The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| possesomuwihke | there are many stars in the sky |
| possessu | (star, lightning) s/he flashes |
| 'possetokahmon | s/he parts it (hair, bunch of sweetgrass) |
| 'possetokahmuwal | s/he parts h/ hair |
| 'possetokahmuwan | s/he parts it (hair) for h/ |
| 'possetokahmuwewal | s/he parts h/ hair for h/ |
| 'possetoqahal | s/he parts h/ hair |
| 'possihkomon, 'possihkuwal | (see 'poskomon, 'poskuwal) |
| 'possihkomuwan | s/he wears something belonging to h/ (clothing, etc.) |
| 'possihkuwal | (see 'poskuwal) |
| 'possikekonal | s/he splits h/ along grain (e.g., sapling, to make hoop-pole) |
| 'possikhomon | s/he splits it using tool, cleaves it |
| 'possikhomuwan | s/he splits something belonging to h/ using tool |
| 'possikinehtun | s/he tears it in two, splits it by tearing it |
| 'possiksokuhsishomon | s/he shingles it (roof, wall) |
| 'possiksomon | s/he splits it by cutting it with saw |
| 'possiktehmon | s/he splits it by hitting it |
| 'possiktelomon | s/he splits it open by shooting it |
| possiyantehsok, possiyantesk | window, window-pane; windshield |
| posson | ice floe, reef of ice |
| 'possonahkan | s/he throws it everywhere, throws it all over the place |
| 'possonamkehtun | s/he has a lot of it (something in pieces) |
| 'possonapin | s/he looks all around it (room, etc.), s/he examines it thoroughly |
| 'possoncokehtun | s/he stuffs it full (with something soft) |
| 'possoncokhomon | s/he stuffs it full (with something soft) using tool |