) bat (especially, little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus) |
| motekonuhke | s/he buys or collects hides |