The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
kehtolewey the real one
kehtoric, kehtolic cartridge (e.g., for shotgun)
keka almost, nearly (action or process is still going on and not yet completed)
kekehqis hawk (species uncertain, perhaps sharp-shinned hawk or pigeon hawk)
kekesk a little, a little bit; slightly
'kekiw all day
'kekkom s/he travels all day
'kekoluhke s/he works all day
kelcoqet, kelocoqet glue, adhesive
kelhuket animal caught in trap
kelisiyik, kelisihik people from Calais, Maine
Kelisk in, at, to Calais, Maine
kelisuhke s/he does errands in Calais, Maine
kelonaket bobby pin
kelonomumok (baseball) inning
'kelonoskol h/ godparent, h/ godfather or godmother
kelotonuhket (name for month in lunar calendar approximating November)
keluluwet spokesperson; (in this sense) attorney, lawyer
Kelusit (see Keluwosit)
Keluwosit, Kelusit God
Keluwoskap Koluskap (variant proposed by PP as origin of this name; see koluwosu); (also, WN) bearer of great truth
kemittunehtaqsit interferer, interrupter; loudmouth
kemopoluwiw s/he gambles
kemp camp
kemuci-nehpahtiket assassin