The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'kasoqithal | s/he soaks h/ to remove something (e.g., salt fish, to remove salt) |
| kasoqithike | s/he soaks (clothes, dishes, etc.) before washing, pre-soaks; s/he soaks (roots, sweetgrass, etc.) to clean or soften |
| 'kasoqithomon | s/he soaks it to remove something, s/he removes it by soaking |
| kasq | (bird, Ardea herodias) great blue heron; (also, by extension) crane, stork |
| kassituhusu | s/he wipes (own) feet |
| kassituhusut | doormat |
| kastunuhusut | napkin, bib |
| kasuhke, kasuhka | s/he hides, takes refuge, avoids detection, disguises self |
| 'kasuhtomon | s/he avoids it |
| 'kasuhtuwal | s/he avoids h/, hides from h/ |
| kat 1 | eel |
| 'kat 2, 'qat | h/ leg (including foot) |
| kat 3 | not |
| 'katacqehkomon | s/he slides it with one foot to hide it between feet (e.g., dollar bill on ground) |
| 'katacqihtehkomon | s/he kicks it along ground or floor to hide it (e.g., kicks it under bed) |
| 'katacqitun | s/he drags or slides it out of sight |
| 'katacqituwan | s/he hauls or drags something belonging to h/ out of sight |
| 'katahqem | (archaic) h/ leg (excluding foot) |
| katakonutasu | (story, etc.) it is told secretly |
| katama | (see kotama) |
| katapomic | person or object that is rarely seen or is hard to see; person who acts surreptitiously; (religion) mystery |
| katapskomiq | stony wilderness |
| kataskomiq | wilderness, back-country, desert, remote area |
| katasu | it is hidden or concealed; it is clandestine |
| kat-cu | better not; (Wol; used in commands) don't! |