The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nuci-wisuniket | cleaner, janitor, maid |
| nuci-wolahkomikhiket | groundskeeper |
| nuci-wolahkomikoniket | peacemaker; arbitrator, mediator |
| nuci-wolapekhiket | mechanic |
| nuci-yalikikesit | director |
| nuci-yaliyat | traveler, wanderer |
| nucomuwiw | s/he is disabled; s/he has tuberculosis |
| nucuhset | walker, pedestrian; hitchhiker; someone who walks for exercise; (boxing) boxer who does not engage with opponent (i.e., walks around in ring instead of fighting) |
| nuhkahkomike | the ground is soft |
| nuhkalihike | there is soft, deep snow |
| nuhkamkahmon | s/he loosens it, breaks up lumps in it (crumbly or grainy material: soil, flour, etc.) |
| nuhkamkapawe | (soil, sand, salt, etc.) it softens from water falling on it |
| nuhkamke | (baking powder, cornmeal, soil, etc.) it is soft or loose |
| nuhkamkessu | s/he, it loosens up, crumbles |
| nuhkamkihike | s/he loosens up the ground, s/he crumbles or pulverizes (something) |
| nuhkamkihikewey | hoe, pestle |
| nuhkamkihkomon | s/he loosens or softens it by stomping on it (e.g., soil, caked cement powder); s/he steps on it and crushes it (egg, etc.) |
| nuhkamkihputahsit | (agriculture) person who cultivates, tills, harrows, etc. |
| nuhkamkihputahsuwey | (farm machine or tool) harrow, tiller, cultivator, etc. |
| nuhkamkihputun | s/he rubs it into small bits, sifts it, grinds it, grates it, pulverizes it; s/he loosens it (something crumbly) |
| nuhkamkihputuwan | s/he grinds, pulverizes, etc. something belonging to h/ |
| nuhkamkihtehmon | s/he smashes it to pieces |
| nuhkamkonomon | s/he loosens it using hand(s) (crumbly material: soil, caked flour, etc.) |
| nuhkamkotamu | s/he crushes with teeth (e.g., chews nuts or potato chips) |
| nuhkamkotomon | s/he crushes it with teeth, chews it into small bits |