The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'kespapotomon | s/he unintentionally catches sight of it |
| kespewestu | s/he speaks without meaning to (e.g., betrays a secret) |
| kespi (kesp-) | unintentionally; (in this same sense only) accidentally |
| kespiluwehe | s/he gets angry unintentionally, gets angry without meaning to |
| 'kespi-nehpahal | s/he unintentionally kills h/ |
| 'kespi-nehpahtun | s/he accidentally kills it |
| kespiw | unintentionally; (in this same sense only) accidentally |
| kespi-wapololuhke | s/he unintentionally makes error or does wrong |
| 'kespi-wihqonomon | s/he accidentally takes it, takes it by mistake |
| 'kespoqimal | s/he blames h/ by mistake |
| kespoqsu | s/he accidentally falls asleep; s/he oversleeps |
| kespotunehe | h/ tongue slips; s/he makes slip of tongue, sticks foot in mouth (says wrong word or offends) |
| Kespukitk | in, to Nova Scotia |
| kesq | while, as, during the time that |
| 'kessal | s/he cuts so much of h/; s/he cuts h/ into so many pieces |
| kessiyaskuwipit | infielder who has moved closer to home plate (e.g., when expecting bunt or trying to prevent runner from stealing home) |
| kessiyewotasik | harvest; something brought or taken in |
| 'kessomal | s/he feeds h/ so much, can feed h/ so much |
| 'kessomon | s/he cuts so much of it; s/he cuts it into so many pieces |
| kessomtehkuwut, kesomtehkuwut | scooter, skateboard |
| 'kessomuwan | s/he cuts so much or so many pieces of something belonging to h/ |
| kessonuwik | hard liquor, whiskey |
| kest- | (see also entries beginning with ksiht-) |
| kestaqot | it sounds so many times |
| kestehmon | s/he hits or strikes it so many times; s/he makes or earns so much of it (money) |