The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| musal | s/he cuts h/ hair, gives h/ haircut |
| musa pol | not yet; don't (do it) yet! |
| musawe | s/he cuts hair; s/he barbers |
| musel | female moose, cow moose |
| muselenew | person from Eastport, Maine |
| museleniyik, muselenihik | people from Eastport, Maine |
| Muselenk | in, at, to Eastport, Maine |
| musikankuwe | s/he has clearance or closeout sale |
| musikapekhomon | s/he takes it apart by unscrewing (screws, bolts, etc.), unsnapping, unlacing, etc. |
| musikaqtahasu | (forest) it has been clear-cut |
| musikatessu | (person, sofa) h/, its foot or feet give out |
| musikatqonhal | s/he trims h/ (log; i.e., chops branches off entire length of trunk) |
| musikatqonhike | s/he lops or trims limbs from tree(s) |
| musikesson | it collapses |
| musikessu | (bicycle, other object) s/he collapses |
| musikhal, musikikhal | s/he trims h/ (log; i.e., chops branches off entire length of trunk); (with plural direct object) s/he clear-cuts them (trees) |
| musikhike | s/he clear-cuts land (removes all brush or trees); s/he trims limbs from felled tree |
| musikhomon | s/he cuts off its limbs or branches |
| musiki (musik-) | tearing down; stripping of parts or possessions |
| musikisq | sky; air, atmosphere |
| musikisqatuwe | s/he speaks "sky language" |
| musikonahtahal | s/he hits h/ in leg(s) (e.g., in back of knees) causing h/ to fall down |
| musikonahtehmon | s/he hits it in leg(s) (e.g., table, chair) causing it to fall down |
| musikonahtomon | s/he eats it down to bone (meat), eats it down to cob (corn) |
| musikonakesku | s/he embarrasses (someone) intentionally |