The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nisonul | there are two of them |
| nisopankiyik | they (2) make bread or cake together |
| nisopuwok | they (two) sit together |
| nisossominiyal | s/he drinks with h/ |
| nissekonasu | it is made in two rows |
| nissonte | it is two weeks, it is a fortnight |
| nisuhkak | they are a team of two |
| nisuhsalqot | it is two miles |
| nisukak | they (two) dance together |
| nisukamal | s/he dances with h/ as partner |
| nisukaniyal | s/he dances with h/ as partner |
| nisukoniw | for two days; after two days |
| nisukonohok | (conjunct singular forms only) on the second day |
| nisukonokkiwiw | it is two days afterward |
| nisuliyyik | they go in two canoes |
| nisulom | (dual and plural) they are two in a boat, they travel two in a boat; (in playing altestakon, the traditional dice game, or cribbage) s/he gets or has two points |
| nisupiniyal | (people, animals) s/he sits with h/ |
| Nisutqosk | at Two Brooks, New Brunswick |
| nisuwamal | s/he marries h/ |
| nisuwehkahawal | they (two) use h/ together, they (two) take turns using h/ |
| nisuwehkaniya | they (two) use it together, they (two) take turns using it |
| nisuwihticil | h/ wife or husband, h/ spouse |
| nisuwikhikon | (cards) deuce |
| nisuwiniyal | s/he is married to h/ |
| nisuwiwok | they are a couple or a pair, they are married to each other; they are a set of two |