The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| enyupal | children's game formerly played at Sipayik in which players throw a ball back and forth over the roof of a house so that it rolls down the far side; if an opposing player catches the ball before it hits the ground, s/he can come around and chase and try to hit the person who threw the ball; if s/he is successful, then the one who gets hit must throw the ball again; the thrower shouts, "Enyupal!" when throwing the ball; if the ball fails to go over, the thrower shouts, "Katekon!" |
| ep- | (see also entries beginning with op-, p-) |
| epahsahkew | person who lives halfway up the hill |
| epahsahkiw | halfway up or down hill |
| epahsahsu | s/he is half illuminated |
| epahsakisu | (money) half dollar, fifty cents; (shape) half disk |
| epahsakom, epahsakomew, epahsakomiw | in the middle of the lake |
| epahsakutom | s/he is half by descent (half Peskotomuhkati, half Irish, etc.) |
| epahsamkopu | (fruit, etc. in quantity) s/he half fills container; (container) s/he is half full of berries, apples, nuts, etc. |
| epahsapekhasu | (flag) it is at half mast |
| 't-epahsapenkatomon | s/he pays for half of it |
| 't-epahsapenkatomuwan | s/he pays for half of something belonging to h/ (e.g., item in hock, item being purchased by h/) |
| epahsaqote | it is half cooked |
| epahsaskutew | in the center or middle of the field |
| epahsaskuwipit | (baseball) center fielder |
| epahsasokiw | in the middle of the floor, in the middle of the room |
| epahsatokahte | (something string-like) it is piled up halfway |
| epahsatuwe | s/he climbs halfway up; s/he mixes two languages when speaking, speaks half and half |
| 't-epahseksal | s/he slices h/ in half |
| 't-epahseksomon | s/he slices it in half |
| 't-epahseksomuwan | s/he slices in half something belonging to h/ |
| epahsi (epahs-, epas-) | half; halfway, in the middle; in two, in half |
| epahsikapuwik | middle finger |
| epahsikoton | it is half a year |
| 't-epahsiksal | s/he saws h/ in two, in half |