The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wahkatatokihtehsin | (person, vein) s/he has slow or weak pulse |
| wahkathoma, wahkathome | s/he has little sense, has little common sense |
| wahkatsewhutolal | s/he dresses h/ in flimsy clothing |
| wahkattu | s/he is weak, is feeble, is decrepit, is infirm |
| wahkatuwe | s/he has hardly any hair |
| wahkatuwesu | (person) s/he has hardly any pubic hair; (dog, etc.) s/he has hardly any fur |
| wahkehs | a few times |
| wahkehsekonul | there are few slices or sheets of it |
| wahkehseksasu | it is sliced into a few pieces |
| wahkehseksomon | s/he cuts it into a few slices |
| wahkehseksomuwan | s/he cuts something belonging to h/ into a few slices |
| wahkehsiw | there is little of it, there is small amount of it; (plural) there are few of them |
| wahkehson | there is little of it, there is small amount of it; (plural) there are few of them |
| wahkehsosson | there is very little of it, there is tiny amount of it; (plural) there are very few of them |
| wahkehsu | (amount) there is little of h/, there is small amount of h/; (dual and plural) there are few of them |
| wahkehsukonokkiwiw | it is a few days afterward |
| wahqapakuwiyak, wehqapakuwiyak | tide, ebb and flow of tide |
| wahqapelot, wehqapelot | it is average in amount or number |
| wahqapeyu, wehqapeyu | (patient who is improving or getting worse) h/ condition has progressed to a certain point |
| wahqapiye, wehqapiye | s/he, it goes along, progresses |
| wahqapoluhke, wehqapoluhke | s/he works along making progress (e.g., on project) |
| wahqapomahtaq, wehqapomahtaq | (conjunct forms only) the way s/he behaves; (as only verb, also) h/ behavior is extreme, s/he has quick temper |
| wahqappu, wehqappu | s/he is in a certain condition or has a certain status relative to others or in comparison with former condition; (athlete, competitor, contestant) s/he is in a certain place relative to others (e.g., in first place, in third place) |
| wahqaptahal, wehqaptahal | s/he hits h/ to a certain distance |
| wahqaptehmon, wehqaptehmon | s/he hits it to a certain distance; s/he wins or earns so much of it (money) |