The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| psketqonhike | s/he chops limbs off tree or log |
| psketqoniw | (tree, wood) s/he, it is knotty |
| pskihkonap | shoelace |
| pskihq | blade of grass, strand of hay or straw |
| pskihqehke | s/he hays (cuts, bales, stores hay, etc.) |
| pskihqesawe | s/he cuts grass or hay; s/he mows the lawn |
| pskihqimins | (fruit of Fragraria virginiana) wild strawberry; (in general) strawberry |
| pskihqiminsuhke | s/he picks strawberries |
| pskikitessu | s/he dies from shock or terror |
| pskiyahtoq | (tree) branch, bough, limb |
| pskiyamu | s/he, it goes off course; s/he, it goes off the road (unintentionally) |
| pskiyatqon | bough, branch, limb |
| pskocelomu | s/he soils self from laughing |
| pskocessu | s/he suddenly soils self (e.g., from uncontrollable diarrhea) |
| pskocilsu | s/he soils self (defecates in own pants) |
| pskocossomu | s/he defecates from drinking too much |
| pskomu | s/he escapes, breaks loose |
| pskonoqe | s/he is glutton, wolfs food |
| pskosakihwe | s/he nods off while watching television or movie |
| pskotayye, pskotahye | s/he soils self while playing |
| pskotemu | s/he cries self to sleep |
| pskotiyawtosson | it is a winding or curvy road |
| pskotolamessu | s/he has diarrhea without warning; s/he soils pants accidentally (e.g., when coughing or exerting force) |
| pskotpayu | s/he defecates from fear, s/he is so afraid that s/he defecates |
| pskotqam | s/he defecates in sleep, soils the bedclothes |