The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| c-, 'c- | (see also entries beginning with ahc-, uc-, ut) |
| cacawikatehs | (bird, various species) sandpiper |
| Cacolin | George |
| 'cacomuwihtun | s/he charges it (battery) |
| cahahq | tree-stump; butt end of log (when separated from log); stem of a plant (PP) |
| cahcahqes | moss or lichen (species uncertain); (possibly, various species of lichen, genus Usnea) old man's beard |
| cahk | chalk |
| cahkolet | chocolate |
| cahlahke | s/he has a cold or catarrh |
| cahlak | nasal mucus (liquid or dried) |
| 'cahlakiw | s/he has nasal mucus on face, hands, clothes, etc. |
| 'cahlakuwekon | (cloth, handkerchief, garment) it is covered with nasal mucus |
| 'cahlakuweku | h/ clothes have nasal mucus on them; (garment) s/he is covered with nasal mucus |
| 'cahlawihtone | mucus is coming out of h/ nose |
| cahqal | porpoise tail fin or dorsal fin |
| cakola | juggler |
| cakosis | jug of muscatel wine (Sipayik) |
| calokoss | handle on side of basket |
| 'calokoss | h/ ear |
| 'calokossaloq | opening of h/ outer ear, h/ ear canal |
| calokossewey, calokossey | earmuff, earflap, earphone (anything for or related to ear) |
| 'calokossewine | s/he has earache, has ear infection |
| cals | grasshopper |
| camsis | charm basket (tiny basket made of ash and sweetgrass, usually less than one-half inch in diameter) |
| Can | John |