The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nep- | (see also entries beginning with nop-, 'p-) |
| Neptan | Neptune (Pesk surname) |
| neq- | (see also entries beginning with noq-, 'qo-) |
| neqacqehlut | bedpan |
| neqalokuhke | s/he digs a hole underneath |
| neqapessu | s/he glances underneath |
| neqapessuwatomon | s/he glances underneath it; s/he glances at it underneath something |
| neqasokahasik | cellar, basement |
| neqasuke | s/he wades under (something) |
| neqatokihpusu | (snake, worm) s/he wriggles in under something |
| neqatpewu | s/he puts head under (something) |
| neqcihpuk | for one winter; once during the winter |
| neqessu | s/he goes under (something) |
| neqhi-npisun, neqhi-'pisun | cough medicine, cough syrup |
| neqholusal | s/he makes h/ cough by smoking |
| neqholuse | s/he coughs from smoke, fumes, etc. |
| neqholusu | s/he coughs from having swallowed something into windpipe |
| neqhom 1 | s/he coughs |
| neqhom 2 | s/he swims under (something) |
| neqhomuwi-npisun, neqhomuwi-'pisun | cough medicine, cough syrup |
| neqhomuwiw | (e.g., motor) it coughs, it sputters |
| neqhope | s/he coughs up liquid, coughs due to swallowing liquid into windpipe |
| neqhuhtomon | s/he coughs it up |
| neqhuhtuwal | s/he coughs h/ up |
| neqi (neq-, nek-) | under, underneath |