The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nokkayapenkatomon | s/he pays it all off |
| nokkayapenkatomuwan | s/he pays total amount for something belonging to h/ (e.g., item in hock, item being purchased by h/) |
| nokkayapomal | s/he watches h/ until s/he can no longer see h/ |
| nokkayapotomon | s/he watches it until it is out of sight |
| nokkayaqosal | (cooking) s/he burns h/ completely, burns all of h/ |
| nokkayaqosomon | (cooking) s/he burns it completely, burns all of it |
| nokkayaqosomuwan | s/he burns up something belonging to h/ |
| nokkayewotun | s/he lays it all out, arranges all of it, puts all of it away |
| nokkayewotuwan | s/he arranges all of something belonging to h/ |
| nokkekankeyuwal, nihkekankeyuwal | s/he takes care of h/ all day |
| nokkekkomon, nihkekkomon | s/he travels it all day |
| nokkompehlal | s/he surrounds h/ completely with water |
| nokocomtu | s/he has set way of behaving |
| nokocu | s/he has a set way of life; h/ ways are set |
| nokolahtun | s/he is used to doing it, is accustomed to it |
| nokolal | s/he leaves h/ behind, abandons h/; s/he beats h/ in a race; s/he leaves h/ (spouse, etc.) |
| nokolanomon | s/he is accustomed to looking at it |
| nokomasaqsal | s/he carves it easily |
| nokomasi-athomuwal, nokomasi-ethomuwal | (in bargaining) s/he easily gets h/ to lower price, easily gets the advantage on h/ in bargaining |
| nokomasi-msonomon, nokomasi-psonomon | s/he obtains it easily |
| nokomasitahamal | s/he thinks of h/ as easy (easy to convince, easy to deal with, easy to beat in fight, etc.) |
| nokomasitahatomon | s/he thinks it is easy to do, is easy to deal with, etc. |
| nokomasi-wolamahal | s/he convinces h/ easily |
| nokomasi-wolamsotomekhal | s/he convinces h/ easily |
| nokomasokehkimal | s/he teaches or trains h/ easily |