The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ponomeqon | spawn, roe, egg mass of fish |
| Ponuwet | Benjamin, Benoît |
| ponuwon | it is misty or foggy, there is heavy fog |
| popiq | (insect, especially of genus Pulex or Ctenocephalides) flea |
| popu | (child) s/he has rash on tongue and interior of mouth (oral thrush) |
| poq-, poqq- | (see also entries beginning with pq-) |
| 'poqahal | s/he earns h/ (dollar, etc.) |
| 'poqahsonuhtomon | s/he is just strong enough to withstand it, s/he can match it in strength |
| 'poqahsonuhtuwal | s/he is just strong enough to withstand h/, can match h/ in strength |
| 'poqahtahal | s/he hits h/ sufficiently hard, hard enough |
| 'poqahtomon | s/he can chew it, can just barely chew it |
| 'poqahtun | s/he earns it, s/he deserves or merits it |
| 'poqahtuwan | s/he earns it for h/ |
| 'poqakonapal | s/he can chew h/ (something bony) |
| 'poqamal | s/he hires h/ when it is hard to find someone willing to do the task (i.e., convinces h/ to take on the job) |
| 'poqanal | s/he can lift and carry h/ |
| 'poqa-nomihtun | s/he has difficulty seeing it, can just barely see it, can just make it out, can see it under poor conditions |
| 'poqa-nomiyal | s/he has difficulty seeing h/, can just barely see h/, can just make h/ out, can see h/ under poor conditions |
| 'poqanomon | s/he can lift it and carry it |
| 'poqanomuwan | s/he can lift and carry something belonging to h/ |
| 'poqa-nsotomon, 'poqa-'sotomon | s/he understands it with difficulty, has trouble understanding it |
| 'poqishal | s/he sews h/ (garment, etc.); s/he stitches h/ up, gives h/ stitches (patient) |
| 'poqishomon | s/he sews it |
| 'poqishomuwan | s/he sews something belonging to h/ |
| 'poqqaqosomon | (cooking) s/he browns it, toasts it |