The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| pkosonohom, maksonhom | s/he wears shoes |
| pkot | smoke |
| pkotenoma | h/ chimney is smoking |
| pkotesawe | s/he smokes (meat, fish, etc.) |
| pkotete | it is smoky, misty |
| pkotewalokiqe | h/ eyes are clouded |
| pkotewamq | soot |
| pkotewapotasu | it looks smoky; it is seen indistinctly; it is blurry |
| pkotewapotom | s/he has clouded vision (e.g., due to cataract or other condition) |
| pkotewkotonesu | (mountain) s/he is misty |
| pkotewqiw | there is mist over water; it is hazy |
| pkutonans, pqotonans | illegitimate child, bastard |
| pkuwahq | bog, swamp, heath |
| pkuwahqiyasq | cattail, bulrush |
| pkuwakiye | s/he, it is curved |
| pkuwessu | s/he, it bends |
| pkuwoske | s/he, it bends at joint or hinge; (person, animal, folding chair) s/he, it has joints |
| pkuwoskessu | s/he, it bends quickly at joint or hinge; (ii; jointed object, especially knife) it snaps shut, shuts unexpectedly |
| pkuwoskot | it bends at joint or hinge |
| poc-, pocc- | (see also entries beginning with pc-) |
| 'poccihkomon | s/he accidentally steps on it |
| 'poccihteluwal | (see 'potteluwal) |
| 'poccikotun | s/he accidentally does something to harm or damage it |
| 'pocci-kotunotun | s/he picks it by mistake |
| 'pocci-kuwhal | s/he accidentally pins h/ down with tree s/he is felling or log s/he is moving |