The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| usamotomon | s/he eats too much of it; (with plural direct object) eats too many of them |
| usampehtun | s/he puts too much liquid in it, overfills it with liquid |
| usamsomal | s/he feeds h/ too much food, overfeeds h/ |
| usamsotomon | s/he has heard enough of it, has heard too much of it |
| usamsotuwal | s/he has heard enough of h/, has heard too much of h/ (someone speaking in error, maliciously, etc.) |
| usamuwehkan | s/he uses it too much, overuses it |
| usikitahasikhal | s/he worries h/ to death, afflicts h/ |
| usikiyal | s/he makes h/ suffer, treats h/ cruelly, punishes h/ |
| usikiyutomon | s/he treats it cruelly or abusively (car, chair, etc.) |
| usiktahal | (boxing) s/he cuts h/ badly by hitting h/ (usually, on face) |
| uskici-cituwiyan | s/he trips over it |
| uskicikapuwin | s/he stands on surface of it |
| uskicinuhsisomol | h/ pupil (of eye) |
| uskicinuwatuwewwikhomon | s/he writes it in Wolastoqey or Peskotomuhkati (or in other Native language) |
| uskicinuwiwihtomon | s/he says it Wolastoqey or Peskotomuhkati (or in other Native language) |
| uskicinuwokisuwewal | s/he reads to h/ in Native language |
| uskiciyan | s/he goes across surface of it |
| uskihkipolomon | s/he tramples it |
| uskihkipolomuwan | s/he tramples something belonging to h/ |
| uskitewolal | s/he arranges h/ on top, puts h/ on top |
| uskitewotun | s/he puts it on top, s/he arranges it on surface |
| uskitkomon | s/he wears it over other clothing; s/he drives it (e.g., car) over something |
| uskitkomuwan | s/he wears something belonging to h/ (garment); s/he drives something belonging to h/ (car, truck) over something |
| uskitkuwal | s/he wears h/ (e.g., shirt) over other clothing; s/he drives h/ (e.g., horse) over something |
| uskitoloqehtun | s/he coats it with ice, puts layer of ice on it (skating rink, pavement; e.g., by spreading water on it) |