The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
'komasopu s/he is easy to get at, is physically accessible
'komastaqot it sounds easy to do
'komastaqsu s/he sounds easy (to beat, to fool, etc.)
'komaste it is easy to get at, is physically accessible
'komastuhulqosu (ash log) s/he is easy to pound; (boxer) s/he is easily hit or knocked out; (lender, etc.) s/he is a "soft touch"
komatel there is a lot of h/; (plural forms) there are many of them
'komatpessu h/ head disappears inside or under (something)
komici (komic-, komit-) blocking, obstructing, in the way
komicihkosu s/he builds house in off-limits location or in the way of something; (settler) s/he encroaches or intrudes
komiciptinepu h/ hand is in the way; h/ hands are in the way
komiciptinewu s/he puts hand(s) in way (intentionally, e.g., to block camera lens)
'komici-punal s/he puts h/ in the way (of something), places h/ so as to obstruct or block
'komici-punomon s/he puts it in the way (of something), places it so as to obstruct or block
komiciw blocking, obstructing, in the way
komiciye s/he gets in the way of something or someone (so as to obstruct or block)
komicuhse s/he walks in front of something or someone (so as to obstruct or block)
komitahkalusonahasu (person, animal, house, etc.) s/he, it is barricaded, is fenced in
komitahkan s/he throws it in the way (of something)
komitalokossewu h/ ear gets in the way; s/he eavesdrops
komitamkahte (gravel, sand, grain, etc.) is piled so as to block or obstruct, it is piled in the way (of something)
komitapasuwok they walk in front of something or someone (so as to obstruct or block)
komitaqte (something stick-like) it is in the way, it obstructs
komitewestu s/he interrupts by speaking
komitkawotuwok they (two) walk in front of something or someone (so as to obstruct or block); they are blocking or obstructing each other
'komitkihkomon s/he blocks it by standing in front of it or in its way (doorway, television)