The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| piluwamoqiye | h/ facial features change |
| piluwapiqehtahsu | s/he is magician or illusionist; s/he practices sleight of hand |
| 'piluwapiqehtun | (magician) s/he deceives it (eye) |
| piluwapit | false tooth |
| piluwapite | s/he has false teeth |
| piluwapithom | s/he has false teeth, is wearing false teeth |
| piluwapiyiw, piluwapihiw | s/he has extraordinary powers |
| piluwapiyuwakon | extraordinary power |
| piluwapotasu | it is dusky or shadowy; it is getting dark; (outdoors at dusk or dawn) there is inadequate light |
| piluwaqhoke | she is pregnant |
| piluwasokahte | the layout of its rooms is different (e.g., from that in another house with similar exterior) |
| piluwatuwe | s/he speaks a different language |
| 'piluwehlal | s/he makes h/ different, transforms h/; s/he finds h/ different |
| piluwehtasu | it is done differently |
| 'piluwehtun | s/he does it differently; s/he finds it to be different |
| 'piluwehtuwan | s/he does it differently for h/ |
| piluwessu | h/ facial features change when s/he is about to die |
| piluwewestuwiw | it speaks differently |
| piluwey | something different or novel |
| piluweyuwakon | wrongdoing, misdeed |
| piluwi (piluw-) | different, differently |
| piluwihpukot | it tastes different |
| piluwihpuksu | s/he tastes different |
| piluwihtaqot | it sounds different |
| piluwihtaqsu | s/he sounds different |