The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nokka-pkiksomon | s/he burns it up |
| nokka-pkiksomuwan | s/he completely burns up or burns all of something belonging to h/ |
| nokka-pkonomon | s/he picks all of it |
| nokkaptun | s/he takes all of it, carries all of it; (with plural direct object) s/he takes all of them |
| nokkaptuwan | s/he takes it all from h/; s/he carries all of something belonging to h/ |
| nokka-punal | s/he puts all of h/, places all of h/ (on something) |
| nokka-siqalokonal | s/he takes all the money from h/ pocket(s), empties h/ pockets completely |
| nokkatpehtahal | s/he hits h/ squarely on head, s/he kills h/ by hitting h/ on head |
| nokka-tpeltomon | s/he owns all of it; (in translation) it all belongs to h/ |
| nokka-tpeltomuwan | s/he owns everything belonging to h/ |
| nokka-wehkan | s/he uses it up, uses all of it |
| nokka-wehkewan | s/he uses up completely something belonging to h/ |
| nokka-wekihtun | s/he completely destroys it, destroys all of it |
| nokka-wekihtuwan | s/he completely destroys something belonging to h/ |
| nokka-woli-punomon | s/he puts it all away, puts it all back where it belongs |
| nokka-woli-punomuwan | s/he puts away everything belonging to h/ |
| nokkayacqimal | s/he hauls all of h/, hauls all of h/ in one load |
| nokkayacqitun | s/he hauls it all, hauls all of it in one load |
| nokkayacqituwan | s/he hauls something belonging to h/ all in one load |
| nokkayahsenomon | s/he puts it out, extinguishes it (light); s/he illuminates it completely |
| nokkayahsoma | s/he feeds them all |
| nokkayakonimal | s/he reveals everything about h/ |
| nokkayakonutomuwal | s/he tells h/ everything, tells h/ complete story |
| nokkayakopehtun | (basketmaking) s/he binds it completely, binds it all the way around |
| nokkayankuwehtun | s/he sells it all |