The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| natokehkimal | s/he goes (comes) to teach h/; (unspecified subject forms) s/he goes (comes) to school |
| natolahsimu | s/he goes (comes) to rest |
| natolassihkomon | s/he goes (comes) to greet it |
| natolassihkuwal | s/he goes (comes) to greet h/ |
| natoluhkatomon | s/he goes (comes) to work on it |
| natoluhke | s/he goes (comes) to do work |
| natoluhkewal | s/he goes (comes) to work for h/ |
| natomaskute | it is quite a big field; there is quite a big field |
| natomehtun | s/he pokes it in to feel something (e.g., stick into snow to see whether ice is safe) |
| natomel | there is quite a bit of h/; (dual, plural) there are a fair number of them, quite a few of them |
| natome-qetapekonal | s/he pokes h/ to determine sensitivity (e.g., doctor palpating patient) |
| natomi (natom-) | (vague amount or number) approximately, quite a bit; (making or doing something) by guesswork, freehand, from memory |
| natomihtun | s/he makes it by sight, makes it (basket) without use of mold or block; s/he makes imitation or copy of it; s/he has adequate supply of it |
| natomihtuwan | s/he makes something by sight for h/; s/he makes copy of something belonging to h/; s/he has adequate supply of something for h/ |
| natomi-itomon | s/he recites it from memory |
| natomiw | (vague amount or number) approximately, quite a bit; (making or doing something) by guesswork, freehand, from memory |
| natomiyal | s/he makes h/ by sight, makes imitation or copy of h/, makes h/ without use of mold (e.g., ceramic pot); s/he has adequate supply of h/ (e.g., milk) |
| natomiyapotikon | chart, plan, blueprint |
| natomiyapotomon | s/he makes it by looking at model or example |
| natomokihqon | it is fairly big |
| natomokil | s/he is fairly tall, s/he is fairly big |
| natomolan | it rains quite a bit |
| natomopote | (object, weather) it is quite warm |
| natomuwal | s/he goes (comes) to rescue h/ or to help h/ out (someone in difficulty, in debt, in danger of drowning, etc.) |
| natomuwikhal | s/he draws h/ freehand (accurately) |