The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| aluwesson | it fails to occur, fails to move |
| aluwi (aluw-) | unsuccessfully, failing in the attempt, in vain |
| 't-aluwi-conehlal | s/he cannot stop h/, tries in vain to stop h/, tries and fails to stop h/ |
| 't-aluwi-conehtun | s/he is unable to stop it |
| 't-aluwihpawolal | s/he tries without success to frighten h/ away |
| 't-aluwihpawotun | s/he tries without success to drive it |
| 't-aluwihponolal | s/he fights h/ unsuccessfully, fails in fighting h/ |
| 't-aluwihponotun | s/he fights it unsuccessfully, fails in fighting it |
| 't-aluwihtehkomon | s/he tries unsuccessfully to get up over it (hill, ramp, staircase) |
| 't-aluwihtun | s/he tries to make it and fails, tries in vain to make it, tries to make it without success |
| 't-aluwihtuwan | s/he tries to make it for h/ and fails; s/he tries in vain to make it for h/ |
| 't-aluwikapuwihtomon | s/he fails to endure it, is unsuccessful in standing up to it |
| 't-aluwi-ketapekhomon | s/he tries unsuccessfully to untie or unlace or unwind it |
| aluwi-koloqehtamu | s/he cannot swallow |
| 't-aluwimal | s/he asks (or tells) h/ in vain to do something |
| 't-aluwi-memonomon | s/he tries in vain to reach it |
| aluwi-nehse | s/he cannot breathe, has great difficulty breathing; s/he gasps for air |
| 't-aluwi-pawatomon | s/he wants it but cannot get it |
| 't-aluwi-ptokhomon | s/he fails to make the turn in it (e.g., road) |
| aluwi-spasu | s/he fails to stay awake, tries in vain to stay awake |
| 't-aluwitahatomon | s/he wavers about it; s/he cannot make up mind to do it, is unsure about doing it |
| 't-aluwiwihtomon | s/he tries without success to say it, has difficulty saying or pronouncing it |
| 't-aluwiwihtomuwan | s/he tries without sucess to say something belonging to h/ (e.g., h/ name, h/ occupation) |
| 't-aluwi-wolonomon | s/he tries unsuccessfully to get good grip on it |
| 't-aluwi-yahal | s/he does not have chance to tell h/, s/he tries without success to tell h/ |