The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wapsoke | (wood, board) it is white |
| wapsokes | (bird, Haliaeetus leucocephalus) bald eagle |
| wapsoqehs | ermine (white phase of shorttail weasel) |
| wapsq | polar bear (Thalarctos maritimus) |
| wapsqew | polar bear skin |
| waptokinaqot | (garment, shoelace, etc.) it looks whitish or light gray |
| waptokinaqsu | (garment, rope, string, etc.) s/he looks whitish or light gray; (person) h/ clothes look whitish or light gray |
| waptoq | (bird, Branta canadensis) Canada goose |
| was | (archaic, except as term of address) child |
| Wasihtonok | in, to Washington, D.C. |
| wasis | child, baby |
| wasiske | s/he has sexual intercourse |
| wasisuwinut | uterus, womb |
| wasisuwiw | s/he is young, is a child |
| wasisuwomtu | s/he behaves like child, is childish |
| wast | fallen snow |
| wastapskonut | snowball |
| wastes | snowflake |
| wastesisiw | it is covered with snowflakes |
| wastewaqsu | the whole length of h/ body is covered with snow |
| wastewi-amsqocehkan | snowman |
| wastewi-aselis | snow angel (figure created by lying in snow and spreading arms and legs) |
| wastewihke | (ground) it is snowy, is snow-covered |
| wastewikuwam | snow house, igloo |
| wastewis | snowflake |