The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| piltal | (metal) lead |
| piltaluwey | something made of lead |
| piltaluwine | s/he suffers from lead poisoning |
| piltaluwiw | (paint, metal alloy, etc.) it has lead in it |
| piltaqot | it sounds new, it has new or unexpected sound |
| piltuhmahtu | s/he acts or behaves differently from what was expected |
| piltuhtaqot, piltuwihtaqot | it sounds different from what was expected |
| piltuhtaqsu | s/he sounds different from what was expected |
| piltuwahte | it is different from what was expected |
| piltuwi (piltuw-, piltuh-) | different from what was expected |
| piltuwihpukot | it tastes different from what was expected |
| piltuwihpuksu | (food, milk, etc.) s/he tastes different from what was expected |
| piltuwihtaqot | (see piltuhtaqot) |
| piltuwiku | s/he is different (in form) from what was expected |
| piltuwinaqot | it looks different from what was expected |
| piltuwinaqsu | s/he looks different from what was expected |
| piluloq | new canoe, new boat |
| piluwahkewin | stranger, foreigner; (in Canada) American |
| 'piluwahkukehtun | s/he shapes it differently |
| piluwahkukot | it is shaped differently |
| piluwahte | it is different |
| 'piluwakonutomon | s/he tells it differently (story) |
| piluwakutom | s/he is related differently |
| piluwaltoq | wig, toupee |
| piluwaltoqhom | s/he is wearing wig or toupee |