The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ktomakomolsu, 'tomakomolsu | s/he feels poorly |
| ktomaksewe, 'tomaksewe | s/he dresses poorly |
| ktomaktaqot, 'tomaktaqot | it sounds pitiful |
| ktomaktaqsu, 'tomaktaqsu | s/he sounds pitiful |
| ktomakte, 'tomakte | it is in poor or pitiful condition |
| ktonukot | something big or important happens, there is big celebration |
| ktopeq | (water source) spring; cold water |
| ktopeqinut | water cooler |
| ktopeqon | there is spring of cold water |
| ktoq- | (see also entries beginning with 'kotq-) |
| ktoqahtuhuke | s/he, it flips over in water and floats upside-down or face down |
| ktoqessu | s/he tips over or capsizes suddenly |
| ktoqhom | s/he swims using breast-stroke |
| ktoqihtehsin | s/he flips over and lands upside-down or face down |
| ktoqiye | s/he, it tips over, capsizes |
| ktoqonosu | (canoeist) s/he bends to side to balance canoe (and perhaps also capsizes) |
| ktoqonu | (visitor, guest) s/he sleeps over |
| ktoqossin | s/he lies face down, lies prone |
| ktoton | big mountain; (locative form, cap.) on, at, to Mt. Katahdin (highest point in Maine) |
| ktuwan | big log for fire (unsplit) |
| ku | (see kuw 1, kuw 2) |
| kucu | (see kuhucu, kuwocu) |
| kuh- | (see also entries beginning with kuw-) |
| kuhcoss | goat |
| kuhkamoposs | cucumber |