The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nastokhulal | s/he strings h/ and hangs h/ up (e.g., berry, slice of apple) |
| nastokuwenal | s/he runs fingers through h/ hair |
| nastuwal | s/he installs h/ in position or rank, crowns h/ |
| natacqitun | s/he goes (comes) to drag it or tow it (car, sled, etc.) |
| natahpiye | s/he goes (comes) to net fish |
| natahqe | s/he goes (comes) to cook |
| natahsomal, natsomal | s/he goes (comes) to feed h/ |
| natakonutomuwan | s/he goes (comes) to tell it to h/ |
| natalamikesu | s/he goes (comes) to argue at length |
| natalke | s/he goes (comes) to dig |
| Natamasuwakomek, Natamasuwakom | on, at, to, at Gardner's Lake (near East Machias, Maine) |
| natame | s/he goes (comes) to fish |
| natamke | s/he goes (comes) to play a game |
| natamkomal | s/he goes (comes) to play a game with h/ |
| natankuwe | s/he goes (comes) to buy or sell |
| natankuwehtun | s/he goes (comes) to sell it |
| natankuwekhal | s/he goes (comes) to sell h/ |
| natapenkotuwewal | s/he goes (comes) to pay on h/ behalf |
| nataphiye | s/he goes (comes) to fish with net |
| nataphomon | s/he goes (comes) to track it |
| natapilom | s/he goes (comes) to get water, draw water |
| natapiloma, natapilome | s/he goes (comes) to get water, draw water |
| natapqotehtun | s/he goes (comes) to open it |
| nataptun | s/he goes (comes) to track it |
| natassihkomon | s/he goes (comes) to meet it |