The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| lamatqoniw | (tree) s/he is knotty inside |
| lami (lam-) | inside, in, within; under |
| lamikan | (wigwam) inner lining made of bark; (house, building, room) inner wall surface including ceiling; (interior space) room, closet; (baseball) dugout; (military) bunker |
| lamikaney | joist |
| lami-kuhutik | underneath the bed |
| lamikuwam | indoors, inside a house |
| lamikuwamey | housecoat, bathrobe |
| lamipisokiw | in the woods, deep in the woods |
| lamipisoq | among bushes, in brush |
| lamiw | inside, underneath |
| lamk | hell |
| lamkikapuwiyik, lamkikapuwihik | they are standing in a line |
| lamkomiqikan | underground cave |
| lamkukhike | s/he rakes or mounds up dirt or gravel; s/he scoops sugar or flour, etc.; (child) s/he plays in the dirt |
| lamokut | bed-sheet |
| lamonekosut | mattress pad |
| lamotekon | (muscle layer under skin of belly) abdominal wall |
| lamotekonis, lamotekonossis | fetus, unborn baby still in womb (especially, of animal) |
| lamotew | inside (package, etc.) |
| lampeq, lampekuk | underwater |
| lampeqin | underwater person, water-spirit |
| lampeqinuhsis | water sprite |
| lampeqinusq, lampeqinusqehs | mermaid, female water sprite or water fairy |
| lamsewakon | underwear, underclothes, undergarment |
| lamsewe | s/he wears underclothes (underwear) |