The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| piskiye | it is night, it is dark out |
| piskiyenoma | s/he is overtaken by dark |
| piskiyensu | s/he stays until dark |
| piskolan | it is raining so hard that it is dark or it is hard to see |
| piskomehtahsu | (person, dog, etc.) s/he contaminates other(s) with fleas or lice |
| 'piskomehtuwal | (person, dog, etc.) s/he contaminates h/ with lice or fleas |
| piskopu | s/he sits in dark |
| piskuwon 1 | fog |
| piskuwon 2 | it is foggy |
| pisokonike | s/he walks into high grass, bushes, etc. (where it is necessary to push vegetation aside in order to get through) |
| pisolamsuke | (ii) the wind blows in; (object, etc.) s/he, it blows in with the wind |
| pisoluhke | (needle, arrow) s/he works into (something) |
| pisoluhkewiw | (e.g., knife) it works into (something) |
| pisomelku | s/he steps in or into (something) |
| pisqewu | s/he inserts head |
| pisqomehtawotuwok | they infest each other with lice |
| pisqomehtun | s/he infests it with lice (pillow, hat, etc.) |
| 'pisqomehtuwal | s/he gives h/ lice, infests h/ with lice |
| ’pistahal | s/he hits h/ in |
| piste | it is in, it has been inserted |
| 'pistehkomon | s/he kicks it in |
| 'pistehkuwal | s/he kicks h/ in (ball, etc.) |
| 'pistehmon | s/he hits it in |
| 'pistehsimal | s/he makes h/ fall in; s/he puts h/ in debt, puts h/ "in the hole" |
| pistehsimsu | s/he makes self fall in; (figuratively) s/he puts self in debt, puts self "in the hole" |