The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wiwisa (wiwisay-) | in a great hurry, in great haste |
| wiwisahulal | s/he ferries h/ in a great hurry |
| wiwisahutomon | s/he hurries along with it by boat, ferries it hurriedly |
| wiwisahutun | s/he takes it by boat in a great hurry |
| wiwisa-macehe | s/he leaves in a hurry |
| wiwisanaqsu | s/he is in a great hurry |
| wiwisassu | s/he, it goes very fast |
| wiwisawse | s/he walks fast, walks hurriedly |
| wiwisaye | s/he hurries, goes hurriedly |
| wiwisayiw | in a great hurry, in great haste |
| wiwisayu | s/he hurries, rushes |
| wiwonahkalusonahasu | s/he, it is surrounded by fence, is fenced in; (sun, moon) there is ring of light or corona around h/ |
| wiwonahkalusonohom | s/he is surrounded by fence, is fenced in; (sun, moon) there is ring of light or corona around h/ |
| wiwonahkukot | it is ring-shaped |
| wiwonahpehlawal | they surround h/ |
| wiwonahpehtuniya | they surround it, besiege it |
| wiwonahsukotuwawal | they surround h/, mob h/ (celebrity) |
| wiwonahte | it is positioned around circumference; it circles, it surrounds |
| wiwonakin | it is circular |
| wiwonakisu | (circle, disk) s/he is round |
| wiwonakiye | s/he, it bends or curls around (e.g., vine around tree, binder around basket) |
| Wiwonakomek | on, at, to Round Pond (Pembroke, Maine) |
| wiwonamu | s/he, it goes or flies around in circle (involuntarily) |
| wiwonapahasu | it has line drawn around it; (feature on map) it is marked with contour lines |
| wiwonapekehtun | s/he twirls or swings it around |