The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
'paskosal s/he cuts h/ open with knife
'paskosomon s/he cuts it open
'paskosomuwan s/he cuts open something belonging to h/
'paskotunehtehkuwal s/he splits h/ lip by kicking h/
'pasktahal s/he smashes h/
'pasktehmon s/he smashes it
'pasktehsimal s/he breaks h/ into pieces (bottle, etc.)
pasktehson it smashes
'pasktelomon s/he breaks or bursts it by shooting it
pasktihike s/he smashes things, breaks things into pieces
pasocu (ice) s/he is frozen in thick layer
pasokos (fish, genus Acipenser) sturgeon
pasotekone s/he has thick skin
pasp- (see also entries beginning with masp-)
paspahsewe s/he wears thick clothes
paspanokahte it is thick layer
paspi-pikehsossit buffalo, bison
paspiposqonat buffalo, bison (Wol)
paspocu (ice) s/he is frozen as thick layer
pasqe it is noon
pasqihihpu s/he eats noontime meal (lunch, dinner)
'pasqiyahqahal s/he cooks noontime meal for h/, cooks lunch or dinner for h/
pasqiyahqe s/he cooks noontime meal, cooks lunch, cooks dinner
'pasqiyahsomal s/he gives h/ or feeds h/ noontime meal (lunch, dinner)
pass bus, autobus