The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wecuwawtaqsu | s/he sounds close |
| wecuwawte | it is close, is nearby |
| wecuwawtehkomon | s/he gets close to it |
| wecuwawtehkuwal | s/he gets close to h/ |
| wecuwawuhse | s/he walks close (to something or someone) |
| wecuwawwikhal | s/he takes closeup photograph of h/ |
| wehk- | (see also entries beginning with 'q-, uhk-) |
| wehkasu | it is used |
| wehketkikk, wehketkikkol | (see wakat, weket) |
| wehkewakon | implements, tools, equipment |
| wehkewakoninut | toolbox |
| wehqa (wehqay-) | (space, body of water, container) enclosed; having a narrow opening; narrowing or tapering |
| wehqacoss | cocoon (with pupa inside) |
| wehqahkuwal | s/he corners h/, hems h/ in; (with plural subject; wehqahkuwawal) they surround h/; (military) they besiege h/; (figuratively) s/he traps h/ in argument, leaves h/ without a possible response |
| wehqahtasu | (opening, space) it is made narrower, it is tapered |
| wehqahte | (room, confined space) it is stuffy |
| wehqakon | (entrance to cove, staircase, mouth of basket, etc.) it narrows (as one goes into it) |
| wehqa-kpahasu | s/he, it is completely closed in |
| wehqalamsuke | (especially infant) s/he has difficulty breathing because the wind is blowing so strongly in h/ face |
| wehqalamuhsuhke | s/he cannot breathe; s/he smothers, suffocates |
| wehqalatom | h/ airway is blocked (e.g., by phlegm) making it difficult to breathe |
| wehqamahte | it smells dank or stuffy from being closed up |
| wehqamin | (fruit, species uncertain, perhaps Prunus serotina) black cherry |
| wehqaminimus | (tree, species uncertain, perhaps Prunus serotina) black cherry |
| wehqamuwal | s/he wins verbal argument with h/, defeats h/ in debate |