The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| waltestakon | wooden dish used in traditional dice game |
| waniyal | s/he pacifies h/, soothes h/, placates h/ |
| wansu | (wild animal) s/he is trusting, is tame (but not domesticated) |
| wantokopu | s/he behaves self, is still |
| wapahkuhs | pail, bucket; pot; galvanized, tin, or aluminum container (e.g., tea-kettle) |
| wapahkuhsalot | dipper |
| wapahkuhsisey | something made of tin or aluminum; (animate) tin plate or dish |
| wapahqem | light-colored sapwood |
| wapahtuwe | it shines white |
| wapahtuwehkahk | wild plum flower; (Nymphaea odorata) white water lily |
| wapalokiqe | s/he has light blue or gray eyes; s/he has white eyes (e.g., from having drowned) |
| wapalokiqewocu | h/ eyes turn white from the cold |
| wapalokiqs | (slang for "white person") white-eyes |
| wapap | wampum, wampum belt |
| wapapskahasu | it has white spots or dots |
| wapapskahmon | s/he puts white spot(s) or dot(s) on it |
| wapaqosal | s/he cooks h/ until white |
| wapaqosomon | s/he cooks it until white, cooks the color out of it |
| wapaqosu | (food) s/he cooks until s/he is white; s/he fades, is bleached (from heat or sunlight) |
| wapaqote | it cooks until it is white; it fades, is bleached (from heat or sunlight) |
| wapaqsit | cigarette |
| wapaqsu | (something stick-like) s/he is white |
| wapaqte | (something stick-like) it is white |
| wapasoke | it is (there is) white board or plank |
| wapatpe | s/he has white hair |