The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| papehci (papehc-, papeht-, papet-) | exactly; in detail |
| papehcikesu | s/he inquires; s/he makes certain |
| papehci-kolusu | s/he promises explicitly, gives word; s/he speaks precisely, is articulate |
| 'papehcimal | s/he finds out the truth from h/; (Wol) s/he asks h/ (in order to find out answer to question) |
| papehcimut | (law) witness |
| 'papehci-nsotuhmon, 'papehci-'sotuhmon | s/he states it precisely |
| 'papehci-qecimulal | s/he cross-examines h/, questions h/ closely, interrogates h/ |
| 'papehci-sakihtun | s/he looks it over in detail or carefully, examines it |
| 'papehci-sakiyal | s/he looks h/ over closely, examines h/ visually in detail |
| papehci-te, papehciw | exactly, correctly, verbatim |
| 'papehciwihtomon | s/he defines it, names it correctly; s/he repeats it word for word, repeats it verbatim |
| 'papehciwiyal | s/he names h/ correctly |
| papehk, papehki, papehkiw | exactly the same, identical |
| 'papehkakonutomon | s/he tells it exactly as s/he heard it |
| 'papehkapotomon | s/he examines it in detail, looks it over thoroughly |
| 'papehtakonutomon | s/he tells it exactly as s/he heard it |
| 'papehtapotomon | s/he looks at it closely, examines it |
| papehtatuwe | s/he speaks exactly like (someone else) |
| papehtewestu | s/he speaks clearly, enunciates |
| papehtomahtu | s/he acts or behaves just like (someone or something); behaves exactly the same |
| papetokehkikemu | s/he teaches precisely what s/he is supposed to teach (stays on topic, is expert on subject) |
| 'papetokehkimal | s/he teaches h/ in detail, explains to h/ precisely |
| papetsakihtasu | it is carefully examined, is analyzed |
| 'papetsakihtun | s/he looks it over in detail or carefully, examines it |
| 'papetsakihtuwan | s/he examines something belonging to h/ |