The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ptohom | s/he hooks fish |
| ptoka- | (see entries beginning with motka-) |
| ptokehlosu | s/he turns around (to face opposite direction) |
| ptokekapuwu, ptokekapuhu | s/he turns to one side while standing |
| ptokessu | s/he turns to one side while moving along, turns off onto side road, changes direction |
| ptokhom | s/he makes sharp turn while swimming |
| ptoki (ptok-) | turning to one side |
| ptokka | s/he turns to side while dancing |
| ptoqahqot | (pole, shovel handle, broomstick) it is round |
| ptoqakin | it is round |
| ptoqakisu | (coin, plate, etc.) s/he is round |
| ptoqakome | it is a round lake |
| ptoqakosson | it is small and round |
| ptoqap | bag, pouch |
| ptoqapske | (rock, potato) it is round, is spherical |
| ptoqapskiptinewu | s/he makes or clenches fist |
| ptoqapskitutom | (animal, person) s/he has curled self up into ball; s/he is hunched over |
| ptoqapskopisu | (apple, ball, etc.) s/he is wrapped; s/he is wrapped or swaddled in a ball-like package |
| ptoqapskosu | (ball, apple) s/he is round, is spherical |
| ptoqapskuhucin | s/he assumes fetal position |
| ptoqaqopisu | (something or someone round: child, burn victim, mummy) s/he is wrapped or swaddled; s/he has rope coiled around self |
| ptoqaqsu | (log, person, etc.) s/he is round |
| ptoqawone | (bird, turtle, etc.) s/he lays roundish eggs (i.e., more spherical and less ovoid) |
| ptoqcokpe | s/he is soaked to the skin, is drenched |
| ptoqikan | conical dwelling of poles covered with bark or hides; wigwam; tepee |