The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| akonutome | s/he talks, tells story, reports news |
| 't-akonutomon | s/he tells it (story) |
| 't-akonutomuwal | s/he tells h/ a story, talks to h/ about something |
| 't-akonutomuwan | s/he tells h/ about it; s/he tells it (e.g., story) to h/ |
| akotalahq | alligator, crocodile |
| akson | (animate) ox; (inanimate) oxcart |
| aktoposs | octopus |
| akun, sakun | it's a good thing that ... |
| akusqesun | hat with brim |
| 't-akuwahal | s/he hides h/ behind (something) |
| akuwahte | (object, place) it is situated out of sight, it is in shadow; (shaded area) it extends as sun changes position |
| akuwahtihikon | awning, canopy, sunshade (e.g., roof supported by four poles); protection from the elements |
| akuwahtuhusut | umbrella, parasol |
| akuwahtuwe | (sun, star, light) s/he, it goes out of sight, is behind something; (lighted area, patch of light) it gets smaller as sun changes position |
| akuwesson | it goes quickly out of sight |
| akuwessu | s/he, it goes quickly out of sight |
| akuwessuwiw | it goes quickly out of sight |
| akuwi (akuw-) | extending or moving behind or in back of (something); extending or moving out of view or out of sight (behind something) |
| akuwicuwon | it forms eddy |
| 't-akuwihtehkomon | s/he kicks it out of sight (behind something) |
| akuwihtehsin | s/he ducks out of sight |
| 't-akuwiphal | s/he carries or takes h/ out of sight (behind something) |
| akuwiphuwe | s/he runs behind something, runs out of view |
| 't-akuwiptun | s/he hides it quickly (behind something) |
| 't-akuwi-punal | s/he puts or places h/ out of sight, s/he hides h/ (behind something) |