The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'kottapehkuwal | s/he sinks h/ with weight of body |
| kotu-, kotuh- | (see kotuwi) |
| kotuhmahsu | s/he plays the drum, s/he drums |
| kotuhmahsuwey | drum; drumstick, something used to beat time |
| kotuhmahsuwin | drummer |
| kotuhmahsuwintuwakon | drum song |
| 'kotuhpikhal | s/he lets h/ go hungry |
| kotuhpikhusu | s/he starves self, is anorexic |
| kotuhpu | s/he is hungry |
| 'kotuhsomin | s/he drinks it |
| kotuhsomu | s/he drinks alcoholic beverage |
| kotuhsomuwakon | drinking (of alcoholic beverages) |
| kotuhsomuwin | (person) drunk, drunkard |
| kotuhtamu | s/he craves or has hankering for some kind of food |
| 'kotuhtomon | s/he is hungry for it, wants to eat it, is going to eat it |
| kotuksu | s/he is sleepy |
| kotuksukiskot | it is a sleepy or dreary day |
| kotunkahtin | there is hunting; it is hunting time, it is hunting season (Wol, also: trapping) |
| kotunke | s/he hunts; (Wol, also) s/he traps |
| kotunkewahsom | hound, hunting dog |
| kotunkewey | (animate) game animal; (inanimate) meat of game animal |
| kotunkewin | hunter; (Wol, also) trapper |
| kotunkewka, kotunkewke | (usually, man or boy) he dances the hunter's dance |
| 'kotunolal | s/he hunts h/ (deer, bear, etc.); s/he is out to get h/, is after h/ (enemy, runaway); s/he picks h/ (apple, pear, etc.) |
| kotunolotuwok | they are enemies (of each other) |