The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nahsi (nahs-, nas-) | onto; putting on so as to go around or cover; donning |
| nahsilcakon | glove (with separate fingers) |
| nahsilcessu | s/he puts on gloves |
| nahsi-punomon | s/he puts it on (garment, necklace, etc.) |
| nahsiye | s/he, it goes onto (something) |
| nahsolastehkuhut | sandal, slipper (without back) |
| nahsomihtun | s/he weaves it (basket) around form or mold |
| nahsomuskenikon | (animate) false fingernail; (inanimate) piece of lumber for prefabricated house, furniture, etc. |
| nahsonal | s/he puts h/ on, dons h/ (garment, shoe) |
| nahsonomon | s/he puts it on, dons it (garment, belt) |
| nahsuwemhutolal | s/he puts shoes on h/ |
| nahsuwemu | s/he puts shoes on |
| nahtaleyu | s/he is hard to please |
| Nahtalin | Natalie, Nathalie |
| nahtaliptinewu | s/he takes hold fastidiously or fussily with thumb and index finger (to pick up something disgusting or dirty, etc.) |
| nahtaltunetutom | s/he is making displeased face (e.g., doesn't want to taste medicine, doesn't like shirt offered, etc.) |
| nahtokahtehsin | s/he hits the shore, runs ashore |
| nahtokahtuhuke | s/he, it floats to shore, drifts ashore |
| nahtokaphuwe | (from boat, car) s/he gets out and runs away; (in boat) s/he gets to shore as fast as possible |
| nahtokassu | s/he gets off, alights, disembarks, goes ashore |
| nahtokatkuhu | s/he jumps ashore |
| nahtokawse | s/he walks toward land; (sun) s/he rises farther toward the north each day (i.e., days are getting longer) |
| nahtokawsehs, naktokawsehs | (insect of genus Drosophila) fruit fly |
| nahtokayatuwe | s/he alights, disembarks by climbing down (from boat, vehicle, airplane) |
| nahtokayiw | ashore |