The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| panis | varnish, paint |
| pani-suku | s/he paddles or rows into open (e.g. from brook into lake) |
| paniye | (hiker, canoeist) s/he, it comes to open place (clearing, open water, etc.) |
| pankomike | there is a clearing, there is open land |
| panolamson | the wind blows unobstructed |
| panolukheku | s/he is bow-legged |
| pansap | pawnshop |
| Panset | (nickname for Frances) Fran, Franny, Fanny, Fannie |
| panskute | there is a clearing or open land |
| 'pantokuwenal | s/he parts h/ hair with fingers |
| panuhse | s/he walks into open; (sun) s/he comes out from clouds |
| Panuwapskek | Indian Island, Maine (Penobscot Reservation) |
| panuwapskew | (person) Penobscot |
| Panuwapskewtoq | Penobscot River |
| panuwosite | h/ feet point out when s/he walks |
| 'papahqestun | s/he bumps it against something; s/he stubs it (toe) |
| papahtok | religious person, Christian |
| papahtom | s/he is religious, s/he is Christian (in particular, s/he is Roman Catholic) |
| papahtomuwakon | religion, spirituality, faith; prayer |
| 'papahtomuwewal | s/he says prayers for h/ |
| papahtomuwey | religion |
| papahtomuwihkuk | in a Catholic country, in a religious country |
| 'papehcehtun | s/he does it meticulously, does it "by the book" |
| 'papehceyutomon | s/he treats it the same way s/he usually treats it |
| 'papehceyuwal | s/he treats h/ the same way s/he usually treats h/ |