The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nutahkukehtahsit | someone who shapes or forms metal, makes metal pots, etc.; sculptor who works with metal |
| nutahpu | s/he does not have enough to eat |
| nutahqet | cook, chef |
| nutahqewikuwam | cookhouse, kitchen |
| nutahsekoniket | bricklayer, stone-mason |
| nutahsomu | s/he does not have enough to drink |
| nutahtaqsu | it sounds as if there is only a little of h/; s/he is underestimating; s/he sounds self-deprecating |
| nutahtaqsuwakon | self-deprecation, feeling of inferiority; fretting about not having enough |
| nutahtaqsuwamal | s/he speaks of h/ with low esteem, badmouths h/; disparages h/; insults h/ when talking about h/ |
| nutahtaqsuwatomon | s/he speaks of it with low esteem, badmouths it, disparages it, downplays its significance or importance |
| nutahte | it falls short in size or extension (e.g., shingle that does not reach marked line) |
| nutakomihket | snowshoe maker |
| nutakopehtahsit | (basketmaking) person who binds, binder |
| nutaliyal | s/he thinks little of h/, has little regard for h/ |
| nutaliyatomon | s/he thinks little of it, has little regard for it |
| nutalket | (person) digger, excavator; archeologist |
| nutalkewin | (person) digger, excavator, archeologist |
| nutalokuhket | one who drills or bores holes; (moth larva) borer (especially, corn borer) |
| nutaluhmon | s/he speaks of it as unimportant, disparages it, denigrates it |
| nutamet | fisherman |
| nutamolsu | s/he feels depressed or dejected or discouraged, etc. |
| nutamolsuwakon | low spirits, discouragement, downheartedness |
| nutamotomicik | gamblers |
| nutankeyutiket | caretaker, handler, attendant |
| nutankuwet, nutankuwat | shopper, buyer |