The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wikuwacihtuwan, wihqacihtuwan | s/he likes to make it for h/, enjoys making it for h/ |
| wikuwaci-iyu, wihqaci-iyu | s/he likes to be there |
| wikuwaci-matonahke, wihqaci-matonahke | s/he likes to fight |
| wikuwaci-nomiyal, wihqaci-nomiyal | s/he is glad to see h/, enjoys seeing h/ |
| wikuwaci-psehtun, wihqaci-psehtun | s/he likes to smell it |
| wikuwaci-yaliye, wihqaci-yaliye | s/he gallivants, travels around for the pleasure of it |
| wikuwaculal, wihqaculal | s/he has h/ affection; s/he gives h/ pleasure; (inverse forms) s/he enjoys h/; (inverse forms with inanimate subject) s/he enjoys it |
| wikuwak | in, at, to h/ house; in, at, to h/ home; at their house or home |
| wikuwam | house, dwelling; building |
| wikuwamke | s/he visits |
| wikuwamkewi-wapap | visiting wampum |
| wikuwamkihputahsu | s/he rummages through the house |
| wikuwamkomal | s/he visits h/ |
| wikuwams | house in poor condition, old house, ugly house |
| wikuwamsis | little house, hut; outhouse, bathroom, latrine; ribcage of cooked muskrat |
| wikuwatacqiphal, wihqatacqiphal | s/he likes to drive h/ around |
| wikuwatakonimsu, wihqatakonimsu | s/he likes to tell funny stories about self |
| wikuwatamkehtun, wihqatamkehtun | s/he likes to play it (game) |
| wikuwatankuwe, wihqatankuwe | s/he likes to shop |
| wikuwatapekiye, wihqatapekiye | s/he likes to swing or rock back and forth |
| wikuwatapomal, wihqatapomal | s/he likes to look at h/ |
| wikuwatapotomon, wihqatapotomon | s/he likes to look at it |
| wikuwatayyekhal, wihqatayyekhal | s/he enjoys playing with h/ |
| wikuwatelomu, wihqatelomu | s/he likes to laugh |
| wikuwatkatomon, wihqatkatomon | s/he likes living in it (house, city, etc.) |