The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kawishasu | (plant) it has burs growing on it; (person, animal, garment) s/he, it has burs stuck on it |
| kawisi-minus | (plant, Datura stramonium) jimsonweed (also called thorn-apple) |
| kawisimus | bramble bush, thorn tree (species uncertain, perhaps various); large burdock or thistle plant |
| kawisomeq | (fish, Pungitius pungitius) ninespine stickleback |
| kawisuwiw | s/he, it is prickly |
| kawiyuhuke | s/he is stuck with porcupine quills |
| kawomomqosu | (clothing, etc.) s/he feels rough to the touch |
| kawomomqot | it feels rough to the touch |
| kawopuway | cowboy |
| kawsitehsin | s/he steps on something sharp or rough when walking barefoot |
| kawtokot | (cloth; e.g., burlap) its texture is rough or coarse |
| kawwe | s/he has spiky or spiked hair |
| 'kayya, 'kayye | that was close! it just barely missed! (exclamation when something just misses happening, e.g., when narrowly missing an intended target, or when almost getting hit, as by a car) |
| kc- | (see also entries beginning with koc-, 'koc-) |
| kcahqalokotune | s/he has loud voice, is loud; s/he is loudmouth |
| kcahqewe | s/he has loud voice |
| kcahqi (kcahq-) | prominent, standing out, sticking out; loud; (prenoun) genuine, authentic, true, truly |
| kcahqomu | s/he, it juts out, sticks out |
| kcalokiqe | s/he has something in corner of eye |
| kceyawi (kceyaw-) | much, many |
| kceyawikotone | s/he is old |
| kceyawiw | there is a lot of h/, it; there is much of h/, it; (with singular or plural subject) there are many of them |
| kci (kc-, kt-) | big, great; old; pure |
| kci-amalhapahasit | zebra |
| kci-amuwes | bumblebee |