The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'pomacqiptun | s/he carries it along by dragging it |
| 'pomacqitun | s/he drags or slides it along |
| 'pomacqituwan | s/he drags something belonging to h/ |
| pomacqiye | s/he holds on to something and is dragged along (e.g., "hitching a ride" from a car by holding on to bumper and sliding along on snow-covered road) |
| pomahkahamu, pomkahamu | s/he limps along, hobbles |
| pomahqihke | there is a range or stretch of trees |
| pomahqossin | s/he lies straight, lies stretched out; s/he lies along (something) |
| pomalukte | there is a stretch of cloud(s) |
| pomamkahte | a pile of it extends, it lies piled up |
| pomamkiye | (beach, sandbar) it is sandy stretch |
| pomamkuhse | s/he walks along on gravel; (dual and plural, also) they walk along in a line, in a group (e.g., procession, march) |
| pomamkuhusu | s/he poles self along (in boat, canoe) |
| pomamkuhusut | canoe pole (for propelling canoe) |
| pomamqehtuhusu | s/he propels self across ice on sled by pushing off with ice-picks |
| pomamu | s/he goes on falling (involuntarily); (moving or flying object) s/he, it continues on original course (on own momentum) |
| pomanokiye | s/he walks along on thin ice without falling through |
| pomapasuwok | they walk along |
| pomapeku | s/he crawls along |
| 'pomaphal | s/he tracks h/ |
| 'pomapotehsinon | s/he leans on it while going along (e.g., cane) |
| pomapotuhusu | s/he walks with cane, walks with crutches |
| pomaptahsu | (hunting, pursuing) s/he tracks |
| pomaptu | s/he goes along leaving tracks |
| 'pomaptun | s/he goes along tracking it |
| pomaqte | (something stick-like) it lies there, it extends |