The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| Walamkuk | at Cummings Cove, Deer Island, New Brunswick; at Welchpool, New Brunswick |
| walamq | spawning bed (hollow place in stream bed where fish lay eggs) |
| walaqsal | s/he hollows or carves h/ out with knife (e.g., jack-o'-lantern) |
| walaqsomon | s/he hollows or carves it out with knife (e.g., tooth, piece of wood) |
| walcoke | it is swampy |
| walcopeq, walcopekuhs | puddle, small pond |
| walcoq | swamp, bog, wetland |
| walekopu | (garment, metal cup, etc.) s/he is dented |
| walekte | (cloth, paper, sheet metal, etc.) it is dented |
| waleyu | s/he, it is indented, is dented |
| walineyosson | there is a small cove, there is a small crater |
| walineyu | there is a cove, there is a crater |
| waliye | s/he, it is hollow, is concave |
| walkahtimok | harvest time (digging of potatoes, etc.) |
| walkakon | shovel, digging tool |
| walkasu | it is dug, it is dug up |
| walke | s/he digs |
| walkewey | digging tool (shovel, spade, trowel, back-hoe, etc.) |
| walkomike | (furrows, hills and valleys, etc.) the ground is uneven, there is a hollow |
| waloq | (see aloq) |
| walot | plate, dish, bowl |
| walotehs | wooden dish used in playing traditional dice game |
| walotiyekopu | s/he is dented |
| walotiyekte | it is dented |
| walsoktahasik | dug-out canoe |