The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
Click on a letter of the alphabet to start browsing the dictionary or on one of the items listed below to see the complete entry for that item. Entries include the definition of the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey word in English and its part of speech. Many entries also provide information about the item’s inflection (endings and prefixes), notes about its cultural significance, and English keywords that you can click on to see lists of related terms. Entries may also include audio recordings and example sentences, as well as links to videos that feature the word.
To learn more about Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey pronunciation and grammar click on one of the instructional documents in the menu on the right.
This dictionary is a work in progress. Its contents are updated and expanded on a regular basis.
| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kippu | s/he has fallen to ground; (tree) s/he has been felled |
| kiptahal | s/he knocks h/ down, knocks h/ over; s/he fells h/, chops h/ down (tree); (figuratively) s/he sends h/ to bed |
| 'kiptehkomon | s/he knocks it over with foot (feet) or body |
| kipuwiw | (ai) s/he gives up, gives in, yields; (ii) it gives, caves in, collapses |
| kis | already; yet; (with negatives) anymore |
| kisa | (emphatic) already; yet |
| 'kisacihtomon | s/he is prepared for it, ready for it |
| 'kisacikhal | s/he gets h/ ready, prepares h/; outfits h/, equips h/ |
| 'kisacikhomon | s/he gets it ready, readies it |
| kisacitahasu | s/he is mentally prepared |
| kisacomu | s/he told story, can tell story |
| 'kisacqitun | s/he dragged it, can drag it |
| kisacu | s/he is ready |
| kisacuwiw | it is ready |
| 'kisahkan | s/he threw it, can throw it |
| kisahke | s/he threw, can throw; (baseball) s/he pitched, can pitch |
| 'kisahkewan | s/he threw it for h/, threw it to h/; s/he can throw it for h/ or to h/ |
| kisahkihke, kiskihke | s/he planted or gardened |
| kisahqe | s/he cooked, can cook |
| kisahqehe | s/he goes uphill, goes up the hill |
| kisahqehkawotuwok | they (two) walk up the hill, walk uphill |
| kisahqehtestike | s/he walks up hill making noise with feet (e.g., wearing high heels) |
| 'kisahqekonal | s/he wrapped h/, can wrap h/ (something stick-like in paper, plastic, etc.); s/he rolled h/, can roll h/ (cigarette) |
| 'kisahqekonomon | s/he wrapped it, can wrap it in paper, plastic, etc.; s/he rolled it up, can roll it up (something stick-like) |
| 'kisahqekonomuwan | s/he wrapped or rolled up something belonging to h/; s/he can wrap or roll up something belonging to h/ |