The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mulayalke | s/he digs deep hole |
| mulayalokahal | s/he drills deep hole in h/, drills deep hole for h/ (i.e., for what is to be inserted) |
| mulayalokahmon | s/he drills deep hole in it, drills deep hole for it (i.e., for what is to be inserted) |
| mulayalokot | it is a deep hole, pit, abyss, cavern |
| mulehpon | (Erythronium americanum) trout-lily, dog's-tooth violet |
| muleyu | it is deep |
| mulka, mulke (mulkay-) | deep in a hole |
| mulke-punal | s/he puts h/ deeper, puts h/ deep enough |
| mulke-punomon | s/he puts it deeper, puts it deep enough |
| mulkew | deep, in bottom of hole |
| Multon | person whose surname is Moulton |
| Munihk | Monica, Monique |
| munimqehs | woodchuck, groundhog (Marmota monax) |
| Munimqehs 'kiskum | Groundhog Day |
| munsa (munsay-) | continuously; continually, again and again |
| munsacemal | s/he kisses h/ again and again |
| munsacetomon | s/he kisses it again and again |
| munsahpu | s/he eats continuously |
| munsahqepu | s/he keeps on sitting (when s/he should leave) |
| munsahte | it is ready to be used but cannot be used or is not yet being used; (emotion) it is pent up, is it harbored |
| munsa-ikotohom | s/he keeps on yawning |
| munsa-kiluwahtun | s/he looks for it painstakingly, s/he makes thorough search for it |
| munsa-kiluwapomal | s/he looks around for h/ continuously, keeps trying to catch sight of h/ |
| munsa-kiluwapotomon | s/he looks around for it continuously, keeps trying to catch sight of it |
| munsa-komiwon | it rains continuously, keeps on raining |