The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wetaptaq | h/ track, h/ footprint; where s/he left track or footprint; (also, for animal) h/ spoor, h/ sign |
| wetaptaq ahahsis | (plant, Tussilago farfara) colt's foot |
| wetaqek | where it sits, where it is piled |
| wetc- | (see entries beginning with wecc-, ucc-) |
| wetihke | s/he has intestinal worms |
| wetkesasik | furrow |
| wetomat | (person) smoker |
| wetossis | small earthworm, brandling; pinworm |
| wetsok | in direction from which wind is blowing, to windward |
| wetsoniye | s/he is going against the wind |
| wett- | (see also entries beginning with 'ciht-, utt-) |
| wettihiket | winner of prize; winning gambler |
| wettuhut | trophy |
| wew | (animal skin with fur, hair, or wool attached) pelt |
| wewaphal | s/he tracks h/ correctly, knowledgeably; s/he recognizes and follows h/ tracks |
| wewapskahte | (lump-like object, e.g., rock under rug) it is recognized by its shape |
| wewapskiqenuwal | s/he knows h/ by plumpness or chubbiness of face |
| wewaptu | s/he leaves visible or recognizable tracks |
| wewawsu | s/he has well-ordered life, lives properly |
| wewci (wewc-, wewt-) | (walking, running, moving) going all the way around circuit, making round trip |
| wewcihkawotuwok | they (two) walk all the way around |
| wewci-skuweyutomon | s/he works on it until it is finished all the way around (e.g., binds basket, banks house on all sides) |
| wewciye | s/he makes round trip, goes somewhere and returns without stopping over; (baseball) s/he hits home run and runs around bases (especially, Pesk) |
| wewcokimiye | s/he prays without set form, prays any old way |
| wewcokintu | s/he sings any old way |