The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'kopihtun | s/he covers it with something |
| 'kopkuwal | s/he blocks h/ passage with body; (inverse forms only) it constipates h/ |
| 'kopolamtahal | s/he knocks the wind out of h/ |
| 'kopolamtehkuwal | s/he kicks the wind out of h/ (person) |
| 'kopolamtehsimal | s/he knocks wind out of h/ |
| 'kopolutomon | s/he plugs it (ear, nose) |
| 'kopotolamihkuwal | s/he cuts off h/ breath by sitting on h/ stomach |
| 'koppahqehtun | s/he bars it (door, passageway, road, etc.) |
| 'koppalokihtehkuwal | s/he corners h/ |
| 'koppalokossehteluwal | s/he deafens h/ with noise of shot |
| 'koppapekhal | s/he ties h/ shut, buttons h/ up |
| 'koppapekhomon | s/he ties it shut, buttons it up |
| 'koppapektun | s/he ties it shut, ties it up |
| 'koppaskuwatomuwal | s/he ambushes h/, waylays h/, puts up roadblock to stop h/ |
| 'koppasokahmon | s/he locks it |
| 'koppasokahmuwan | s/he locks something belonging to h/ |
| 'koppekopilomon | s/he closes it by covering it with cloth, paper, etc. tied in place |
| 'koppekopolehtun | s/he uses it as curtain or window shade; s/he covers it using cloth, paper, etc. |
| 'koppektahal | s/he shuts h/ in (with cloth, paper, etc.) by hitting (e.g., hammering) |
| 'koppektehmon | s/he covers it (with cloth, paper, etc.) by nailing something on it |
| 'koppektehmuwan | s/he covers something belonging to h/ with cloth, paper, etc. by hitting |
| 'koppektestun | s/he shuts it quickly, slams it (door, cover, damper, etc.) |
| 'koppihkomon | s/he shuts it |
| 'koppihqahal | s/he seals h/ with something sticky (e.g., tape); s/he seals h/ in, closes h/ in |
| 'koppihqehmon | s/he seals it with something sticky (e.g., tape) |