The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| noqtalokiqessuwatomon | s/he winks at it |
| noqtatokonomon | s/he makes it into a single braid |
| noqtokimal | s/he counts h/ as one |
| noqtokitomon | s/he counts it as one; s/he reads all of it at once, reads it in one sitting, reads it through without stopping; s/he counts all of it at once, etc. |
| noqtolamuhtomon | s/he says or recites or sings it all in one breath |
| noqtonomon | s/he drinks it all without stopping, drinks it all at once, gulps it down |
| noqtonomuwan | s/he drinks or gulps down something belonging to h/ (beverage, liquid) without stopping |
| nosk- | (see also entries beginning with sk-) |
| noskatahawamal | s/he is angry at h/ |
| noskawemal | (formal) s/he welcomes h/ |
| noskawewal | s/he greets on h/ behalf |
| noskawewintuwewal | s/he sings greeting song to (for) h/ |
| noskiqetutom | s/he has sour expression on face |
| noskomakon | medal, medallion, metal disk worn as ornament |
| noskonoma | s/he is sloppy |
| noskonoqe | s/he eats like pig, wolfs food down |
| nosp- | (see also entries beginning with sp-; see the entry for spi, nspi) |
| nospakonimal | s/he tells on h/ along with others s/he is telling on |
| nospamkolenal | s/he accidentally burns h/ in fire (unintentionally burning h/ with what s/he intended to burn) |
| nospayyemal, nospahyemal | s/he plays with h/ (child) while doing something else |
| nospihpin | s/he eats it as side dish, eats it along with main course, eats it along with other food |
| nospihqamkonomon | (dry ingredient) s/he mixes it in |
| nospi-kotunolal | s/he is out to get h/ along with others that s/he is out to get; s/he hunts h/ along with others that s/he hunts, picks h/ along with others that s/he picks |
| nospi-kotunotun | s/he hunts it along with others s/he hunts, picks it along with others s/he picks |
| nospi-kuwhal | s/he unintentionally pins h/ down with tree s/he is felling or log s/he is moving; s/he fells tree onto h/ |