The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kiwtahqicuwon | (water) it revolves, its flow moves clockwise or counterclockwise (e.g., in whirlpool, large eddy, tidal current) |
| kiwtahqiyamu | s/he, it whirls through the air (flying or falling involuntarily; e.g., hat blown off in wind, frisbee) |
| kiwtahqiye | it rotates, revolves |
| kiyahq | (bird) seagull (especially, herring gull, Larus argentatus) |
| kiyahqakiye | s/he, it is straight (i.e., not curved or bent) |
| kiyahqapahasu | it is marked with straight line(s) |
| kiyahqapihikon | chalk-line, carpenter's pencil (tool for marking straight line) |
| kiyahqaputihikon | (optical tool for determining whether line or surface is horizontal) level; (surveying instrument) transit |
| kiyahqawon | seagull egg |
| 'kiyahqehtun | s/he straightens it; s/he straightens it out (situation, misunderstanding, etc.) |
| kiyahqessit | (baseball) ball thrown straight |
| kiyahqessu | s/he goes in straight line |
| kiyahqi (kiyahq-, kiyaq-) | straight, straight ahead; direct, directly (toward something) |
| 'kiyahqihtahal | s/he hits h/ to straighten h/ (crooked or bent object; e.g., spoon, flagpole) |
| 'kiyahqihtehmon | s/he hits it to straighten it out (crooked or bent object; e.g., nail) |
| kiyahqinehe | (tree) h/ wood splits straight |
| 'kiyahqiptun | s/he straightens it quickly (e.g., adjusts camera, gun, binoculars, finger when aiming) |
| kiyahqi-te | straight, straight ahead; directly toward something |
| kiyahqiw | straight, straight ahead |
| kiyahqomu | s/he, it juts out straight |
| kiyaqhom | s/he swims straight |
| kiyaqsis | (see kiyahq) |
| kiyaqte | (something stick-like) it is straight (vertically or horizontally) |
| 'kiyaqtehmuwal | (baseball) s/he hits line drive to h/ (pitcher or baseman, who catches it) |
| kiyasis | (see kiyahq) |