The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he looks depressed; s/he looks as if s/he doesn't know what to do next
s/he is at loss for words; s/he looks as if s/he doesn't know what to do next
s/he is helpless
roof of h/ mouth, h/ soft palate
s/he is in out-of-the-way place, is inaccessible
s/he sounds depressed; s/he is saying that s/he (self) is depressed; s/he sounds as if s/he doesn't know what to do next
it is in out-of-the-way place, is inaccessible
at, to Chamcook Mountain, near St. Andrews, New Brunswick
James
Genevieve
(see cocepsokhasu)
(see cocepi)
married person
as if
Jessica
s/he, it comes from there
s/he arrives hurriedly, arrives at that moment
s/he steadies or braces it; s/he fits it with brace
s/he gives h/ courage, holds h/ steady (e.g., helps h/ walk)
s/he steadies h/, braces h/ using hand (person standing or walking)
s/he steadies it, braces it using hand (upright object)
brace, prop, support
s/he braces it, supports it , props it up
s/he supports h/ (physically or morally)
s/he braces, supports, or props up something belonging to h/