The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kahtonapiyey | something made of cotton; (inanimate) cotton flannel |
| kahtopassu | (see kahpotassu) |
| kahtope (kahtopay-) | (see kahpote) |
| 'kakalumal | s/he calls at h/ loudly from a distance |
| 'kakaluwamal | s/he calls to h/, yells to h/, shouts at h/ from a distance |
| kakaluwatasu | s/he, it is shouted out, is hollered at |
| 'kakaluwatomon | s/he yells at it |
| kakaluwe | s/he shouts, calls out, hollers; s/he announces |
| 'kakawacqiptun | s/he drags it quickly (e.g., horse pulling sleigh) |
| 'kakawahkan | s/he throws it fast |
| kakawahke | s/he throws fast; (baseball) s/he pitches fast, throws fastball |
| 'kakawahkewal | (baseball) s/he throws fastball to h/ |
| 'kakawahkewan | s/he throws it fast to h/; s/he throws fast something belonging to h/ |
| kakawalke | s/he digs quickly |
| kakawalomikewtom | s/he argues vehemently, protests loudly |
| 'kakawalomimal | s/he scolds h/ harshly and loudly, berates h/ |
| 'kakawapenkatomon | s/he pays a lot for it |
| 'kakawapenkatomuwan | s/he pays a lot for something belonging to h/ |
| kakawaqote | it burns fast, burns furiously |
| kakawatqin | the water is rough |
| kakawawsu | s/he lives intensely |
| 'kakawcokehtun | s/he applies it heavily (soft substance; e.g., hot fudge, thick paint, stucco) |
| 'kakawehlal | s/he affects h/ quickly; (inverse forms; disease, illness) it hits h/ quickly, (medicine) it takes effect on h/ quickly |
| kakawessu | s/he, it goes fast |
| 'kakaweyutomon | s/he treats it roughly |