The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| pihtaqsu | s/he is long and rigid, tall and rigid |
| pihtasokiqe | s/he has long face (shape of face) |
| pihtasokiqenaqsu | s/he looks sad or disappointed |
| pihtatokosu | (see pittoksu) |
| pihtekiye | s/he wears long dress or coat, etc. |
| pihteku | (garment, carpet) s/he is long; (person) s/he wears long dress or skirt (or other garment) |
| pihtenskosit | apparition of a tall man |
| pihtenskosu | (person only) s/he is tall |
| pihtewiyak | beer |
| pihtewiye | s/he, it foams; (horse's coat) it is in a lather |
| pihtewtunehe | s/he is foaming at the mouth |
| 'pihtin | h/ hand; h/ forearm, h/ arm (including hand) |
| 'pihtinahqem | h/ arm (excluding hand) |
| pihtoliqehtaqot | its sound carries really far |
| pihtome | s/he takes long steps |
| pihtomosu | s/he accidentally bites self (e.g., lip, hand) |
| pihtonakon | (clothing) sleeve |
| 'pihtuhtamal | (basketmaking) s/he splits h/ (basket ash) into thinner layers along grain |
| pihtuhtamu | (ii; e.g., spruce root) it splits along grain; (ai; e.g., ash splint used in basketmaking) s/he splits along the grain into thinner layers; (ai; person) s/he splits ash splint(s) into thinner layers |
| pihtuhtamut | (basketmaking; device used to hold and guide ash splint as it is being pulled apart into two thinner layers) splitter |
| 'pihtuhtatomon | s/he splits it (e.g., spruce root) along grain |
| 'pihtuhtatomuwan | s/he splits something belonging to h/ along the grain |
| 'pihtuhtatomuwewal | s/he splits (ash splints) along the grain for h/ |
| 'pihtuleksomon | s/he cuts it thinner (e.g., cuts slice into two thinner slices) |
| 'pihtupal | s/he splits h/ (ash splint) along grain into thinner layers using teeth to hold one side |