The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| muskehtuwan | s/he brings (takes) out something belonging to h/ |
| muskessu | s/he, it comes out; (ai) s/he breaks out in rash |
| muskete | even; for example |
| muskiye | s/he, it comes out into view, emerges, comes up out of water |
| muskiyewiw | it comes out into view, emerges; (submarine, etc.) it comes up out of water |
| muskomiye | s/he comes up from a dive, surfaces, emerges from water |
| muskomtehsin | (fish) s/he jumps out of water and lands on surface |
| muskoqotehe | (animal) s/he comes up out of water (e.g., to breathe, to look around) |
| musku | (diving bird) s/he comes up out of water |
| muskuhse | s/he gets out (from somewhere) on foot |
| muskukuhuke | s/he, it floats into view (from behind or beneath something) |
| muskuwacehlal | s/he angers h/ by being present in same place |
| muskuwacessu | s/he gets angry all of a sudden |
| muskuwaci (muskuwac-, muskuwat-) | getting angry as a result |
| muskuwaci-kotuksu | s/he is angry from not having slept; s/he is angry because s/he cannot sleep (e.g., because it is too noisy); s/he is so tired that s/he is angry |
| muskuwaci-kotuwossomu | s/he is angry because s/he cannot get something to drink (usually, alcoholic beverage) |
| muskuwacimal | s/he gets angry at h/ when talking to h/, gets angry as result of talking to h/ |
| muskuwacitahasu | s/he gets angry while thinking, h/ thoughts suddenly turn to anger |
| muskuwacitahatomon | s/he gets angry thinking about it |
| muskuwaciye | s/he is driven mad; s/he is in angry mood as result of something having happened |
| muskuwatapekhomon | s/he gets angry at it when trying to make it work (e.g., motor, clock, etc.) |
| muskuwatewestu | s/he gets angry while talking (as result of topic of conversation, person s/he is talking with, etc.) |
| muskuwatkomon | s/he gets angry at it when s/he encounters it (e.g., slow car ahead on highway), gets angry as result of encountering it |
| muskuwatkuwal | s/he gets angry at h/ when s/he encounters h/, gets angry as result of encountering h/ |
| muskuwatoluhke | s/he suddenly gets angry as result of working |