The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kciqahawey | something ingenious; clever device, contraption |
| kciqahawinaqot | (appearance) it is majestic, is imposing |
| kciqahawiw | s/he is clever, is talented; s/he is good or expert at (something) |
| kciqahawtaqsu | s/he speaks knowledgeably, speaks authoritatively |
| Kci-skehewahtoq | it is Good Friday |
| kci-skicin | old Native person; elder, Native leader |
| kci-skitap | mature man, adult man; great man |
| kci-spomkik | high up in heaven |
| kci-spomok | high up in sky |
| kcissonte | it is a high holy day; it is Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter) |
| kcissuwan | bullet |
| kci-supeqi-pqom | iceberg |
| kcita (kcitay-) | penetrating, going deep into |
| kcitacokessu | s/he burrows or sinks into soft earth or mud |
| kcitahkecuwon | (water) it flows downhill |
| kcitahkomike | (land) it slopes down |
| kcitahtihikon | ice auger |
| kcitaluhke | (needle, porcupine quill, arrow, etc.) s/he, it works way farther in |
| kcitaluhkewiw | it works its way farther in |
| kcitamtihikon | large heavy hammer, sledge-hammer; pile-driver; tent stake |
| kcitapeqithikon | (laundry) stick used to poke clothes down into boiling water to keep them submerged |
| kcitawse | s/he walks far into or sinks into (woods, grass, brush, snow, mud, etc.); (thorn, etc.) s/he gradually works way into (body, carpet, etc.; verb ai 9) |
| kci-tehkoneps | ape, gorilla |
| kcitomahkuksu | (child) h/ body has adult shape or proportions |
| kcitomessu | s/he acts older than age (e.g., wears makeup or smokes when too young) |