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Dwelling and Furnishing Vocabulary Wuttapuíssuck - the long poles which men fixed for covering by the women
Abockquósinash - mats for covering the weetu frame
Munnotaúbana - mats for the inside hangings
Weetu - home
Puttuckakàun - a round house
Neésquttaw - a house with two fires
Shwíshcuttow - a house with three fires
Wuchickapêuck - birch or chestnut bark use to cover the weetu frame
Kúphash - shut the door
Nòte, Yòte, Chíkot or Sqútta - a fire
Notáwese or Chickautáwese - a little fire
Puck - smoke
Puckissu - smokey
Wunnauchincómock - smoke-hole or chimney
Aúquiegs - household stuff
Wunnaugonhómmin - a wooden tray or bowl
Wunnâug (pl., wunnâuganash) - a tray
Wunnaugnémese - a little tray
Puppucksháckhege - a box
Màunetash - great store
Tákunck or Wéskunck - a pounding mortar for grain
Maumichémanege - a needle
Tattágganish - shake this
Cutsshitteoùs - wash this
Páwsawash - dry or air this
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