The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| milapahasu | it is striped |
| milapekhasu | it has many parts |
| milapekhomon | s/he fiddles with it, tampers with it |
| milapeksu | s/he belongs to many organizations, knows many things, comes from various backgrounds; (person with various jobs or positions) s/he wears many hats |
| milapessuwamal | s/he observes h/ with quick looks |
| milapessuwatomon | s/he observes it with quick looks |
| milapiqehe | s/he hallucinates, has various hallucinations |
| milapomal | s/he observes h/ with repeated glances, looks at h/ with curiosity, looks at h/ strangely |
| milapotomon | s/he observes it with repeated glances, looks at it with curiosity, looks at it strangely |
| milapotomuwan | s/he looks with curiosity at something belonging to h/ |
| milapske | (three-dimensional object) s/he, it comes in many shapes; s/he, it sticks out in one or more places; s/he, it is rocky, is lumpy |
| milapskicuwon | (water) it flows many different ways over rocks |
| milapskihke | it is bumpy and rocky |
| milapskosu | s/he comes in many shapes; s/he sticks out in one or more places |
| milapu | s/he looks all around |
| milatoki-punal | s/he places h/ in various positions (snake, something string-like) |
| milatoki-punomon | s/he places it in various positions (wire, something string-like) |
| milatqihton | the water is choppy |
| milatuwe | s/he climbs in various ways or directions; s/he speaks a variety of languages |
| milawacqessu | s/he, it slides out onto ice (on lake, ocean, etc.); s/he rows out onto water (sliding back and forth in seat while rowing) |
| milawacqitun | s/he hauls or drags it out into water, out into field, out onto ice, etc. (e.g., boat, sled) |
| milawahkan | s/he shoves or throws it out into the water, onto field, etc. |
| milawahkewal | (baseball) s/he throws outside pitch to h/ |
| milawahqomu | (tree, dock) s/he, it sticks out over water, field, etc. |
| milawapskahte | (rocky ledge) it extends out into the water |