The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| pekkiksit | (browned bread) toast |
| pekkiktehsok | potato slice cooked directly on stovetop |
| pekkuwoskak | hinge; joint (of finger, leg, folding chair, etc.) |
| pekkuwoskak 'pihtin | h/ wrist |
| pekkuwoskat | h/ joint |
| pekkuwoskessik | jackknife (or other similarly jointed object) |
| 'pekotomon | s/he eats it clean (e.g., bone); s/he eats all of it |
| peksewe | s/he has clean clothing on |
| peksoke | it is a clean floor; the floor is clean, the floorboards are clean |
| 'pektahal | s/he hits all of h/; (gambling) s/he cleans h/ out, takes all h/ money; (figuratively) s/he wipes h/ out, kills h/, annihilates h/; (with plural direct object) s/he gets all of them |
| pektahasu | s/he, it is all taken away |
| 'pektehmon | s/he gets it all; s/he hits it all |
| pelkaqsit | (fish, various species) herring |
| pelkopahak | fruit juice |
| Pelonalt | Bernard |
| Pelonihk | Veronica, Veronique |
| pelqaqsit | (fish, various species) herring |
| pematuwewik | something that climbs; vine |
| pematuwewikil | (flower or vine, Calystegia sepium) morning glory |
| pemi | (see pomi; see note at piyemi) |
| pemihpuk | this winter, during the winter |
| pemi-nipok | this summer, during the summer |
| pemipisokek | along the bushes |
| pemi-siqok | this spring, during the spring |
| pemi-toqakik | this fall, this autumn; during the fall |