The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| utaphal | s/he tracks h/ from there |
| utaptun | s/he tracks it from there |
| utawsin | s/he survives it; s/he lives by means of it, lives off it |
| utc- | (see entries beginning with ucc-) |
| uteksal | s/he cuts slice from h/ |
| uteksomon | s/he cuts slice from it |
| uteksomuwan | s/he cuts slice from something belonging to h/ |
| uten | town, village |
| utenehke | s/he goes shopping in town |
| 't-utenehkehtun | s/he goes shopping in it (vehicle, boat) |
| 't-utenehkektun | s/he goes shopping in it (vehicle, boat) |
| 't-utenehkewal | s/he shops for h/ |
| utenew | townsperson, villager; (plural, also) people who live in the eastern part of Sipayik; people who live in Princeton, Maine, or on the "Strip" at Indian Township, Maine |
| uthakon | (see 'tahakon) |
| uthapiyatomon | s/he paddles it (canoe) |
| utkomon | s/he drives it from there; s/he comes up to it from somewhere |
| utkuwal | s/he drives h/ from there; s/he comes up to h/ from somewhere |
| utomakihtomon | s/he abuses it |
| utomakihtun | s/he abuses it |
| utomekhal | s/he smokes h/ (cigar, cigarette) |
| utomektun | s/he smokes it (tobacco, etc.) |
| utomektuwan | s/he smokes something belonging to h/ (tobacco, etc.) |
| utomeyutomon | s/he bothers it, hinders it, meddles with it, interferes with it |
| utomeyutomuwan | s/he bothers something belonging to h/ |
| utomeyuwal | s/he bothers h/, causes h/ trouble |