The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| amalhiwisu | s/he has nickname or stage name; h/ nickname or stage name is ... |
| 't-amalhiwiyal | s/he nicknames h/, gives h/ stage name |
| amalhiwiyut | h/ nickname, h/ stage name |
| amalhi-woliyusinut | jewelry box, trinket basket |
| amalhocossawiye | s/he colors fancily (e.g., painting, decorating baskets with colored splints) |
| amalhocossike, amalhocoshike | s/he paints fancily, s/he uses combination of colors to decorate basket(s) fancily |
| 't-amalhocossomuwan | s/he colors or dyes fancily something belonging to h/ |
| amalhoka | s/he dances fancily |
| 't-amalhokittun | s/he puts a "fancy" point on it using file (e.g., sharpens a saw precisely) |
| amalholuhke | s/he does fancy work, does craftwork |
| amalholuhkewiw | it does fancy work |
| amalhoskonuwasu | it is woven fancily |
| amalhotkuhu, amalhotokku | s/he performs gymnastics, jumps rope, plays hopscotch; s/he jumps for joy |
| amalhuwikhasutik | in, at, to place where petroglyphs are located |
| 't-amalhuwikhomon | s/he writes it fancily, draws designs on it, decorates it |
| 't-amalhuwikhomuwan | s/he decorates something belonging to h/; s/he writes it fancily for h/ (e.g., h/ name) |
| amalomeq | (fish of genus Scomber) mackerel |
| amante | I wish that ..., I hope that ... |
| ame | s/he fishes |
| 't-amewal | s/he fishes on h/ behalf |
| amewin | fisherman (or woman) |
| amihkessu | s/he gets up quickly (from lying down to sitting, from sitting to standing, etc.) |
| amihki (amihk-, amik-) | getting up (from sitting or lying down) |
| 't-amihkomon | s/he lifts it up |
| 't-amihkonal | s/he helps h/ up (out of bed, car, chair, etc.) |