The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-uwapoli-nsotomon, 't-uwapoli-'sotomon | s/he understands it incorrectly, misunderstands it |
| 't-uwapoli-nutomon | s/he hears it incorrectly |
| 't-uwapoli-nutuwal | s/he hears h/ incorrectly |
| 't-uwapoli-peciphal | s/he leads h/ astray, misguides h/, misleads h/ (especially, morally); (as euphemism) he gets her pregnant out of wedlock |
| 't-uwapoli-punomon | s/he puts it in wrong place, positions it incorrectly |
| 't-uwapolitahamal | s/he thinks about h/ improperly, has wrong opinion or idea about h/; s/he thinks there is something improper about h/ |
| 't-uwapolitahatomon | s/he thinks about it improperly, has wrong opinion or idea about it; s/he thinks there is something improper about it |
| 't-uwapoliwihtomon | s/he names or pronounces it incorrectly, calls it by wrong name |
| 't-uwapoliwihtomuwan | s/he calls something belonging to h/ by wrong name, names something belonging to h/ incorrectly, pronounces incorrectly a word relating to h/ (name, school, birthplace, etc.) |
| 't-uwapolokehkimal | s/he instructs h/ incorrectly; s/he teaches h/ incorrect information, etc. |
| 't-uwapolokehkitomon | s/he teaches it incorrectly (lesson, subject, text, song, etc.) |
| 't-uwapolokitomon | s/he reads or counts it incorrectly |
| 't-uwapolokitomuwan | s/he reads or counts something belonging to h/ incorrectly |
| 't-uwapolostomon | s/he understands it incorrectly, misunderstands it |
| 't-uwapoluwikhomon | s/he writes it incorrectly |
| 't-uwasomol | h/ nephew |
| 't-uwehkahal | s/he uses h/; s/he takes advantage of h/, exploits h/ |
| 't-uwehkan | s/he uses it |
| 't-uwehkatomon | s/he uses it |
| 't-uwehkewan | s/he uses something belonging to h/ |
| uwha | hawk (species uncertain) |
| uwhem | pet, domestic animal |
| 't-uwikhal | s/he draws picture of h/, photographs h/ |
| 't-uwikhikekhal | s/he uses h/ to write with (quill, pen, etc.) |
| 't-uwikhikektun | s/he uses it to write with (pencil, etc.) |