The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wihqintuwatomon | s/he calls or summons it by singing |
| wihqintuwewakon | jolly song; calling song |
| wihqinuwal | s/he teases h/ playfully or laughs at h/ (e.g., cute child) |
| wihqipkotehtamiye | s/he inhales tobacco smoke repeatedly |
| wihqipkotehtamu | s/he inhales tobacco smoke |
| wihqipkotepal | s/he inhales smoke from h/ (cigarette, etc.) |
| wihqipokessik | (flower of genus Hieracium) hawkweed |
| wihqiptun | s/he snatches it, grabs it quickly and takes it |
| wihqiptuwan | s/he grabs or snatches it from h/ |
| wihqitahatomon | s/he thinks it is funny or cute |
| wihqiye | s/he faints |
| wihqolahtomon | s/he draws or sucks it up (liquid) |
| wihqolahtomuwakon | drinking straw |
| wihqolahtomuwan | s/he draws or sucks up something belonging to h/ (liquid) |
| wihqolamu | s/he sucks in breath, inhales sharply |
| wihqolatom | s/he inhales |
| wihqomtu, wihkumtu | s/he is comical, is funny |
| wihqonal | s/he takes hold of h/, picks h/ up with hand(s); selects h/ |
| wihqonamalal | s/he hauls h/ in (fish) |
| wihqoname | s/he hauls in (fishing, hand over hand) |
| wihqonapekhikon | winch, come-along; something that pulls by means of rope, chain, cable, etc. |
| wihqonasu | it is taken hold of; it is chosen, is selected |
| wihqonikatomon | s/he picks it up and carries it on shoulder or back |
| wihqonike | s/he picks up firewood and carries it; (Sipayik) s/he shops for groceries |
| wihqonikewal | s/he shops for h/, gets groceries for h/ |