The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| elomahkiwik | way out in the country, out in wilderness or desert |
| elomahkomikek | where the land extends away |
| elomahtaq | h/ ways, manner, behavior, temperament, mood |
| elomahtuwinuwit | h/ general behavior |
| elomakomek | where a lake extends away; away over or on the lake |
| elomalokahk | hole |
| elomaskutek | where a field extends away; away over the field |
| elomelkimok | (distance, measurement) so many yards, so many paces |
| Elomi-kseskossok | to, at Gleason's Point, Perry, Maine |
| elomipisokek | away into the bushes |
| elomi-tpuhkiwik | along in the night, as the night goes along |
| elomocokek | mudflat, muddy land; name given to boggy area adjacent to Motahkomikuk |
| Elona | Eleanor |
| Elopohta | Alberta |
| Elopott | Albert |
| eloqiyamok, eloqiyawolotimok | course, route, direction of travel, way; trend |
| elossominomok | swig, drink, mouthful of water or other beverage |
| Elosuwetk | in, at, to Ellsworth, Maine |
| elotokkuwossok | touch-me-not, jewelweed |
| eluwe | almost, nearly (stating fact, reporting final result of process or action) |
| eluwehk-al | of course, maybe, I guess so; must, it must be so |
| eluwehk-otehc | I guess I'll ... |
| eluwiket | (dial, gauge) indicator, pointer; (clock) hand |
| 't-emehkapekhomon | s/he lowers it with mechanical device |
| emehkecuwon | (water) it flows or runs down below |