The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nutiyute | (changing residence) s/he moves out |
| nutkat | dancer |
| nutkesawet | one who plows |
| nutkesok | one who plows it |
| nutkihket | farmer, gardener |
| nutkisqet, nutqisket | weather forecaster, meteorologist; (bird, Cyanocitta cristata) blue jay |
| nutkosonihket | shoemaker, cobbler |
| nutkuwal | (herder, drover) s/he drives h/, herds h/ (cattle, sheep, etc.) |
| nutokehkikemit | teacher |
| nutokehkoluhtomaket | impostor; impersonator, mimic |
| nutokikesit | (baseball) umpire |
| nutokimat | (baseball) umpire |
| nutokisit | reader, narrator |
| nutokonuwet | (cards) dealer |
| nutoluhket | worker, servant |
| nutolusessit | breeding bull, stud horse |
| nutom | s/he hears |
| nutoma | s/he hears |
| nutomesket | one who says mass, priest |
| nutomon | s/he hears it |
| nutonahket | one who tends (nurse, guide, homemaker, etc.); (church) altar boy or girl, server |
| nutonahsit | ox |
| nutonal | s/he is partial toward h/, favors h/, is solicitous of h/; s/he serves h/, waits on h/, tends h/ |
| nutonesset | clam digger |
| nutoniket | one who carries something on shoulder; bearer, porter; butler |