The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'komoqonomon | s/he drowns it |
| komoqotkuhu | s/he dives (into water) |
| komotu, komotuk; kamotu | all of a sudden, suddenly |
| komotuk-olu | nonetheless, nevertheless |
| kompe | (land, cellar) it floods |
| kompessu | (land, cellar) it floods quickly |
| kompiyuhta | computer |
| komte | it sits all the way in |
| komuci (komuc-, komut-) | secretly, sneakily, on the sly |
| 'komucihponolal | s/he secretly fights against h/ |
| 'komucihtun | s/he makes it secretly |
| komuci-komutone | s/he filches, steals furtively |
| 'komucikotun | s/he harms or damages it secretly |
| komuci-kotunke | s/he poaches, hunts illegally or secretly (Wol, also: traps) |
| 'komucikotuwal | s/he goes after h/ secretly to hurt or insult h/ (e.g., in seeking revenge) |
| 'komucikotuwan | s/he secretly harms something belonging to h/ |
| 'komuci-ksokaptun | s/he smuggles it, carries it across secretly |
| komuci-macephuwe | s/he sneaks away |
| komuci-nehpahtike | s/he is assassin or hit man; s/he assassinates |
| komuci-nipuwiw | s/he gets married secretly, elopes |
| 'komuci-nuteptun | s/he secretly takes it out |
| 'komuci-nuteptuwan | s/he secretly takes out something belonging to h/ |
| 'komuci-pawatomon | s/he covets it, has secret craving for it |
| 'komuci-peciptun | s/he brings it secretly |
| 'komuciphal | s/he sneaks h/, carries h/ secretly, carries h/ concealed |