The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| macaha | (see macehe) |
| mace (maciy-) | starting, beginning; departing, going away; (traveler, etc.) starting off |
| macecemal | s/he starts to kiss h/ |
| macecetomon | s/he starts to kiss it |
| macehe | s/he leaves, departs; s/he goes home |
| macehewiw | it leaves, departs; it starts going |
| macehkawotuwok | they (two) start out on foot; (toddlers) they (two) start to walk, holding on to each other |
| macehkenu | s/he starts walking slowly, departs slowly on foot |
| macehkomon | s/he starts to drive it |
| macehkomuwan | s/he starts to drive something belonging to h/ (vehicle) |
| macehkot | the tide is starting to go out |
| macehkuwal | s/he forces h/ to go home by following h/; s/he chases h/ away, starts h/ moving |
| macehlal | s/he moves h/ (causes physical movement) |
| macehom | s/he starts to swim, swims away |
| macehpawolal | s/he scares h/ away |
| macehpawotun | s/he scares it away; s/he starts it moving, puts it in motion |
| macehpayu | s/he runs away because s/he is scared; s/he begins to get scared |
| macehpehe | the tide is going out, the tide ebbs |
| macehponosu | s/he starts fighting |
| macehpote | it starts to heat up or get hot |
| macehtahal | s/he starts to hit h/; s/he starts to chop or cut h/ down (tree); s/he drives h/ away |
| macehtaqot | it starts to make a sound, starts to make noise |
| macehtasu | s/he, it starts to be made or built |
| macehtehkomon | s/he starts to kick it, kicks it away |
| macehtehmon | s/he starts to hit it; s/he starts to chop it (wood) |