The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nuhkaqosomon | s/he cooks it until soft or tender |
| nuhkaqosu | s/he is cooked soft or tender |
| nuhkaqote | it is cooked until soft or tender |
| nuhkasokosu | (tree) h/ wood is soft |
| nuhkatokot | (cloth; e.g., flannel) its texture is soft |
| nuhkatqonokosu | (tree) s/he has soft branches or needles |
| nuhkehputahsu | s/he breaks up plowed soil, harrows, cultivates |
| nuhkehputahsuwey | (agriculture) harrow |
| nuhkeyu | s/he, it is soft, is tender |
| nuhkikciyemikot | (chair, etc.) its seat is soft, its bottom is soft |
| nuhki-pomiye | s/he, it goes along swiftly and smoothly, glides |
| nuhkomeq | (fish, Gadus morhua) Atlantic cod |
| nuhkomeqipom | cod liver oil |
| nuhkomeqotekon | codfish skin |
| nuhkonahte | it is soft, is comfortable |
| nuhkonahtehsin | s/he lands softly |
| nuhkoqithomon | s/he soaks it to make it soft, macerates it |
| nuhkoskehpawolal | s/he scares h/ causing h/ knees to get wobbly or buckle |
| nuhkoskehtehkomon | s/he kicks it so hard that it bends at hinge or joint |
| nuhkoskehtehmon | s/he hits it so hard that it bends at hinge or joint |
| nuhsuhkomon | s/he follows it, chases it, pursues it |
| nuhsuhkomuwan | s/he follows something belonging to h/ |
| nuhsuhkusu | s/he pursues, chases |
| nuhsuhkuwal | s/he follows h/, pursues h/, chases h/ |
| nuhsuhponosu | s/he follows, pursues, chases; s/he tags along |