The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nipayahse | s/he hunts at night using light (torch, flashlight, etc.) |
| nipayahtuwessik | night lightning |
| nipayapon | the northern lights are shining |
| nipayimiyan | it is Christmas |
| nipayimiye | s/he goes to midnight mass; s/he celebrates Christmas |
| nipayimiyewikoton | it is the Christmas season, it is Christmastime |
| nipayiw 1 | it is night |
| nipayiw 2 | at night |
| nipehe | s/he goes out at night, travels at night; s/he stays out late at night |
| nipon 1 | it is summer |
| nipon 2 | last summer |
| niponahkik | in the south, in the tropics |
| niponahsewe | s/he wears summer clothes |
| niponi | of summer |
| niponi-kisuhs | (name for month in lunar calendar approximating June) |
| niponiw | in the summer |
| niponopehte | (water) it is warm as summer, is lukewarm, is tepid |
| niposqenike | s/he twists dry ear of corn with hand(s) to remove dry kernels |
| nipskalomimal | s/he swears at h/ |
| nipskatuwe | s/he blasphemes, swears, curses |
| nipskatuwesku | s/he swears all the time |
| nipskatuwewakon | swearing, cursing; blasphemy |
| nipuhu | s/he is married (to someone) |
| nipuwamal | s/he marries h/, weds h/ |
| nipuwatomon | (humorous) s/he "marries" it, is "married" to it |