The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nisuwiyek | my spouse; (generally, nisuwiyekol) h/ spouse (see note at nisuwihticil) |
| nisuwok | there are two of them, they are a pair |
| nisuwole | s/he carries load with someone else |
| nit 1 | that (near person spoken to, or location unspecified); it |
| nit 2 | there (near person spoken to, or location unspecified); then; thus, in that way |
| nita 1 | (emphatic) that, that one; it |
| nita 2 | well then; uh-oh! oh no! |
| nit-al-ote | approximately, about that much; I bet that's true, that must be true |
| nit cel | that's the way it is |
| nit kal | that must be so |
| nitok | (expresses agreement) you're right, I guess so, you may have something there, it's true |
| nit-te 1 | (emphatic) that, that one |
| nit-te 2 | immediately, right then, right away; as soon as; right there |
| nit-tehc | then right away |
| nit-tehp | then would |
| nit-te-na, nit-tehna | and then right away |
| nit-te toqc | then right away, then immediately |
| nituwin | s/he needs it, requires it, must have it |
| niweskuwanokan | spirituality |
| niwesq | (see Kci-niwesq, Kehci-niwesqit) |
| niweyu | (climate, weather) it is arid, is dry; (person) s/he is thirsty (Wol) |
| niwihpu | s/he eats without drinking anything |
| niwokiskot | it is dry weather, it is a dry day |
| niyalic | amen |
| nk- | (see entries beginning with 'k-, nihk-) |