The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'pisi-punomon | s/he inserts it, puts it into (something) |
| 'pisi-sukahtun | s/he pours it in |
| pisituwiye | s/he flies into (something) |
| pisiw | into; in or out through boundary (doorway, hole, border, etc.) |
| pisi-wakcuhucin | s/he bends down into something |
| pisiye | (person in vehicle or vehicle itself) s/he, it goes in or comes in |
| piskahte | (indoors or outdoors) it is dark |
| piskahtenaqot | (indoors or outdoors) it looks dark |
| 'piskahteptun | s/he flicks it off (light-switch) |
| piskahtetuk | in the dark |
| piskakome | s/he is mischievous; s/he is a brat |
| piskalokahte | it is dark hole, it is dark interior space |
| piskalokinaqot | it looks dark (inside hole, room, etc.) |
| piskalokittiye | s/he is imp, is hellion; s/he is mischievous child |
| piskalokot | (cave, etc.) it is dark hole |
| piskaluhkiye | the cloud cover darkens |
| piskapotasu | it is getting dark (e.g., outdoors after dusk) |
| piski (pisk-) | dark; (figuratively) mischievous |
| piskinaqot | it looks dark; (outdoors in evening) it looks as if it is getting dark |
| piski-pkotete | (smoke, mist, fog) it is thick; (place, atmosphere) it is dark with smoke or mist or fog |
| piski-psan | it is snowing so hard that it's dark or hard to see |
| piskiqehpusu | s/he blinks repeatedly |
| piskiqewu | s/he closes eyes |
| piski-tpuhkot | it is dark night |
| piskits | biscuit |