The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| leptanet | lieutenant governor (political office in Peskotomuhkati and Penobscot communities) |
| lesson | it happens; something happens to it |
| lessu 1 | it happens; something happens to it |
| lessu 2 | something happens to h/ |
| letis | lady |
| letisuwomtu | (woman, girl) she is ladylike |
| lewestu | s/he speaks thus |
| lewestuwamsu | s/he speaks to self, talks to self |
| lewotahsu | s/he arranges (items) |
| leyu 1 | it is so; it is true, it is the truth; it happens; it matters; it is that way; something is the matter with it |
| leyu 2 | s/he is that way, is that kind of person; there is something the matter with h/ |
| leyuwakon | personal belongings, gear; personal affairs; (Wol slang; 'toleyuwakon) h/ private parts |
| leyuwiw | it happens; there is something wrong with it, there is something the matter with it |
| li (l-) | (see oli; see also entries beginning with ol-) |
| lihkahkonikon | (woodworking tool) crooked-knife |
| lihkawotuwok | (see olkawotuwok) |
| lihkutolakon | (woodworking tool) drawknife |
| lihkutole | s/he works wood with drawknife |
| lihkutolikon | (carpentry, woodworking) plane, draw-horse |
| lihpu | s/he eats thus |
| lihpusu | s/he shakes, vibrates, trembles, shivers; (in general) s/he makes rapidly repeated small movements |
| lihpute | it shakes, trembles, vibrates |
| lihput, lihputoss | feeding platform (of a muskrat) |
| lihqekotamu | s/he chews gum |
| lihqekotamut | spruce gum (used as chewing gum) |