English to Mohegan


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babble kikátohká- VAI he goes on talking, talks much, babbles
baby páhpohs NA child, baby
back -hpsqan NI DEP back (of body) ôp- INIT back, against, up against ôpamqay- VTA he turns himself around, he turned back ôpôcu- VAI he returns again, he goes back [with locative indirect object] ôpôcum- VII it returns, it goes back [with locative indirect object]
backbone -takôq NI DEP backbone, spine
backward quski ADV backward, in return (alternative spelling: qushki)
bad maci- PREN bad, evil, wicked macisu- VAI he is an evil doer, is actively bad
bake aposu- VAI he cooks, bakes
bald eagle wôpsuq NA eagle, bald eagle (probably originally the word for the bald eagle, not the golden eagle)
ball pôhpaskôk NI ball
band yôpko NI bracelet, band
bark wuyacásq NI tree bark
barn micumikamuq NI a barn, a food house
basket manotá NI basket matôpi NI pack basket, tumpline (basket with cord held over forehead for carrying) pôpayik NI basket splint
bat mutapasqáhs NA a bat
bathe kishtutu- VAI he washes self, bathes
battle ayitiyawin NA a soldier, one who battles ayitiyuwôk NI war, a battle
be pômitu- VAI he continues to be sun₂ ADV adverb of asking, signifying ‘is it?’
beach t’hkamuk NI beach, shore
bead môsôpi NI bead, wampum shell
bean masqusit NI bean masqusitôp NA coffee ‘bean liquid’ suqatash NI succotash whole boiled corn; a traditional dish made with cooked corn and beans.
bear awáhsohs NA bear
beast pupunashum NA a beast
beat sáhqutáham- VTI he pounds it, breaks or beats it into small pieces, takam- VTA he hits him, strikes him, beats him takatam- VTI he hits it, strikes it, beats it
beautiful wikun- VII it is good, beautiful
beautify wuyihtiyáwun- VTI he beautifies it, to render beautiful or pleasing
beauty wuyituwôk NI beauty, excellence, goodness
beaver tumôhq NA beaver
because niwuci CONJ therefore, because of that, ‘that-from’ sômi CONJ because, because of
bed apun NI bed
before as ADV while¹, still², before³ ásqam PART before, not yet nikôni ADV first, ahead, before
begin koci ADV it begins, has its origin or source (marks the beginning of the action) kucshun- VII it begins, starts
beginning kátsh NI the beginning of what continues to be koci ADV it begins, has its origin or source (marks the beginning of the action) wiski ADV ¹newly, new; ²young, ³in the beginning
begrudge matantam-₂ VTI he begrudges (it), he holds a grudge against (it)
behind asqitiyám- VTA he leaves him behind wuták PREP behind, in the back of
behold kuniyáw VTA he beholds someone môyiyaw- VTA he looks intently at, beholds him
believe wuyôptá- VAI he believes
belly; big -ishát NI DEP a big belly -yakus NI DEP stomach, belly, guts
bellybutton -iywi NI DEP navel, bellybutton
belt tukucôpi NI belt
bet kusawasu- VAI he gambles, plays at a betting game
better ayi- INIT better, more, it exceeds, surpasses kicá- VAI he recovers, feels better
beyond aniyá- VAI he exceeds, is beyond, superior to ôkowi ADV away, beyond, further on
big kôkci- INIT big, huge, great makáyu- VII it is big, great mushaki- VAI he is great, mighty, big musháyu- VII it is big, large mushqisu- VAI he is big, large, great
big belly -ishát NI DEP a big belly
big toe -kihtiqáysit NI DEP the big toe
bird acokayihs NA blackbird cits NA bird môyhsh NA hen, female bird pupunshás NA a fowl, bird
bird’s nest wac NI a (bird’s) nest
bit kôcuci ADV a little bit, only a little
bite qámá- VTA he bites him sakipo- VAI he bites sakipotam- VTI he bites it sakipowáw- VTA he bites him
black sukáyu- VII it is black