The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| uskituwekehtun | s/he places it (sheet, tablecloth, flag, mosquito net, etc.) over something |
| uskituwekhucinon | s/he hangs it over something |
| uskituwekhulal | s/he hangs or drapes h/ (e.g., shirt) over something |
| uskituwekhutun | s/he places it over something so that it hangs |
| uskituwekhutuwan | s/he hangs something belonging to h/ by placing it over something |
| uskiyawomal | s/he eats h/ raw |
| uskiyawotomon | s/he eats it raw |
| uskuhumal | s/he talks directly to h/, talks to h/ face-to-face; s/he talks about h/ |
| uskuhutomon | s/he talks about it |
| uskuhutomuwan | s/he talks about something belonging or pertaining to h/; s/he talks to h/ about it |
| uskuweyutomon | s/he works on it |
| uskuwimal | s/he talks directly to h/, talks to h/ face-to-face; s/he talks about h/ |
| uspasahqewal | s/he cooks breakfast for h/ |
| uspasihtomon | s/he stays awake for it |
| uspasihtuwal | s/he stays awake for h/; s/he holds or attends wake for h/ (deceased person) |
| uspayuwal | s/he keeps h/ awake |
| uspihqiminsumol | (see pskihqimins) |
| usqicikapuwin | s/he straddles it |
| usqicituwiyan | s/he skims across it flying; s/he trips over it |
| usqiciyan | s/he goes across surface of it |
| ustiwin | (see hustiwin) |
| ut- | (see also entries beginning with 'ci-, 't-, 'tah-) |
| utacqimal | s/he drags or slides h/ from (somewhere) |
| utahkan | s/he lets go of it quickly, drops it (something hot or poisonous, animal that bites, etc.) |
| utapenkatomon | s/he pays for it from (fund, account, etc.) |