The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| pomasokahasu | (see pomsokhasu) |
| pomasuke | s/he wades along |
| 'pomatokiphal | s/he leads h/ along on string, leash, etc. |
| pomatokitutom | (snake, soldier flat on ground) s/he slithers along |
| pomatokolamson | (jet stream, steady air current) it blows |
| 'pomatokomiptun | s/he hauls or pulls it along using string, rope, etc. |
| 'pomatokomiptuwan | s/he hauls something belonging to h/ with rope, cable, etc. (wagon, kite, etc.) |
| 'pomatpeptun | s/he carries it on head |
| 'pomatpeptuwan | s/he carries on head something belonging to h/ |
| pomatqiye | s/he makes ripples as s/he moves along just below the surface of the water |
| pomawsu | s/he lives, is alive |
| pomawsuwakon | life |
| pomawsuwin | person, human being |
| pomawsuwinuwey | something for or pertaining to a person, something human; (inanimate) human flesh |
| pomawsuwinuwihpu | s/he eats people, is cannibal |
| pomawsuwinuwiw | s/he is person; s/he has way of life |
| pomawsuwiw | it is alive |
| pomehloqe | s/he, it floats along |
| pomekilihin | (tree, Populus balsamifera) balm of Gilead |
| pomekson | (boat) it sails along |
| pomeksu | (sailor) s/he sails along |
| pomeksuwiw | (boat) it sails along |
| pomessu | s/he goes along fast |
| pomhom, pomohom | s/he swims along |
| 'pomhulal | s/he ferries h/ in boat, carries h/ along while swimming |