The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wihqasqehtun | s/he cocks its trigger (gun) |
| wihqasqonikon | (firearm) trigger, hammer |
| wihqawsu | s/he is funny, is humorous; s/he is always joking or laughing |
| wihqehlal | s/he takes h/ (and holds or carries h/), s/he picks h/ up; s/he pulls at h/; (with singular inanimate subject) it takes h/ so much time |
| wihqehtun | s/he takes it (and holds or carries it); s/he picks it up |
| wihqehtuwal | s/he takes (something) away from h/ |
| wihqehtuwan | s/he takes it away from h/ |
| wihqekehlal | s/he takes hold of h/ (garment; e.g., shirt); s/he takes hold of h/ (person) by clothing |
| wihqessu | s/he withdraws quickly, pulls back, flinches |
| wihqewotun | s/he takes it (from someone) and arranges it |
| wihqihkuwal | s/he strikes h/ as funny, amuses h/ |
| wihqihtahte | it is shriveled, shrunken |
| wihqihtaqot | it sounds cute, sounds funny or amusing |
| wihqihtaqote, wihqaqote | it shrinks from heat or from cooking |
| wihqihtaqsu | s/he sounds cute, sounds funny or amusing |
| wihqihtaqsuwamsu | s/he tells funny stories about self |
| wihqihtuhutun | s/he hauls it in by rope (boat, trap, etc.) |
| wihqikesu | s/he summons, issues summons; s/he calls (to someone, including on phone) |
| wihqilsekomon | (sewing) s/he pulls it too tight causing it to bunch up |
| wihqilsekuwal | (sewing) s/he pulls h/ too tight causing h/ to bunch up |
| wihqimal | s/he calls to h/ to come close, calls h/ over, summons h/ |
| wihqinaqot | it looks cute, it is amusing (in appearance) |
| wihqinaqsosson | it is tiny and cute |
| wihqinaqsu | s/he looks cute; s/he is amusing (in appearance) |
| wihqintuwamal | s/he calls or summons h/ by singing |