The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wecanomuhut | creditor |
| weccihtihiket | winner |
| weceyawit | (animate) person from there; (inanimate; dependent) where s/he is from, h/ country or place of origin |
| weci (wec-, wet-) | in order that, so that; (in explanations) why, the reason that, on account of |
| wecikciyepit | outline (impression, imprint) of h/ backside where s/he sat |
| weckuwihpuk | this coming winter |
| weckuwikotok | the coming year(s); (as particle) in the coming year(s) |
| weckuwi-macekit | (conjunct forms only; child) when s/he was growing up |
| weconoshasu | (hat) it is fitted with a visor or brim |
| weconoss | (part of hat) visor, brim |
| wecopahkik | root (of plant) |
| wecuwaw | nearby, close |
| wecuwawakumal | s/he is closely related to h/ |
| wecuwawakutom | s/he is closely related (by kinship) |
| wecuwawakutuwok | they are closely related to each other (by kinship) |
| wecuwawapotasu | it looks as if it is nearby or close (but it is not) |
| wecuwawihkawotuwok | they live near each other, their houses are close to each other, they are neighbors |
| wecuwawiw | nearby |
| wecuwawiye | s/he, it comes nearer, approaches |
| wecuwawkomon | s/he is close to it, is near it |
| wecuwawkomuwan | s/he gets nearer or closer to something belonging to h/ |
| wecuwawkuwal | s/he is close to h/ |
| wecuwawoss | quite close by |
| wecuwawsu | s/he is near, close by |
| wecuwawtaqot | it sounds close |