The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nuhtoqayapenkatomon | s/he pays less than what s/he owes for it |
| nuhtoqayapenke | (buyer) s/he pays less than standard price (e.g., because of poor quality of product); s/he pays less that s/he was supposed to (e.g., for monthly installment) |
| nuhtoqayapenkuwal | s/he does not pay h/ all s/he owes h/ |
| nuhtoqayapuhke | s/he doesn't make or prepare enough soup, stew, coffee, etc. |
| nuhtoqayapuwe | s/he doesn't get enough to drink or eat (water, beer, soup, stew, etc.) |
| nuhtoqayawotu | s/he, it is under-priced |
| nuhtoqayekehtun | s/he short-sheets it (bed) |
| nuhtoqayekopu | (rug) s/he is too short, doesn't extend far enough |
| nuhtoqayelot | there is insufficent amount or quantity of it; (plural) there is insufficient number of them |
| nuhtoqayiw | running out, falling short, not enough |
| nuhtoqehe | (supply) there is not enough of h/, it |
| nuhuwewey, nuwwewey | third (in sequence); third one, third instance or occurrence; (baseball, inanimate) third base |
| nuhuweweyawiw, nuwweweyawiw | s/he, it is third, is the third one; (competitor) s/he comes in third; (baseball) s/he plays third base |
| nuhuwok, nuhuwiwok, nuwwiwok | there are three of them, they are group of three |
| nukcokamkahal | s/he breaks h/ up (e.g., clumped snow or cheese) |
| nukcokamkahmon | s/he breaks it up (clump or bed of sticky soil) |
| nukcokehlal | s/he crushes h/ |
| nukcokehtun | s/he crushes it |
| nukcokhal | s/he crushes h/, mashes h/ (soft item or substance; e.g., bread) |
| nukcokhikon | tool for mashing or softening; (food) hash |
| nukcokhomon | s/he crushes it, mashes it (soft item or substance) |
| nukcokhomuwan | s/he crushes something belonging to h/ |
| nukcokihputun | s/he softens it by shaking or stirring (e.g., raw egg, day-old pea soup which has thickened); s/he tenderizes it using mallet (meat) |
| nukcokihputuwan | s/he softens or tenderizes something belonging to h/ (by shaking, stirring, hitting, etc.) |
| nukcokikciyepu | h/ backside is flattened out from sitting |