The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| aqamel | there is more of h/; (plural forms) there are more of them |
| aqamelot | there is more of it, there is more of it than it seems; (plural) there are more of them (than it seems) |
| aqamhutike | s/he exaggerates own need; s/he hogs (especially, money) |
| aqami (aqam-) | more |
| aqamihpu | s/he eats more (than someone else does; than s/he did before) |
| aqamihpusu | s/he does something faster with repeated motions |
| 't-aqamihtun | s/he has more of it |
| 't-aqamihtuwan | s/he has more of something belonging to h/ |
| aqami-kolonomuk | (baseball) they play extra inning(s) |
| aqamikotone | s/he is older (than s/he used to be, or than someone else) |
| 't-aqamilc | h/ middle finger (Wol) |
| aqami-mawwikhike | s/he adds more and more (in calculating) |
| 't-aqami-miyawinomon | s/he likes the looks of it better |
| aqaminaqot | it looks as if there is more of it than there really is |
| aqaminaqsu | it looks as if there is more of h/ than there really is; s/he overacts, overreacts (e.g., has inappropriately enthusiastic response); s/he is a "drama queen" |
| 't-aqamitahatomon | s/he thinks more of it |
| aqamiw | more, more so |
| aqamkihqon | it is larger, is bigger |
| aqamok, aqamk | more; anymore |
| 't-aqamokehkimal | s/he teaches h/ more, disciplines h/ more |
| aqamotu | even more |
| aqamsis, aqamsoss | a little more, a little farther or further |
| aqamtek | more, more than |
| 't-aqanehsomiyutolal | s/he gets h/ drunk |
| aqanehsomu | s/he is drunk, is intoxicated, is inebriated |