The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'qoc | h/ buttock(s); h/ rear end, h/ hind end, h/ backside |
| qoc- | (see also entries beginning with toqc-) |
| 'qoci ('qoc-, 'qot-) | one, single, alone; directly |
| 'qocihpun 1 | it is one winter |
| 'qocihpun 2 | all winter long |
| 'qocikoton | it is one year |
| 'qocikotone | s/he is one year old |
| 'qoci-nipon | all summer, all summer long |
| 'qociptinessu | h/ hand goes directly (to something) |
| 'qoci-tkiqol | s/he weighs one pound |
| 'qoci-tkiqon | it is one pound, it weighs one pound |
| 'qoci-tpuhk | all night, all during the night |
| 'qociye | s/he, it goes right by, goes by in one continuous motion; s/he goes directly there |
| 'qociyey | square-bottomed ash basket |
| qocom | the outdoors |
| qocomey | something for outdoor use |
| qocomiw | outdoors; on the outside or exterior |
| qocomok | outdoors, outside |
| 'qocuhse | s/he walks straight ahead; s/he walks directly (to something) |
| 'qolapomal | s/he won't look at h/ (because s/he is angry with h/); s/he refuses to look at h/ (often used humorously) |
| 'qolaposku | s/he always avoids eye-contact |
| 'qolapotomon | s/he refuses to look at it (often used humorously) |
| qolapotomuwakon | refusal to look at one another |
| qolapotuwok | they avoid looking at each other |
| qolapu | s/he avoids eye-contact, averts gaze |