The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nulheltomuwal | s/he forgives h/ for fault or offense |
| nulheltomuwe | s/he forgives, pardons, excuses |
| nullamson | there is slight breeze |
| nulomahkukehtun | s/he shapes or forms it from memory (e.g., without using mold or model) |
| nulomahqolate | (weather) it is humid, is muggy |
| nulomahtuwe | it gives off dim or faint light |
| nulomapotomon | s/he looks at it to copy it (e.g., using another basket as model for the one s/he is making) |
| nulomihtun | s/he makes it from memory |
| nulomi-itomon | s/he recites it from memory |
| nulomi-ksinuhka, nulomi-ksinuhke | s/he is slightly sick, has minor ailment; s/he has dull pain or ache |
| nulomi-nonomon | s/he memorizes it, s/he knows it by heart |
| nulomi-nsotuhmon, nulomi-'sotuhmon | s/he explains it from memory; s/he guesses or estimates it correctly |
| nulomi-pkotete | (fire) it smokes slightly, it smolders |
| nulomiptun | s/he grabs it by guessing where it is |
| nulomi-saphomon | s/he pokes through it (existing hole) by feel |
| nulomi-tpitahatomon | s/he pictures it; s/he designs it (picturing it in mind) |
| nulomiwihtomon | s/he says it by rote |
| nulomiye | s/he goes there by guessing (vaguely remembering the way there); s/he navigates by dead reckoning |
| nulomokil | s/he is somewhat big, is a bit tall |
| nulomolamson | there is slight breeze |
| nulomopote | (weather) it is somewhat warm |
| nulomuhset | (ocean wave) gentle swell |
| nulomuwikhike | s/he writes from memory |
| nulomuwomomqot | it is felt only slightly |
| numuniyewine | s/he has pneumonia |