The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wihkukeltomuwan | s/he is heartless, unfeeling, uncharitable, etc. toward something belonging to h/ |
| wihkul- | (see entries beginning with wihqol-) |
| wihkutomon | s/he asks for it, calls for it |
| wihkutomuwakon | petition, request |
| wihkutomuwan | s/he asks h/ for it |
| wihkutomuwewal | s/he begs on h/ behalf |
| wihpekemu | s/he shares bed (with someone) |
| wihpemal | s/he sleeps in same bed with h/ |
| wihpetiniyal | s/he sleeps with h/, shares bed with h/ |
| wihpetomon | s/he sleeps with it |
| wihpuloss | (bird, Caprimulgus vociferus) whippoorwill |
| wihq | h/ thigh |
| wihqaci (wihqac-, wihqat-) | (see wikuwaci) |
| wihqacomu | h/ stories are funny, s/he tells funny stories |
| wihqacqehlal | s/he slides or pulls h/ toward self |
| wihqacqehtikon | (furniture part) drawer |
| wihqacqehtun | s/he pulls it by sliding it (drawer, oven rack, etc.) |
| wihqacqitun | s/he slides or drags it toward self |
| wihqahkan | s/he pulls it sharply or abruptly, tugs it, yanks it |
| wihqahkewan | s/he yanks it away from h/, pulls it away from h/ sharply |
| wihqakonomon | s/he bends it toward self; s/he cocks its trigger (gun) |
| wihqaqhal | s/he pulls h/ with hook |
| wihqaqhikon | (fishing) gaff hook, hook that engages when pulled by user |
| wihqaqhomon | s/he pulls it with hook |
| wihqaqhomuwan | s/he pulls something belonging to h/ with hook |