The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
pesopalomen baseball player (Sipayik)
pesq 1 one (in counting)
pesq 2 one
pesqahsuwehsok, pehsuwahsuwehsok flower
pesqahsuweskahasu, pehsuwahsuweskahasu it is decorated or adorned with flowers
pesqahsuweskankuwet florist
pesqolehtahsit arsonist
pesqon one
pesqon-ote the same; nevertheless, even so, still
pesqon-ote-lu, pesqon-otehlu nevertheless, still
pesqonuwiw it is one of a kind, it is unique; it is still the same
pesseskoniket one who removes weeds
Pessikapskiyak Split Rock (place on shore at Sipayik)
pestomuhkat (see peskotomuhkat)
'petacqitun s/he arrives dragging or sliding it
'petahkan s/he throws it to here
petahkemolsu, petahkemolossu s/he has sharp pain in side
'petahkewan s/he leaves h/ off to someone (see example)
petahqehta his penis distends; he gets erection
petaki-sips thunderbird
petakiw it thunders
petakiyehs (bird, Chaetura pelagica) chimney swift
petakiyik, petakihik thunder; (also, for some speakers) lightning
petakolan there is a thunder-shower
Petakoloss nickname of John Snow, of Sipayik, d. c. 1950s