The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| milahkewal | (baseball) s/he throws variety of pitches to h/ |
| milahkomike | it is hilly land |
| milahkukot | it comes in different shapes, has various forms |
| milahqe | s/he cooks many different things |
| milahqewotun | s/he piles it up any which way (firewood, etc.) |
| milahqihputun | s/he shakes finger at it (scoldingly or accusingly) |
| milahqihputuwal | s/he shakes finger at h/ (scoldingly or accusingly) |
| milahqi-punomon | s/he places it in various positions (something stick-like) |
| milahqi-punomuwan | s/he places in various positions something stick-like belonging to h/ |
| milahtuwe | (building, Christmas tree, etc.) it is lit up in many places |
| milahtuwehpute | it sparkles |
| milakitutom | (acrobat, contortionist, one who practices yoga) s/he contorts self |
| milakiye | s/he, it bends in various ways |
| milakkomon | s/he bends it in different ways using foot (feet) or putting weight on it (metal; e.g., wire on ground, weak metal chair seat) |
| milakonal | s/he bends h/ every which way |
| milakonike | (baseball) s/he throws variety of curves |
| milakonimal | s/he tells many or various stories about h/ |
| milakonomon | s/he bends it every which way |
| milakonutomuwal | s/he tells h/ many or various stories |
| milakutom | s/he has a variety of ancestry |
| milal | s/he gives to h/ |
| milamit | (baseball) knuckleball |
| milamutike | (baseball) s/he throws variety of pitches |
| milan | s/he gives it to h/ |
| milankuwewal | s/he buys h/ many or various items |