The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| payis | pie |
| payiske | s/he makes pie |
| Payoni | Bernie (nickname for Bernadette) |
| payosihkol | bicycle, tricycle |
| payoson | poison |
| 'payosonhal | s/he poisons h/ |
| pc- | (see also entries beginning with 'poc-, 'pocc-, 'pot-, pt-) |
| pci (pc-, pt-) | accidentally, unintentionally |
| pciht- | (see also entries beginning with 'pott-) |
| pcihtelhike | s/he accidentally fires gun |
| pcihteluwawe | s/he accidentally shoots someone |
| pcihtuhusu | s/he accidentally hits self (e.g., with hammer) |
| pciliw | especially |
| pcitahke | (see 'pocitahkan) |
| pcossol | last of all, lacking only (see examples) |
| pcossolewey 1 | the last one |
| pcossolewey 2 | the last time, for the last time |
| pcossoleweyawiw | s/he, it is the last one; (competitor) s/he comes in last |
| pcossolp | lacking only; the only thing missing is ... |
| pe- | (see also entries beginning with p-, pa-, pi-, po-, pu-) |
| pecessu | s/he approaches or arrives swiftly (e.g., by car, sled, bike) |
| peci (pec-, pet-) | arriving, upon arrival, reaching; becoming |
| peci-leyu | it comes to pass, it happens |
| pecihpun | winter is coming, winter has arrived |
| pecihpusu | s/he makes way toward there little by little |