The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'qotsonskasu | (depth) it is one fathom |
| 'qottaqot | it is one continuous sound |
| 'qottokomehtahsu | s/he talks without break, without stopping, without pausing |
| 'qottuk | in, at, to one place |
| 'qotuhka ('qotuhkay-) | alone, by self |
| 'qotuhkahke | s/he is a team of one (e.g., in a singles match) |
| 'qotuhkahqepu | s/he sits alone, sits by self |
| 'qotuhkahsu | s/he does something by self (something requiring work of more than one person) |
| 'qotuhkahte | it is alone, it is by itself |
| 'qotuhkaka | s/he dances alone (e.g., without partner, solo) |
| 'qotuhkakapuwu, 'qotuhkakapuhu | s/he stands alone |
| 'qotuhkanaqsu | s/he looks lonely, looks as if s/he is alone |
| 'qotuhkanu | s/he lives alone |
| 'qotuhkapu | s/he is alone, is by self |
| 'qotuhkatahamsu | s/he believes self to be alone |
| 'qotuhkatahasu | s/he feels alone |
| 'qotuhkayamkamsu | s/he plays cards with self, plays solitaire |
| 'qotuhkayewestu | s/he speaks alone |
| 'qotuhkayiw, 'qotuhkayi | alone, by oneself |
| 'qotuhkayu | s/he is alone, is by self; s/he is single, is unmarried |
| 'qotuhkayye, 'qotuhkahye | s/he plays alone |
| 'qotuhkehe | s/he walks alone, goes alone |
| 'qotuhsalqot | it is one mile |
| 'qotulom | (in playing altestakon, the traditional dice game, or cribbage) s/he gets or has one point; (person) s/he is in boat alone |
| 'qotulome | s/he has one point (score) |