NES -117- NES nesijooik, it pours down; nesku- magek, descending ground. nesinskase, I reach down with my hand. neswo, downwards. nesipkume, I slide downhill. neskadasin, I breathe my last; slide down the slope. neskitpagase, I travel in the dark. neskumak, he answers our salute when we hail him at a distance. neskuman, a brooch, ornament. neskumasoon, a woman's shoulder-strap. neskuml, Ianwer back saucily. neskusooa, I climb down. neskuwa, I dance the magic dance, chanting a weird chant; while the rest sit around giv¬ ing guttural responses at ap¬ propriate intervals — ahek,a- hek. neskwi, I defend myself when attacked. nesogotnkea, I slip backwards as I climb a sand hill. nesogwa, I catch eels in an eel- weir, trap. Nesogwdde, name of place near Liverpool, N. S. , the place of eel-pots. Nesogwakade, name of a place below Lawrencetown, N. S. , the place of eel-traps. Nesogwitk, the point jutting out between Starr's Point and Cornwallis, N. S. nesokopskadoo, I break down a stone wall. nesouwa, I am shy, modest frightened. nesoowedoodum, I slink away like a fox. nespe, I am at home, remain in the camp to take care of it; nespedum, I sit in it. nepeoakun, bark used for smok¬ ing mixed with tobacco, the bark chiefly used was that of m'kwobek, the red willow. nespedepe, I am in the same place with it. nespegadoo. I bend it down. nespglum, I lower it with a cord. nespiskalejik, they spring up and grow together. nespugimkik, I count them all together. nespukskijenooe, I am born with it, born in sin. nespiilooajul, he praises them, magnifies them. neslaklek, a hanging strap or string. neslase, I am wise; I understand what I am reading or talking about; nestak, I understand him; nestooea, I am becoming wise, regaining consciousness; nestaicik ulnoogal do you understand M i c m a c ? moo nestulu, I do not understand you; nestuinl do you under¬ stand me ? mogwa, no. nestooaboogua, I preach, de¬ clare wisdom. nestuoaimk, knowledge, wis¬ dom. nestooadase, I am awakened, have intelligent thoughts. nestooea, I awaken; nestooaluk, I awaken him. nestooekelooswokun, words of wisdom, sound doctrine. nestukse, I am understood.