The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nakayahkalsu | s/he slows self down (intentionally) |
| nakayu | s/he is slow (in getting work done, etc.) |
| nakayutomon | s/he slows it down, retards it |
| nakehe | s/he goes slowly |
| naksq | young woman; (archaic) maiden, virgin; (naksqemol) h/ female helper or caregiver |
| naksqiyiw, naksqihiw | she is young woman; (archaic) she is a virgin |
| naktokawsehs | (see nahtokawsehs) |
| nalahputahsu | s/he is sawing wood quickly to make kindling |
| nalahtehmon | s/he splits it for kindling |
| nalahtihike | s/he splits kindling |
| nalapekik | quiet stretch of river (Wol) |
| Nalicuwahk, Nalicuwok | in, at, to Norridgewock, Maine |
| nalikapskiksawe | s/he saws logs into sections |
| nalikapskonomon | s/he breaks off chunks or pieces of it using hand(s) |
| nalikapskosomon | s/he cuts it into pieces or chunks (e.g., meat) |
| nalikehtun | s/he destroys it by pulling it apart |
| naliktehmon | s/he destroys it by hitting it |
| nama | (answer to direct or implied question) no |
| namopa | number, numeral; telephone number |
| namoqicehlal, namoqocehlal | s/he submerges h/ in water, plunges h/ into water, dips h/, immerses h/, douses h/ |
| namoqicehlut, namoqocehlut | dipper; something dipped in water |
| namoqicehtun, namoqocehtun | s/he submerges it in water, plunges it into water, dips it, immerses it, douses it |
| namoqiciphal, namoqociphal | s/he dips h/ or immerses h/ in water and removes h/ quickly; s/he plunges h/ into water, dunks h/ |
| namoqiciptun, namoqociptun | s/he dips it or immerses it in water and removes it quickly; s/he plunges it into water, dunks it |
| nan | five (in counting) |