The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nipuwikhal | s/he marries h/ (to someone else; i.e., performs the wedding ceremony) |
| nipuwilc, nipuwilcom | h/ ring finger, h/ fourth finger |
| nipuwilcuhun | wedding ring |
| nipuwiw | s/he is married (to someone); s/he gets married |
| nipuwi-wapap | marriage wampum |
| nipuwultin | a marriage ceremony or wedding is held |
| nipuwuwakon | marriage |
| niqeluwiw | s/he is no longer the baby of the family |
| nis | two (in counting) |
| nisakisuwey | two-dollar bill |
| nisakisuwok | two dollars (originally, in coins) |
| nisakomitehtikon | double boiler |
| nisalokahte | it has two holes or openings |
| nisalokamqahk | two-million |
| nisalokiqehtasu | (binoculars, eyeglasses) s/he, it has two eye-pieces, has bifocal lens or lenses |
| nisamqahk | two-thousand |
| nisanku | twelve |
| nisankuwikotone | s/he is twelve years old |
| nisanokahte | it has or consists of two pages or layers |
| nisapehkikone | s/he has double chin |
| nisapeksu | s/he leaves double track |
| nisaqtek | double-barreled shotgun |
| nisatokonomon | s/he makes it with two strands (e.g., twists two braids of sweetgrass together) |
| nisatokopu | it has or consists of two strands |
| nisatpe | s/he has two heads, is bicephalous |