The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ehetuwi (ehetuw-, ehetuh-) | on both sides |
| 't-ehetuwi-peskhawal | they shoot at h/ from both sides |
| ehetuwi-tokotom | (baseball) s/he bats left- or right-handed, s/he is switch-hitter |
| ehetuwiw, ehetuwi, ehetuwi-te | on both sides, on either side |
| Ehetuwiw Nutecuwok | to, at Telos Lake, Maine |
| ehetuwonekosuwok | their beds are made up in opposite directions (see example) |
| ehetuwosqone | s/he is ambidextrous; (baseball) s/he can pitch left- or right-handed |
| 't-ehkosqehtahal | s/he throws arms around h/, gives h/ quick and firm embrace |
| 't-ehkosqenal, 'kosqenal | s/he hugs h/, embraces h/ |
| ehkosqenomat | octopus |
| ehkosqenome, 'kosqenome; ehkosqenoma, 'kosqenoma | s/he hugs, embraces |
| 't-ehkosqenomon, 'kosqenomon | s/he hugs it |
| 't-ehkossonal | s/he takes h/ by arm (putting arm around h/ or through h/ arm) |
| ehkuhse | s/he stops walking |
| ehkuwawotuwok | they stop fighting with each other (physically) |
| ehkuwikhike | s/he stops writing |
| ehpit | woman |
| ehpituwehkesku | he is a womanizer |
| ehpituwehlosu | s/he turns self into woman |
| ehpituwessu | (girl, boy, man) s/he does woman's work |
| ehpituwey | (behavior, clothing, etc.) something pertaining to woman, something female or feminine |
| ehpituwikuwam | women's house |
| ehpituwikuwamsis | women's bathroom or outhouse |
| ehpituwiw | s/he is a woman |
| ehpituwiye | she becomes a woman; she gets her first period; (man) he turns into a woman |