The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kestokot | (something string-like, story, etc.) it is so long |
| ’ketahkewan | s/he knocks it off h/, snatches or grabs it away from h/ |
| ketahpet | person held accountable (e.g., in legal proceeding) |
| 'ketalkatomon | s/he digs it out |
| 'ketapitehlal | s/he extracts h/ tooth (teeth) |
| ketc- | (see entries beginning with kecc-) |
| kete | for example |
| ketekhucuwole | s/he takes clothes off clothesline |
| 'ketekisomon | s/he cuts it out |
| Kethonosk | on, to Cathance Lake, Maine; on or along Dennys River; in, at, to Dennysville, Maine |
| ketkahal | s/he uproots h/ (plant, person) |
| ’ketkahmon | s/he uproots it |
| 'ketkosewatomon | s/he unloads it (firearm), defuses it (bomb) |
| ketkosewe | (shooter removing ammunition or spent shell from gun) s/he unloads |
| ketkosewiw | (gun) it unloads automatically after firing |
| ketokiku | s/he is stingy |
| 'ketokitomon | s/he subtracts it (number, amount) |
| ketokomahtu, ketokomtu | s/he is cunning or crafty, is shrewd, is clever |
| ketolaskessu | s/he, it slips off |
| 'ketolaskiphal | s/he unintentionally lets h/ slip or drop out of hand(s); (baseball: pitcher) s/he intentionally lets h/ (ball) slip out of hand |
| 'ketolaskiptun | s/he lets it slip or drop out of hand(s) |
| 'ketolaskiptuwan | s/he snatches it away from h/ (out of h/ hand) |
| 'ketoloqtahal | s/he chips h/ out of the ice |
| 'ketoloqtehmon | s/he chips it out of ice |
| 'ketonuwal | s/he buys h/ off |