The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wenuhcuwapsq | glass bead |
| wenuhcuwapsqis, wenuhcuwapskis | small glass bead |
| wenuhcuwihpon | turnip |
| wenuhcuwikuwam | frame house |
| wenuhcuwimin | pea |
| wesikawsit | one who suffers |
| wesikoluhkeskit | bully |
| wesiwesticik | (two men or boys) brothers |
| weskicinuwihpit | (species unknown) large black beetle-like insect found in cellars, especially in abandoned houses |
| weskitakiyak | (canoe) sheathing (lengthwise splint[s] placed between ribs and bark covering) |
| weskitaqotek, eskitaqotek | bean cooked on stovetop |
| weskitkasik, eskitkasik | outer garment |
| weskitkuhucik, weskitkuwucik | overshoes, rubbers, galoshes |
| weskituwicuwok | waterfall; place where water flows over something (e.g., flat rock in stream) |
| wesoqonewit | animal with tail; comet |
| wespasahkiwik, espasahkiwik, spasahkiwik | in the morning; the next morning |
| wesqotewit | fireball, meteor |
| wesuwe (wesuwiy-) | going back from present location to former location; going back from present to former condition; (reciprocating, returning) back |
| wesuwecuwon | (water, current) it flows back (in direction from which it came) |
| wesuwehtehmon | s/he hits it back (from present location toward former location) |
| wesuwehtehson | it springs or snaps back into place |
| wesuwehtuwan | s/he gives it back to h/ |
| wesuweksihke, wesuweksihka | s/he hurries back walking (going back from present location) |
| wesuwe-ksomahkalal | s/he pushes h/ back to former location |
| wesuwe-ksomahkatomon | s/he pushes it back to former location |