The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| Akiyahq 2 | on, at, to Mt. Washington, New Hampshire |
| akiyan | (positive command forms only) look at h/! look at them! |
| akiyaqhasu | (wall, house) it is stuccoed, plastered; (leg, arm) it has cast on it |
| akiyaqhike | s/he stuccoes, plasters |
| akiyaqhikon | (thin board that supports plaster) lath, slat |
| akiyaqhikoney | lath, slat |
| 't-akiyaqhomon | s/he stuccoes it, plasters it |
| 't-akiyaqhomuwan | s/he stuccoes or plasters something belonging to h/ |
| akkatale | (expresses surprise) gee!; oh, go on with you!; don't exaggerate!; indeed, it's been a hard day!; don't get discouraged!; it's no big deal!; holy cow!; wow! |
| akolus | (plant, Symplocarpus foetidus) eastern skunk cabbage |
| akom | snowshoe |
| akomahq | (tree, Fraxinus americana; wood of this tree) white ash |
| akomapis | snowshoe lace |
| akomawt | snowshoe path |
| akomihom, akomohom | s/he goes by snowshoe, is wearing snowshoes |
| akonahkukot | it is slumped or collapsed in shape |
| akonahte | it sags or slumps |
| akonesson | s/he, it comes apart or buckles and collapses (e.g., rafter, chair under too much weight) |
| akonessu | s/he, it comes apart or buckles and collapses (e.g., rafter, chair under too much weight) |
| 't-akonimal | s/he tells on h/, tells about h/ |
| akonimke | s/he tells or reports what s/he saw or heard |
| akonimket | witness (one who tells what s/he saw or heard) |
| akonimsu | s/he tells on self, confesses, admits (doing something) |
| akonimtuwok | they tell on each other |
| akonutomakon | story, account, narrative |