The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| pehkinaqot | it looks clean |
| pehkinaqsu | s/he looks clean |
| pehkine | s/he is completely dead |
| 'pehki-nomihtun | s/he sees it clearly |
| 'pehki-nomiyal | s/he sees h/ clearly |
| 'pehki-nonomon | s/he knows it well, knows it inside-out |
| 'pehki-nonuwal | s/he knows h/ well, knows h/ inside-out |
| pehkiptine | s/he has clean hands |
| 'pehkitahamal | s/he is sure of h/; s/he can count on h/ |
| pehkitahamqosu | s/he is reliable, can be counted or depended on, is certain to fulfil responsibility or obligation |
| pehkitahamqot | it is certain, sure; it is assumed to be true |
| 'pehkitahatomon | s/he is convinced of it, certain of it; s/he assumes it to be true |
| pehkitahatomuwakon | positive thinking, certainty |
| pehkiw, pehki-te | completely, thoroughly; already complete |
| 'pehki-wihqehtun | s/he takes all of it |
| 'pehki-wihqehtuwan | s/he takes all of it from h/ |
| 'pehki-wolehtun | s/he cleans it thoroughly, fixes it completely |
| 'pehki-wolehtuwan | s/he cleans thoroughly something belonging to h/ |
| 'pehkiyal | s/he cleans h/ |
| 'pehkolahpal | s/he licks h/ clean (dish, bowl) |
| 'pehkolahtomon | s/he licks it clean |
| 'pehkolahtomuwan | s/he licks clean or licks all of something belonging to h/ |
| pehkon | bacon |
| 'pehkonal | s/he takes all of h/ using hand(s) |
| pehkonoma, pehkonome | s/he is clean, is tidy |