noun animate or inanimate
(animate) person with extraordinary spiritual power, shaman; (inanimate) spiritual power
Plural:
(animate only) motewolonuwok, ptewolonuwok
Diminutive:
motewolonsis, ptewolonsis (animate)

Notes

(in recent times often used to mean "witch"; compare pukcinsqehs; the word motewolon is frequently left untranslated in English texts)

Keywords

power
spiritual
shaman
witch

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Pihce yaq iyuwok motewolonuwok. A long time ago, it is said, there were people here with extraordinary powers.
Tahalu-te niktok — iya, keq nikk liwiyak, ptewolonuwok? — ptewolonuwok pihce psi-te matonotuhtuwok. Just like those — what do you call them, ptewolons? — those ptewolons used to fight with each other long ago. (ID)
Kehtol elossik kci-motewolon.... Tan-al qoniw mehcinets.... Kakehsukoniw tahalu macehkawotiniya. Sure enough, there lay the great motewolon.... He had apparently been dead for some time.... They had left quite a few days ago. (MT)

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