The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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Entry | Definition |
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ksawotuwinaqot | it is expensive looking; it is grandiose or lavish in appearance |
kse (ksiy-) | going or coming in, entering; (baseball) running from third base to home plate |
ksehe | s/he, it comes in, goes in, enters |
ksehenaqsu | s/he is in sight, is noticeable; (person, object, etc.) s/he sticks out in a crowd; s/he looks guilty |
ksehewiw | it comes in, goes in, enters |
ksehpehe | the tide comes in |
ksehpote | heat comes in |
ksekpenike | (basketmaking) s/he is folding top of stander(s) to inside of unfinished basket (once desired height has been achieved, before fitting hoop to rim) |
kselomoqot | it is loved |
kselomoqsu | s/he is loved |
kselomotuwok | they love each other |
kseltom | s/he loves |
kseltomuwakon | love, affection |
kseltuwakon | love, affection |
kseltuwok | they love each other |
ksenike | s/he brings or takes firewood into house |
ksentu | s/he sings as s/he enters |
ksephuwe | s/he runs in fleeing from something |
ksepiqe | (river) it goes in |
kseptasu | it is taken or carried in, is brought in |
ksessu | s/he, it hurts (causes pain, discomfort, etc.) |
kse-tkeyu | cold comes in |
ksetkuhu | s/he enters by jumping in |
kse-tokku | s/he enters by jumping in |
ksewse | s/he walks in; (sun) s/he rises farther to the north each day (i.e., days are getting longer) |