The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wiwonekonosut | (garment) shawl, wrap; (for baby) swaddling cloth |
| wiwonessu | s/he goes around in circle |
| wiwoni (wiwon-) | around in a circle; encircling, orbiting |
| wiwoni-acihikon | clock, watch (Wol) |
| wiwonicuwon | it flows around (in circle); it is eddy; (current) it swirls; (liquid in system) it circulates |
| wiwonihkomon | s/he drives it (car, etc.) around something; s/he walks around it (building, etc.) |
| wiwonihtahkusin | s/he wears it around part of body (neck, ankle, etc.) |
| wiwonihtapu | (rope, snake) s/he is coiled or strung around something (e.g., wire strung around wall of room) |
| wiwonihtehkomon | s/he dances around it |
| wiwonihtehkomuwan | s/he dances around something belonging to h/ |
| wiwonikapuwihtomon | s/he stands something around it |
| wiwonikapuwihtuwawal | they stand around h/ |
| wiwoni-kiwtahqesson | it spins or twirls and follows circular path |
| wiwoni-kpihkomon | s/he encloses it all around |
| wiwoni-kpihtun | s/he encloses or covers it all around |
| wiwonikuwok | they grow around (something) |
| wiwonimiye | s/he goes around to the Stations of the Cross, praying; s/he goes around (something) praying |
| wiwoniphal | s/he carries h/ around (something) |
| wiwoniphoqalal | s/he chases her around (in circle) |
| wiwoni-pisicuwon | it forms whirlpool |
| wiwoni-pithomon | s/he stuffs it around something (e.g., cotton around fragile object) |
| wiwoniptasu | it is taken or carried around (something) |
| wiwoniptun | s/he carries it around circle or circular path |
| wiwoni-qasku | s/he runs around circular course; (baseball) s/he hits home run and runs around bases (especially, Wol) |
| wiwonituwiye | s/he flies around in a circle |