The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| petamihku | s/he gets up so far (e.g., injured person trying to stand) |
| petamkuhse | s/he arrives walking on gravel; (dual and plural, also) they arrive walking in a line, in a group (e.g., procession, march) |
| petamkustahsu | s/he arrives with line of followers behind (e.g., hen with chicks, teacher with children, squad-leader with soldiers) |
| petamoqesson | a storm approaches or arrives |
| petamoqessu | a storm approaches or arrives |
| petamu | s/he, it falls or flies to there (involuntarily) |
| petankuwe | s/he comes to buy or sell |
| 'petankuwekhal | s/he comes to sell h/ |
| 'petankuwektun | s/he comes to sell it |
| petapasuwok | they approach or arrive on foot, arrive walking (Pesk); they arrive (Wol) |
| petapeku | s/he approaches or arrives crawling |
| petapenke | s/he comes to pay (money owed, a fine, or, e.g., bringing lard in exchange for "borrowed" butter) |
| petapilom | s/he comes to get water |
| petaptu | s/he arrives leaving tracks, h/ tracks lead here |
| petaqhesson | its odor wafts to there |
| petaqhessu | its odor wafts to there |
| petatuwe | s/he climbs to here, climbs to certain point |
| petawotu | s/he, it is worth buying, is "worth it"; h/, its price comes to ...; (purchase of one or more items) the total price or cost comes to ... |
| 'petewotun | s/he brings it and arranges it or stacks it |
| 'petewotuwan | s/he brings it to h/ |
| pethom | s/he approaches or arrives swimming, swims here |
| 'pethulal | s/he brings h/ by boat |
| pethute | (changing residence) s/he moves here, s/he arrives to move in |
| 'pethutun | s/he brings it by boat |
| petihkutuwomtu | he acts like woman, is effeminate |