The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| lapenke | s/he pays that much, s/he pays in that way |
| lapessu | s/he glances, looks quickly |
| lapesu | s/he makes that much money; h/ wage or salary is so much |
| lapewu | (man, boy) he looks thus, he looks like... |
| lapihkakon | wrapped package, parcel, bundle |
| lapiqe | s/he sees something; s/he pictures something in mind |
| lapiqehe | s/he experiences something through eyes (e.g., has a vision, hallucinates) |
| lapiqessu | s/he blinks |
| lapitehe | (person, tool) h/, its teeth are in such a condition; (ai; shoe, tire) h/ tread is in such a condition; (ii; wood) its grain is such |
| lapocunhikon | handle (of basket, pail, frying-pan, etc.) |
| Lapohta | Roberta |
| lapomosu | s/he looks at self |
| lapomotuwok | they look at each other |
| Lapot | Robert |
| lapotuwok | they look at each other |
| lapskahasu | (cheetah, horse, shirt, wall, paper, etc.) s/he, it is dappled, is spotted, is mottled; s/he is pebbled |
| lapskihtihike | s/he chips stone |
| lapu | s/he looks there |
| laput | telescope, microscope, rifle scope; (plural) binoculars |
| laputihike | s/he looks with telescope, binoculars, etc. |
| laputihikon | telescope, microscope, rifle scope; (plural, also) binoculars |
| laqe | s/he, it is piled up; it lies there |
| laqsawe | s/he carves, whittles |
| laqtihike | s/he cuts wood |
| lasksawakon | scythe |