The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| piyemi (piyem-) | more, most |
| piyemihpusu | s/he is more assertive, is most assertive |
| 'piyemihtun | s/he has more of it |
| piyemi-kcahqewe | s/he has louder or loudest voice |
| piyemi-koluwot | it is more valuable or worthy; it is worth more |
| piyemikotone | s/he is older (than someone else), is the oldest |
| piyemi-sopahte | it is closer or closest to the edge |
| piyemitahamqot | it is more highly thought of, it is preferred |
| 'piyemitahatomon | s/he thinks more highly of it, prefers it |
| piyemitposu | s/he has more or most power; s/he holds higher or highest office |
| piyemi-wolahte | (shape, position, manufacture) it is better |
| piyemiye | (food, supplies, etc.) s/he, it is left over |
| piyemkihqon | it is bigger, is the biggest |
| piyemkil | s/he is bigger, is the biggest |
| 'piyemkomon | s/he drives it farther, drives it faster |
| 'piyemkuwal | s/he takes boyfriend or girlfriend away from h/ |
| piyemokimqosu | s/he is more important, is principal one |
| piyemokimqot | it is more important, it matters more; it is principal one |
| piyemolamuhtasu | (syllable, sound) it is stressed or accented; (vocal sound) it is held longer |
| 'piyemolamuhtomon | s/he stresses it, places accent on it (word, syllable); s/he holds it longer (vocal sound) |
| 'piyemolamuhtuwal | s/he outshouts h/; s/he holds h/ longer (vowel sound) |
| piyemsonu | s/he is stronger (physically) |
| 'piyesal | s/he leaves h/ as scrap when cutting |
| piyesikon | wood-shaving made with knife |
| piyeskomon | ear of corn, grain or kernel of corn; (flower stalk of Verbascum thapsus) common mullein |