The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'pisuwi-nutomon | s/he hears it even though it isn't really there, s/he thinks s/he hears it but s/he doesn't; s/he mistakes it for something else (when hearing it) |
| pisuwi-piks | wild boar |
| pisuwi-pomawsuwin | supernatural being, spirit |
| pisuwi-pomiye | s/he, it goes under own power |
| pisuwiw | for no purpose, pointlessly |
| 'pisuwiyal | s/he does something to h/ for no good reason; s/he makes h/ (cake, shirt, etc.) for no good reason or to no purpose; s/he accuses h/ falsely |
| pisuwiye | s/he goes there without accomplishing anything |
| pisuwokisq | air, outer space |
| pisuwotemu | s/he cries for no reason; (child) s/he cries from hunger |
| pisuwotkuhu | s/he jumps for no reason, jumps ineffectually (e.g., jumps the gun in a race) |
| pisuwotuwiw | it is all for naught, is all in vain |
| pisuwuhse | s/he walks to no purpose, pointlessly, for nothing, without accomplishing anything; s/he roams aimlessly, wanders randomly |
| pitapsq | duck (species uncertain, perhaps harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus) |
| 'pithal | s/he stuffs h/ (container or filling) |
| pithasu | it is stuffed, is packed, is loaded |
| pithaweyu | (body of water) it is an inlet, goes in |
| pithawiw, pithawk | upriver |
| pithawiye | s/he, it goes upriver, goes into inlet, goes up road |
| pithawopu | s/he is upriver |
| 'pithomon | s/he stuffs it (container or filling) |
| 'pithomuwewan | s/he stuffs it for h/ |
| 'pithopalal | s/he spoon-feeds h/ (liquid or food). |
| pithope | s/he serves or sells alcoholic beverages |
| pithopetusq | woman bartender, barmaid |
| pithopewikuwam | bar, tavern |