The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

Click on a letter of the alphabet to start browsing the dictionary or on one of the items listed below to see the complete entry for that item. Entries include the definition of the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey word in English and its part of speech. Many entries also provide information about the item’s inflection (endings and prefixes), notes about its cultural significance, and English keywords that you can click on to see lists of related terms. Entries may also include audio recordings and example sentences, as well as links to videos that feature the word.

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This dictionary is a work in progress. Its contents are updated and expanded on a regular basis.

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Entry Definition
(baseball) bullpen
s/he goes there often or regularly
place for dancing (ceremonial grounds); ballroom
(building, campus) school, schoolhouse; college, university, academy
place where s/he works, h/ workplace
altar
couch, bench
dock, landing place
bedroom, sleeping quarters
deeryard
s/he gets sick
(Triticum aestivum) wheat, grain of wheat
wheat bread
white man, Englishman
s/he speaks English
s/he does it the English way, does it in the white man's way
s/he speaks in English
something pertaining to the white man's way of doing things
s/he understands English
white woman, Englishwoman
English rule, English law; white man's rule or law
it has English name; (translation of word) in English it is called
s/he is a white (or English) person
s/he behaves like white or English person
s/he denies it