The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| macehtehmuwal | (baseball) s/he is starting to hit against h/ (pitcher) |
| macehtestike | s/he departs or sets out with hurried and audible steps |
| macehtun | s/he starts to make it; s/he moves it a little, starts to move it |
| macehtuwan | s/he starts to make something for h/; s/he moves something belonging to h/ |
| macehulal | s/he carries h/ away by boat; s/he begins to ferry h/ |
| macehutun | s/he carries it away by boat; s/he begins to ferry it |
| macehutuwan | s/he carries away by boat or begins to ferry something belonging to h/ |
| mace-ihin | s/he begins to do it, begins to work on it |
| macekamihkahsu | (food) s/he is fattening |
| macekamihkahsuwiw | (food, milkshake, etc.) it is fattening |
| macekamu | s/he gains weight, starts to gain weight |
| mace-kehkimal | s/he starts to teach h/ |
| mace-kehkitin | the school year starts |
| macekhahsin | s/he starts to look for it, sets off looking for it |
| macekhahsu | s/he starts to search |
| macekile | (dog) s/he starts to bark |
| macekimal | s/he sends h/ away, orders h/ to go, dismisses h/ |
| macekitomon | s/he starts to read it or count it |
| macekon | it starts to grow |
| macekonal | (parent, guardian) s/he rears h/, raises h/, fosters h/, brings h/ up; (farmer, etc.) s/he raises h/, breeds h/, starts to grow h/ (animal, plant) |
| macekonomon | s/he starts to grow it, s/he raises it; s/he develops it |
| macekonse | s/he begins to gather driftwood, moves away gathering driftwood |
| macekotok | next year, the coming year |
| macekotone | s/he is growing older, is becoming elderly |
| macekpehtihike | s/he begins to pound ash to obtain basket splints |