The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| cehponisusq | Japanese woman |
| cehqan | day breaks, dawn comes |
| cehqonamoqessu | (storm) it lasts until dawn; it storms until dawn |
| cehqonawsu | s/he lives until daybreak |
| cehqoni (cehqon-) | at dawn, until dawn |
| 'cehqoni-spasihtomon | s/he stays awake for it until morning |
| 'cehqoni-spasihtuwal | s/he stays awake for h/ until morning |
| cehqoniw | until dawn |
| cehqoniye | s/he stays out until dawn, stays out all night |
| cehqonoluhke | s/he works until dawn |
| 'cehqonotutuwatomuwan | s/he keeps it burning until dawn for h/ |
| cehqonuhse | s/he walks until dawn |
| 'cehqonuhsolal | s/he walks back and forth all night holding and soothing h/ (baby) |
| cehqot | it is daybreak, is dawn |
| 'ceht | gristle, cartilage |
| 'cehtu | (tuberculosis patient) s/he hemorrhages through nose and mouth |
| cekk | (see ceks) |
| cekpat | jackpot |
| ceks, cekk | (bank draft) check, cheque |
| ceksonomen | (railroad) section man |
| ceksonomenuwey | (railroad) handcar |
| cel | and besides, and even; also, too; (with numbers) and, plus; (etuci ... cel) so ... that (see example) |
| 'celapit | h/ wisdom tooth |
| celinaqsu | s/he looks depressed; s/he looks as if s/he doesn't know what to do next |
| celitahasu | s/he is at loss for words; s/he looks as if s/he doesn't know what to do next |