The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wehqanoma, wehqanome | s/he has hard time |
| wehqap- | (see also entries beginning with wahqap-) |
| Wehqapiqek | in Perry, Maine |
| wehqapiqekke | s/he does errands in Perry, Maine |
| wehqapiqew, wehqapiqewin | person from Perry, Maine |
| wehqassu | (boil, abscess, cut) s/he, it contains pus; (ai) s/he has obstruction or blockage in intestine, esophagus, vein, artery, etc.; s/he is constipated, has bowel impacted |
| Wehqayik | in, to Welchpool, New Brunswick; in, to Oak Bay, New Brunswick |
| wehqayutike | s/he is troublesome |
| wehqayuwal | s/he gives h/ trouble, is burden to h/ |
| wekehtun | s/he breaks it down, disassembles it |
| wekehtuwan | s/he disassembles something belonging to h/ |
| wekesson | it breaks, it breaks down |
| wekessu | s/he, it breaks; s/he, it breaks down |
| weket, wekew | this (absent or no longer existing); (with name of day, month, season, etc.) last |
| wekihtasu | it is broken, is ruined, is defaced; (money) it is spent |
| wekihtun | s/he breaks it, ruins it, defaces it; s/he spends it (money) |
| wekihtuwan | s/he breaks or damages something belonging to h/ |
| wekin | wagon |
| wekine | s/he, it is rotten, is decayed, is spoiled; s/he, it is broken |
| wekinewiw | it is rotten, is decayed, is spoiled; it is broken |
| wekiyal | s/he breaks h/; s/he spoils h/ (child) |
| wekoluhke | s/he breaks, damages |
| wekososs | horseshoe |
| weks | beeswax |
| wektahal | s/he breaks or damages h/ by hitting h/; (as euphemism) he gets her pregnant |