The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
'punawewal s/he sets traps for h/ (on h/ behalf)
'punawonenal, 'punawonewal s/he lets go of h/ as of an egg; (humorous) s/he lets go of his testicles
'punehlal s/he lets go of h/
'punehtun s/he lets go of it
puni-apuwockiye (weather) there is a winter thaw
punicahkomasu s/he looks at self in mirror
punicahkomasut mirror
punicahkomat mirror
'punihponenal s/he lets go of his testicles
puninaqot it looks wintry
puniw in the winter
puniwi of winter
puniyehs (bird, Plectrophenax nivalis) snow bunting, snowbird
punke s/he spends the winter
punkik in the north
'punomon s/he puts it, places it; s/he puts in on (sock, belt, etc.)
'punomuwan s/he puts or places something belonging to h/
'punomuwewal s/he puts or places (something) for h/
punoqsu s/he sleeps through winter, hibernates
punsewe s/he wears winter clothes
punsoqe s/he sets traps in winter
'punsoqewal s/he sets trap in winter to catch h/
puntokiye s/he goes limp; s/he relaxes whole body, s/he relaxes muscle(s)
puntokopu s/he relaxes, is still, is limp; s/he stops fidgeting
puntokuhse (rope, string) s/he goes slack; s/he unkinks