The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| koskimawikonehe | s/he gets chills up spine (from fear or thrill) |
| 'koskimehlal | s/he gives h/ shivers or chills |
| koskimiye | s/he is charmed (e.g., has special powers of healing or perception); s/he experiences chill (thrill) of fear, anxiety, or excitement; h/ hair stands up on end |
| koskimkasuwiw | (leg, arm, etc.) it goes to sleep; (sensation in skin) it feels like pins and needles |
| 'koskimonal | s/he gives h/ chills by touching h/ |
| koskitome, kaskitome | (water) it gets deep suddenly, abruptly; there is body of water at base of cliff; (lake bed, shoreline, etc.) it drops off abruptly, there is steep dropoff underwater |
| 'koskomakopehlal | s/he weaves h/ through the split stander |
| 'koskomaqtahal | (woodcutter) s/he misses h/ when striking but hits h/ with handle (of ax, etc.) |
| 'koskomaqtehmon | (woodcutter) s/he misses it when striking but hits it with handle |
| 'koskomaqtestun | (woodcutter) s/he misses with it when striking but hits its handle against intended target |
| 'koskomaqtestuwal | (boxer) s/he misses when striking at h/ with fist but hits h/ with forearm |
| koskomh- | (see also entries beginning with kskomih-) |
| 'koskomhomon | s/he takes shortcut through it or to get around it, etc. |
| 'koskomhomuwal | s/he knows how to get information out of h/ |
| 'koskomi-msonomon, 'koskomi-psonomon | s/he gets (obtains) it opportunely or by chance |
| 'koskomiphal | s/he carries h/ on shortcut |
| 'koskomon | s/he feels pain from it after sitting or sleeping on it (part of body) |
| koskotone | (chain of mountains, ridge) s/he, it has precipitous dropoff(s) |
| koskotonesu | (mountain) s/he has precipitous dropoff(s) |
| 'koskotunenal | s/he chokes h/, strangles h/ |
| 'koskotunepilal | s/he chokes or strangles h/ with cord, rope, etc. |
| 'kosokahpawolal | s/he chases or pursues h/ across |
| 'kosokahsinon | s/he lies across it |
| 'kosokahulal | s/he takes h/ across by boat, ferries h/ across |
| 'kosokahutun | s/he takes it across by boat, ferries it |