The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nehsemuhtomuwan | s/he breathes on something belonging to h/ |
| nehsemuhtuwal | s/he breathes on h/ |
| nehsewatomon | s/he breathes on it |
| nehsewon | (ability to breathe) breath |
| nehsewuhtomon | s/he breathes it (air, gas, etc.) |
| neht- | (see also entries beginning with niht-, 't-) |
| nehtaw | if; in case |
| nehtawessik | something that happens at just the right time, coincidence |
| nehtuptahsit | (baseball) catcher |
| nek-, nekk- | (see also entries beginning with k-, 'k-, 'kihk-, nok-, nokk-) |
| neke, neket, nekew | that (absent or no longer existing) |
| neke, neket | (past) then, at that time; long ago |
| neketehtuk | since the old days, since long ago |
| neketok | keeping on anyway, continuing regardless |
| nekettu | as it was in the old days |
| Nekkopahamkek | on, to McMaster Island, New Brunswick |
| nekom | (person or animal only) he, she; him, her; his, hers |
| nekomaw | (persons or animals only) they, them; theirs |
| nekomaw-ote | (emphatic) they, them, they themselves; by themselves; theirs, their own, their very own |
| nekom-ote | (emphatic) he, she, him, her; he himself, she herself; by himself, by herself; his, hers, h/ own, h/ very own |
| nekosanomat | quick or agile person |
| nekosa-ntuphat, nekosa-'tuphat | (baseball) shortstop |
| nekosayahket | one who throws fast; (baseball) fastball pitcher |
| nekosun | sleeping mat |
| nekuhtuwal | s/he relies on h/, depends on h/ |