The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wiccickepite | it is bandaged |
| wiccickepitun | s/he bandages it (part of body) |
| wiccickepituwan | s/he bandages something belonging to h/ |
| wicewal | s/he goes around with h/, accompanies h/; (dating) s/he goes out with h/ |
| wici (wic-, wit-) | with, along with, together with; accompanying; participating in, taking part in |
| wicihponosu | s/he participates in fight or war |
| wicihpu | s/he eats with others |
| wicike | s/he lives in same building with other(s); s/he is roommate or housemate |
| wicikemal | s/he lives or rooms with h/ (in same house, apartment building, etc.) |
| wicikinol | s/he lives with h/ |
| wicikitihticil | h/ brother, h/ sister; h/ family member |
| wici-komutone | s/he steals with others, is accomplice in theft |
| wicimiye | s/he prays with others |
| wiciphoqe | s/he joins in the chase |
| wiciptun | s/he helps carry it; s/he contributes it (money, labor, assistance, etc.) |
| wici-punom | s/he donates, contributes |
| wiciw | together with |
| wiciyawtomon | s/he takes part in it, belongs to it; s/he joins it (activity, etc.) |
| wiciyawtomuwan | s/he takes part in or belongs to something pertaining to h/, organized by h/, etc. |
| wiciye 1 | s/he goes along (with others), participates, attends; (religion) s/he receives communion |
| wiciye 2 | it is included, it accompanies |
| wiciyemal | s/he accompanies h/, goes around with h/; (as euphemism) s/he has sexual intercourse with h/ |
| wiciyewtomon | s/he takes part in it, belongs to it; s/he joins it (activity, etc.) |
| wiciyewtomuwan | s/he takes part in or belongs to something pertaining to h/, organized by h/, etc. |
| wicossol | h/ spouse's sibling's spouse; h/ sister- or brother-in-law related in this way |