The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| motekonuloq | hide canoe, skin boat (watercraft covered with hide instead of bark) |
| motekpehtihike | s/he is heard pounding ash (but is not seen) |
| motelatom | h/ breath is audible; s/he breathes hard |
| moteluwesu | s/he is heard scolding (but is not seen) |
| motemtom | s/he is heard moaning, groaning (from pain) (but is not seen) |
| motenahsu | s/he is heard dragging something (but is not seen) |
| motenaqsu | s/he is heard making noise (not with voice) |
| motentu | s/he is heard singing (but is not seen) |
| motepehs | catfish |
| motepehtehson | it is heard dripping (but is not seen) |
| motepekiye | s/he, it is heard sloshing around or splashing (but is not seen) |
| motephoqe | s/he is heard chasing (but is not seen) |
| motepolahsu | s/he is heard trampling (e.g., walking on dry leaves or branches) |
| moteptu | s/he is heard stepping, is heard making or leaving tracks |
| moteqonehtehsin | the heels of h/ shoes are heard when s/he walks (but s/he is not seen) |
| moteqsu | s/he snores; s/he is heard sleeping (but is not seen) |
| moteskehtahal | s/he hits h/ (e.g., on skull or shin) snapping or breaking h/ bone (and the sound of this can be heard) |
| moteskehtehmon | s/he hits it and the sound can be heard (e.g., bone cracking, leather covering of baseball snapping where seam is loose) |
| moteskehtelomon | s/he shoots it (e.g., bone) and sound of bullet hitting can be heard |
| moteskessu | s/he, it is heard clicking (but is not seen) |
| motessu | s/he, it is heard moving (but is not seen) |
| mote-suku | s/he is heard paddling or rowing (but is not seen) |
| mote-suwwewiw | it is heard vibrating or humming (but is not seen) |
| motetemu | s/he is heard crying (but is not seen) |
| motewahqem | flagpole |