The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kansuhsuwi (kansuhsuw-) | ancient, old, from long ago |
| kansuhsuwomtu | s/he behaves like old person, has old-fashioned habits, is old fogy |
| 'kanuloq | old canoe, old boat |
| 'kapehlal | s/he arrests or suspects or blames h/ regardless (e.g., just for being at scene of crime or with wrongdoers) |
| 'kapehtun | s/he grabs or steals it no matter what it is, heedlessly; s/he grabs or steals it regardless |
| 'kapehtuwan | s/he grabs or steals something belonging to h/ heedlessly |
| kaphuke | s/he is embroiled in legal action; s/he is involved unwillingly in controversy; s/he is arrested or suspected or blamed just for being at scene of crime |
| kapi (kap-) | indiscriminately, heedlessly, regardless; including what is not supposed to be included |
| kapic | (animate) cabbage; (inanimate) garbage |
| kapicomen | garbage collector |
| 'kapipolomon | s/he tramples it regardless, tramples it indiscriminately |
| 'kapipolomuwewan | s/he tramples it for h/ regardless |
| 'kapi-punomon | s/he places it heedlessly, places it without consideration (e.g., places it where it blocks view or access) |
| kapiw, kapi-te | indiscriminately, heedlessly, regardless; including what is not supposed to be included |
| 'kapiwihtomon | s/he includes it in what s/he says regardless |
| kapkeks | cupcake |
| Kapoliyel | Gabriel |
| kapsis | cup |
| Kapskuk | in, at, to Cobscook Bay, Maine; in, at, to Grand Falls, New Brunswick |
| kapsq | waterfall, falls; rocky river bed with rocks exposed so that the water is "boiling" |
| kapsqehloqe | s/he, it floats or drifts over waterfall |
| 'kaptahal | s/he strikes h/ indiscriminately or heedlessly; cuts h/ down indiscriminately (tree) |
| 'kaptehkomon | s/he hits it indiscriminately, hits it regardless (e.g., with vehicle) |
| 'kaptehkuwal | s/he hits h/ indiscriminately, hits h/ regardless (tackles h/, hits h/ with car, etc.) |
| 'kaptehmon | s/he hits it indiscriminately or heedlessly; s/he picks it indiscriminately (e.g., other grass with sweetgrass) |