The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| neqtoput | small motorboat with one seat (Sipayik) |
| neqtoqahtepit | quart bottle, bowl, etc. (container that holds one quart of liquid) |
| neqtuhkanit | hermit |
| neqtuhkomikahk | (territory of a nation) country |
| neqtuwikhikon | (cards) ace |
| nes- | (see also entries beginning with nos-, 's-) |
| neskihkamq, nepskihkamq | (see nespihqamq) |
| nespihqamq, nepskihkamq, neskihkamq | (Cornus stolonifera) red osier dogwood, red willow; bark of this plant used as tobacco |
| nessanaqahk | weapon |
| nessekhasik | three-masted ship |
| Nesseyik | on, to, at Boyden Lake, Perry, Maine |
| nessipokehsok, nessupokehsok | (plant of genus Trifolium) clover |
| nessukonohok | (conjunct singular forms only) on the third day |
| nessupokehsok | (see nessipokehsok) |
| Nesuwahkik | on the Nashwaak River (enters St. John River at Fredericton, New Brunswick) |
| new | four (in counting) |
| newakisuwok | four dollars (originally, in coins) |
| newalokamqahk | four-million |
| newamqahk | four-thousand |
| newanku | fourteen |
| newatokonomon | s/he braids it with four strands |
| newatq | four-hundred |
| newewey | fourth (in sequence); fourth one, fourth instance or occurrence |
| neweweyawiw | s/he, it is fourth, is the fourth one; (competitor) s/he comes in fourth |
| newicuwon | it flows in four directions or channels (e.g., stream dividing into four branches) |