The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'piluwiwihtomon | s/he says it differently |
| piluwi-wolamsotom | s/he has different belief(s), s/he dissents |
| piluwiye | s/he becomes different, changes |
| piluwocihte | it is of different color |
| piluwocossu | s/he is of different color |
| piluwolamuhtasu | (word, dialect) it is pronounced differently |
| piluwomahtu, piluwomtu | s/he acts or behaves differently, h/ ways are different; s/he behaves eccentrically, h/ ways are quirky; (man, woman) s/he is homosexual, is gay |
| piluwopu | s/he sits differently, sits in a different place |
| piluwotune | s/he mouths off jealously |
| pimolehsun | pus |
| pimolehsunihpit | vulture (e.g., turkey vulture, Cathartes aura, but also old world vultures of other species); (as synonym for vulture) buzzard |
| pimolehsuniw | there is pus on h/ |
| pimolehsunkasu | s/he, it is filled with pus |
| pimonikon | drill brace, electric drill, ice-auger, corkscrew |
| pimonikonahte | it is corkscrew-shaped |
| pimsqahqot | (something stick-like) it is bent, crooked |
| pimsqakiye | s/he, it is bent, is crooked |
| 'pimsqehlal | s/he twists h/, turns h/ |
| 'pimsqehtun | s/he turns it (knob, faucet, jar lid, etc.) |
| pimsqessu | s/he twists; (pitched baseball) s/he curves |
| 'pimsqiptun | s/he twists it quickly (e.g., bottlecap) |
| 'pimsqiptuwan | s/he twists quickly something belonging to h/ |
| pimsqitom | (baseball; catcher) s/he signals for curve ball |
| pinikol | vinegar |
| pinikolinut | vinegar container, vinegar cruet |