The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nekuhtuwatomon | s/he relies on it, depends on it |
| nem, nehm | turkey |
| nemaht | to or at a destination or starting-point; (mainly Pesk) at, in, to my house |
| nemci (nemc-) | older than expected |
| nemotahkapit | (basketmaking) stander, vertical splint |
| nemotahkapitey | (basketmaking) gauge used for cutting standers |
| nemotomit | (basketmaking) stander, vertical splint |
| nemq, nemq-ote | just barely |
| nemsota (nemsotay-) | everywhere, all over; extending or spreading throughout or to all parts or regions; (figuratively) universal |
| nemsotahte | it is everywhere, it is universal |
| nemsotasson | (odor, gossip, disease, etc.) it spreads quickly |
| nemsotassu | (odor, gossip, disease, etc.) it spreads all over, spreads everywhere |
| nemsotayaluhkiye | it becomes overcast; (cloud cover) it spreads over whole sky |
| nemsotayaqhe | (aroma, odor, smell) it spreads all over, spreads everywhere |
| nemsotayawtosson | it has roads or paths everywhere |
| nemsotayekopit | wall-to-wall carpet or other floor covering |
| nemsotayekte | (cloth, etc.) it is spread all over, spread fully |
| nemsotayiw | everywhere |
| nenehsawte | it could go either way; it could be changed, knocked off, etc., easily; it is precarious (e.g., something positioned close to the edge) |
| nenehson | (canoe, lamp, etc.) it flips over easily, it is unstable; (ballgame) the score (i.e., which side is ahead) can change at any time |
| nenehsu | s/he, it tips over easily, is tippy |
| nenhakutom | s/he is related somehow (lineage unknown or uncertain) |
| nenhitahasu | s/he thinks (of something) without being aware of why or how |
| nenhiw | somehow; in some unknown way; just by chance |
| nenuhk- | (see entries beginning with enuhk-) |