The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| cossawakon | dye |
| cossawe, cossawiye | s/he dyes |
| cossawiyakon | dye (Wol) |
| cossike | s/he dyes |
| cossikon | dye (Pesk) |
| cossikonikp, cossakonikp | (tree, Ulmus americana; wood of this tree) American or white elm |
| cossinaqot | it is bothersome, is annoying, is tiresome; it is a nuisance |
| cossinaqsu | s/he is bothersome, is annoying, is tiresome; s/he is nuisance, is a pest |
| 'cossinomon | s/he is tired of having it around, is tired of its presence, is tired of looking at it |
| 'cossinuwal | s/he is tired of having h/ around, is tired of h/ presence, is tired of looking at h/ |
| cossiye | s/he, it arrives, approaches |
| cossokhikon | (carpentry) nail |
| 'cossokhikonahmon | s/he nails it |
| 'cossokhomon | s/he nails it |
| cossu 1 | s/he has color |
| cossu 2 | mosquito |
| cossuhse | s/he walks near or close (to something) |
| cossuwewekon | (inanimate) mosquito net, gauze; (animate) veil |
| cossuwewekoney | something made of mosquito net or gauze; (animate) veil |
| cossuwewihke | there are a lot of mosquitoes |
| cossuwewiye | s/he becomes a mosquito |
| costaqsu | s/he talks constantly, s/he talks and talks; (imperative and absentative forms) s/he shuts up, stops talking |
| cotte | it is colored |
| cp- | (see also entries beginning with cop-) |
| cpahkatom, copkatom | (marital status) s/he is married |