The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'poneqehlal | s/he lowers h/, gets h/ down |
| 'poneqehtun | s/he lowers it |
| 'poneqekehlal | s/he pulls h/ down (coat, blouse, etc.) |
| 'poneqekehtun | s/he pulls it down (cloth, curtain, blanket, etc.) |
| poneqessu | s/he, it moves downward without falling (e.g., by climbing or sliding; not by rolling or by falling through the air) |
| 'poneqewolal | s/he takes or brings h/ down and arranges h/ or puts h/ away |
| poneqewotahsu | s/he moves items (books, furniture, etc.) down (downstairs, to lower shelf, etc.) and arranges them |
| poneqhuke | (snow, ice, mud, rock) s/he, it slides down or droops under own weight |
| poneqi (poneq-, ponek-) | down, downward |
| poneqicuwon | (liquid) it flows down |
| 'poneqikomon | s/he pokes it down |
| 'poneqiphal | s/he carries h/ down |
| 'poneqiptun | s/he carries it down |
| 'poneqiptuwan | s/he carries down something belonging to h/ |
| poneqiqehe | s/he, it rolls down |
| poneqiw | down, downward |
| 'poneqi-wicuhkemal | s/he helps h/ down |
| poneqiye | s/he, it falls; (person) s/he is broke, has no money, comes to ruin; (morally) s/he falls |
| poneqotokku | s/he jumps down |
| poneqotomhe, poneqotomehe | s/he, it slides down |
| 'poneqtahal | s/he knocks h/ down (to a lower level) |
| 'poneqtehmon | s/he knocks it down (to a lower level) |
| poneqtehsin | s/he falls (from above) and hurts self |
| 'poneqtokehlal | s/he pulls h/ down (rope, shirt, etc.) |
| 'poneqtokehtun | s/he pulls it down (wire, hair, etc.) |