The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nutayutomon | s/he treats it disrespectfully or badly, treats it as inferior; s/he disparages it, puts it down |
| nutayuwal | s/he treats h/ disrespectfully or badly, treats h/ as inferior; s/he disparages h/, puts h/ down |
| nutc- | (see entries beginning with nucc-) |
| nute (nutiy-) | out; going out, coming out |
| nutecokahmon | s/he scrapes it out (soft substance) |
| nutecokikomon | s/he scoops it out (soft substance) |
| nutecokonomon | s/he digs it out with hands (soft substance) |
| nute-cokuhkalal | s/he passes h/ in stool, passes h/ by defecating |
| nute-cokuhkatomon | s/he passes it in stool (something undigested), passes it by defecating |
| nutecuwon | it flows out (of something) |
| nutehcuwyal | s/he invites h/ to go out, goes on date with h/ |
| nutehe | s/he goes out, comes out |
| nutehewiw | it comes or goes out; it becomes available for purchase, it is published |
| nutehkawotuwok | they (two) walk out |
| nutehkomon | s/he pushes it or drives it out |
| nutehkuwal | s/he pushes h/ out bodily, evicts h/, forces h/ out |
| nutehlal | s/he puts or takes h/ out, lets h/ out, gets h/ out |
| nutehpote | (heat) it goes (comes) out; heat goes (comes) out of it |
| nutehpute | it shakes or vibrates its way out |
| nutehtahal | s/he hits h/ out (e.g., through doorway); s/he kicks h/ out, throws h/ out (of house); (baseball) s/he causes h/ (pitcher) to be replaced by getting hits against h/ |
| nutehtehmon | s/he hits it out, knocks it out (through window, door, etc.) |
| nutehtehmuwan | s/he knocks something belonging to h/ out (from somewhere) |
| nutehtun | s/he puts it out, pulls it out, gets it out, etc. |
| nute-ihin | s/he gets it out, gets it outside or outdoors (atmospheric condition, e.g., smoke, hot air, bad smell) |
| nute-iywal | s/he gets h/ out, gets h/ outside |