The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-esuhkehtahal | s/he hits h/ back and forth (e.g., punching bag); (plural) they hit or shove h/ back and forth between them, they take turns hitting or shoving h/ |
| 't-esuhkehtehmon | s/he hits it back and forth (e.g., gong); (plural) they hit or shove it back and forth between them, they take turns hitting or shoving it |
| 't-esuhkehtehmuwan | s/he hits or pummels part of h/ body with alternating left and right jabs |
| esuhke-kiskot | the weather fluctuates or alternates (e.g., between rain and sunshine) |
| esuhkekisuwok | they take turns reading, take turns counting |
| esuhkepiyap | hair-string |
| esuhkessu | s/he, it goes back and forth, takes turns, alternates |
| esuhketkuhu | s/he jumps back and forth |
| esuhketkuhuwiw | it jumps back and forth |
| esuhkew | back and forth; (two people, etc.) taking turns, alternating |
| esuhkiyewestuwok, esuhkewestuwok | they talk back and forth, they communicate |
| esuhse | s/he walks through (fog, darkness, etc.) |
| 't-esunal | s/he barters h/, trades h/, exchanges h/ |
| esunike | s/he barters, trades, exchanges |
| 't-esunikehtun | s/he trades it, barters it, exchanges it |
| 't-esunikehtuwan | s/he trades, barters, exchanges something belonging to h/ |
| esunikesku | s/he barters, trades, exchanges (habitually, by nature) |
| esunomawotuwok | they barter, trade, exchange with each other |
| 't-esunomon | s/he barters it, trades it, exchanges it |
| 't-esunomuwan | s/he barters with h/ for it, trades h/ for it, exchanges it for something belonging to h/ |
| esuwacqessu | s/he, it slides back and forth |
| esuwacqihpute | it chafes |
| esuwahkewtuwok | they throw (something) back and forth to each other |
| esuwapekiye | s/he, it swings back and forth, oscillates |
| esuwapilahsu | s/he goes back and forth on foot fetching water |