The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ksuwosun | blanket hung over door or doorway to keep draft out; blanket used as shawl |
| ksuwye | s/he goes about openly (not hiding anything) |
| kt- | (see also entries beginning with 'kiht-, 'kot-) |
| ktahkitom, tahkitom | (tuber of Apios americana used as vegetable) groundnut, "Indian potato"; (tuber of Helianthus tuberosus) Jerusalem artichoke, "wild potato" |
| ktahkomessu | s/he has or takes a taste (of something) |
| ktahkomiq | land, ground, earth; territory; world, planet |
| ktahkomiqey | (insect, species uncertain) wasp that makes nest in ground |
| ktahkomons, tahkomons | seed, pip |
| ktahpe | s/he is helpless, is in hopeless or dangerous situation; s/he is held accountable or responsible, is blamed (e.g., for something done by a group of which s/he is a part) |
| ktahtelasu | it is sunk by being shot or torpedoed |
| ktalokahte | (door, eye, etc.) it is wide open |
| ktamke | there is sand or gravel on or mixed in the snow; there are gravelly patches showing through the snow |
| ktanaqahqe | s/he cooks large quantity, cooks big batch |
| ktanaqahte | the snow is deep (e.g., in drift) |
| ktanaqalosu | s/he sweats or perspires profusely |
| ktanaqapenke | s/he pays a lot (for something) |
| ktanaqi (ktanaq-) | much, many, a lot |
| ktanaqi-tepahke | s/he contributes generously, puts a lot of money into the collection basket |
| ktanaqot | it is abundant, there is much or a lot of it (as seen); (plural) there are many of them (as seen) |
| ktanaqson | it is abundant, there is much or a lot of it (as seen); (plural) there are many of them (as seen) |
| ktanaqsu | s/he is abundant, there is much or a lot of h/ (as seen); (dual and plural) there are many of them (as seen) |
| ktanaqtaqot | (usually money) it sounds as if there is a lot of it |
| ktanaqtaqsu | (substance) it sounds as if there is a lot of h/; (plural) it sounds as if there are many of them; (person) s/he is overestimating, overstating (something) |
| ktansecuwon | (water) its flow slows and suspended matter settles out of it; it filters through (leaving sediment behind) |
| ktansehe | s/he, it settles to bottom (e.g., sediment; water settling out of water-oil mixture) |