The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wewcoskuwikesosku | s/he characteristically is frank, speaks mind |
| wewcoskuwikesu | s/he is frank, speaks mind |
| wewcoskuwimal | s/he confronts h/, says something about h/ in h/ presence; s/he finds out the truth from h/ about what someone else did |
| wewcoskuwi-polsotom | s/he is openly disobedient; s/he is defiant, is rebellious, is mutinous |
| wewcoskuwi-tqewolal | s/he shames or embarrasses h/ in public |
| wewcuhse | s/he walks all the way around |
| wewehseyutomon | s/he treats it as sacred or holy |
| wewehseyutomuwan | s/he treats something belonging to h/ as sacred or holy |
| wewehseyuwal | (religion) s/he worships h/ |
| wewehsimal | s/he expresses sorrow about a death to h/, pays h/ condolences |
| Wewehsi-Mali | Holy Mary |
| wewehsinaqot | it looks sorrowful (after a death) |
| wewehsinaqsu | s/he looks sorrowful (after a death) |
| wewehsitahamal | s/he thinks about h/ (someone who has died) sorrowfully, thinks about h/ with sympathy for h/ family, etc. |
| wewehsitahasu | s/he thinks sympathetically, sorrowfully, etc. (about someone who has died) |
| wewehsitahatomon | s/he thinks about it sorrowfully or with sympathy |
| wewehsolaqiw | it is a holy night |
| wewehsotahkewakon | sacrament |
| wewessu | s/he knows what s/he is doing; (theater) s/he acts part appropriately, acts well; s/he is found out by movements, gestures, etc. (h/ actions, motives, intentions, etc. give h/ away) |
| wewewestu | s/he knows what s/he is talking about, speaks knowledgeably |
| weweyu | s/he has regular ways, regular habits; h/ behavior is correct or proper |
| wewi (wew-) | correctly, knowledgeably; recognizably, noticeably |
| wewillossit | whistling teakettle (Wol) |
| wewinaqot | it shows, is visible, can be seen; it is recognizable |
| wewinaqsu | s/he shows, is visible, can be seen; something about h/ is noticeable; s/he is recognizable |