The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'koskahputun | s/he loses track of it when moving it around |
| 'koskahtahal | s/he hits h/ so far that s/he (the object hit; e.g., ball) gets lost |
| 'koskahtan | s/he loses it; (bereaved person) s/he has lost h/ (family member); (ai) s/he loses things, s/he loses money (e.g., in gambling), loses weight |
| 'koskahtehmon | s/he hits it so far that it gets lost |
| 'koskahtun | s/he loses it |
| 'koskahtuwan | s/he loses something belonging to h/ |
| 'koskakisin | s/he loses place in it, loses thread of it (when reading a story, book, etc.) |
| 'koskaluhmon | s/he fails to return it (something borrowed, especially, money) |
| 'koskalutomon | s/he deceitfully charges again for it (fraudulently denying receipt of earlier payment) |
| 'koskalutomuwan | s/he deceitfully charges h/ again for it (fraudulently denying receipt of earlier payment) |
| 'koskanomon | s/he hides it with hand(s) |
| 'koskanomuwan | s/he hides with hand(s) something belonging to h/ |
| 'koskapekomehtuwal | s/he strikes barely overlapping marks on h/ (ash log being pounded for basket splints) |
| koskapske | it is a cliff, precipice, crag, dropoff; it is a steeply projecting mass of rock forming part of a rugged cliff or headland |
| koskapskihke | rocky land slopes down abruptly, forms a cliff or precipice; it is rocky at bottom of dropoff |
| 'koskaptun | s/he takes it by hiding it, s/he snatches it and hides it immediately |
| 'koskaptuwan | s/he takes something belonging to h/ by hiding it |
| 'koskayaphal | s/he loses h/ tracks |
| 'koskayapomal | s/he loses sight of h/ |
| 'koskayapotomon | s/he loses sight of it |
| 'koskayapotomuwan | s/he loses sight of something belonging to h/ |
| 'koskehtun | s/he widens it, broadens it |
| 'koskihtun | s/he makes it wide or broad |
| koskikon | (road, wall, hillside) it is steep, is steep-sided |
| koskiku | (vat, ditch) s/he has steep sides |