The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| uttahal | s/he cuts h/ (e.g., tree) from there; s/he knocks piece off h/; s/he wins from h/ (e.g., wins some of h/ money) |
| uttehmon | s/he cuts or chops it from there; s/he knocks piece off it; s/he wins it (prize, jackpot, etc.) |
| uttemin | s/he cries about it, cries because of it |
| uttokkuwalihtomon | s/he jumps at it from there |
| utuhkominol | (ai+obj) s/he has h/ as boyfriend or girlfriend; (ai) s/he has a boyfriend or girlfriend; (archaic) s/he has a grandmother |
| utuwawotiniya | they fight each other over (about) it |
| utuwehkan | s/he uses some of it, uses part of it |
| utuwheminol | s/he has h/ as pet |
| uw- | (see also entries beginning with w-) |
| 't-uwalkatomon | s/he digs it up |
| 't-uwaninomon | s/he is surprised to see it there |
| 't-uwaninuwal | s/he is surprised to see h/ there, surprised at running into h/ |
| 't-uwapolapekhomon | s/he operates it incorrectly (mechanical device); s/he assembles or disassembles it incorrectly |
| 't-uwapolapomal | s/he sees h/ wrong (i.e., misidentifies h/, mistakes h/ for someone else, etc.) |
| 't-uwapolapotomon | s/he sees it wrong (e.g., misidentifies it, gets the color wrong when describing it, etc.) |
| 't-uwapolatokehlal | s/he confuses h/ |
| 't-uwapolatokehtun | s/he wires or strings it incorrectly; s/he gets it mixed up (story) |
| 't-uwapolehlal | s/he does h/ wrong, treats h/ wrongfully; (as euphemism) he gets her pregnant |
| 't-uwapolehtun | s/he does it wrong, messes it up |
| 't-uwapolehtuwan | s/he does wrong to or messes up something belonging to h/ |
| 't-uwapolekehtun | s/he folds it in wrong way, folds it incorrectly or inaccurately (something sheet-like) |
| 't-uwapoleyutomon | s/he wrongs it, does wrong by it |
| 't-uwapoleyuwal | s/he does h/ wrong, wrongs h/ |
| 't-uwapolihtun | s/he makes it incorrectly |
| 't-uwapolimal | s/he wrongfully accuses h/ |