The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nokkahsuwiyapawotuwan | s/he douses with water something belonging to h/ (fire, flame, etc.) |
| nokkahtahal | s/he pounds entire surface of h/ (e.g., ash log); (gambling) s/he cleans h/ out, takes all h/ money; (with plural direct object) s/he cleans them out, gets all of them, picks all of them (e.g., berries) |
| nokkahtehmon | s/he pounds entire surface of it; (gambling) s/he wins all of it (money, "pot") |
| nokkahteluwa | s/he shoots them all |
| nokkahtomon | s/he eats it all |
| nokkahtomuwan | s/he eats all of something belonging to h/ (h/ food) |
| nokkahtun | s/he eats it all |
| nokkahtuwal | s/he eats everything leaving none for h/ |
| nokkahtuwan | s/he eats all of something belonging to h/ (food) |
| nokka-ihin | s/he finishes it, finishes doing it |
| nokka-kisehtun | s/he finishes it completely, gets it all done, accomplishes it |
| nokka-kisehtuwan | s/he finishes it up for h/; s/he finishes something belonging to h/ (h/ project, etc.) |
| nokka-ksihkahtun | s/he loses all of it (money, documentation, etc.), loses it altogether |
| nokka-ksihkahtuwan | s/he loses all of something belonging to h/ |
| nokkalahpal | s/he licks h/ up |
| nokkalahtomon | s/he licks it all up |
| nokka-milan | s/he gives h/ all of it |
| nokka-msonomon, nokka-psonomon | s/he gets it all |
| nokkanal | s/he takes all of h/ |
| nokkanomon | s/he takes it all |
| nokkanomuwan | s/he takes it all from h/ |
| nokka-nsotomon, nokka-'sotomon | s/he understands it completely or thoroughly, understands all of it |
| nokka-okihikatomon | s/he bails it out completely, bails all the water out of it (boat) |
| nokka-okitomon | s/he reads or counts all of it |
| nokkaphal | s/he takes all of h/, carries all of h/; (with plural direct object) s/he takes all of them |