The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ciphucu | s/he stands stooped or hunched over in frightened posture |
| cipi (cip-) | ugly, hideous, evil-looking; fearsome, frightening |
| cipihtaqot, ciptaqot | it sounds scary or creepy or eerie |
| cipihtaqsu, ciptaqsu | s/he makes eerie sound (using voice), sounds creepy or scary |
| 'cipilqe | s/he has epilepsy, has epileptic seizure |
| cipiluwehs | seizure, muscle spasm; condition of having seizures, muscle spasms; (figuratively) one who works fast, rushes a job |
| cipiluwehsuhke | s/he has muscle spasm, twitches |
| cipiluwehsuhkewiw | (body part) it twitches, has spasm |
| 'cipimal | s/he startles h/ by talking |
| cipinaqot | it is ugly, is fearsome looking |
| cipinaqsu | s/he is ugly, fearsome looking |
| 'cipinomon | s/he finds its looks or appearance frightening |
| 'cipinuwal | s/he finds h/ looks or appearance frightening |
| cipi-puwihtu | s/he has nightmare, has scary dream |
| cipitahasu | s/he has scary thoughts |
| 'cipitahatomon | s/he thinks of it as eerie; s/he thinks of it with fear, s/he fears it |
| cipiyahtoq | cross, crucifix |
| cipiyatkuhke | s/he makes sign of cross, blesses self |
| 'cipiyatkunomon | s/he makes sign of cross over it |
| cipiyatqahte | it is shaped like cross, is positioned in form of cross |
| cipiyatqapahasu | it is crisscrossed with lines |
| cipiyatqawt | crossroads, intersection |
| cipiyatqawtosson | it is a crossroads or intersection; there is a crossroads or intersection |
| 'cipiyatqihtahal | s/he whips h/ in sign of cross (i.e., making sign of cross on h/ skin, an old Good Friday custom) |
| 'cipiyatqonal | s/he makes sign of cross over h/, blesses h/ in this way |