The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nunatomon | s/he sucks it, sucks on it |
| nunatomuwan | s/he sucks something belonging to h/ |
| nunilcasu | s/he sucks (own) finger(s) |
| nununs | (usually, baby talk) nipple, teat |
| nununsol | (slang or baby talk) her breast, her teat; h/ baby-bottle |
| nunuwal | she breast-feeds h/, nurses h/, suckles h/ |
| nunuwe | she nurses or breast-feeds baby; she is wet nurse |
| nupakisu | (person, wire, rope, etc.) s/he, it is limber, is flexible |
| nusakonol | her breast |
| nusapu | s/he looks around to see what's going on, noses around, observes, browses, wanders around looking |
| nusesq | she-bear (female bear) |
| nuskasik | (garment) hand-me-down |
| nuskiw | on top of; (expresses exasperation) on top of that, what's more |
| nuskomon | s/he grows out of it, outgrows it (clothing) |
| nusktek | overskirt, skirt |
| nuskuwal | s/he grows out of h/, outgrows h/ (garment, clothing) |
| nusopek | (person) gossip, busybody |
| nuspehpol | newspaper |
| nuspehpolahmon | s/he covers it with newspaper; (figuratively) s/he reports it, s/he advertises it |
| nuta (nutay-) | before ending, before reaching its intended terminus or destination, falling short; lowly; disparagingly |
| nutacomit | storyteller |
| nutahket | (baseball) pitcher |
| nutahkewewet | (baseball) relief pitcher |
| nutahkomuhket | oil extractor (person who renders animal fat) |
| nutahkuhket | blacksmith, tinsmith, sculptor who works with metal |