The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kathucu | s/he ducks or crouches to hide |
| katiyan | accordion |
| kat kahk | (indicates negative choice or contrast) not |
| 'katkomon | s/he drives it to hiding place; s/he pushes it with foot to hide it (e.g., dollar bill on ground) |
| katkuhk | cooking pot |
| 'katkuwal | s/he pushes h/ with foot to hide h/ (e.g., coin on ground) |
| kat-oc apc | (making assertion) never again |
| katok | (comparisons) than, as; rather than, instead of |
| katok-op | (potentially, possibly) than, than would |
| kat-olu | of course; as is well known; (as response to comment or question) that's right |
| 'katonomon | s/he hides it with hand(s) |
| kat-op | (potentially, possibly) would not |
| kat-op apc | (potentially, possibly) never again |
| katsu | s/he hides things; s/he hides (Wol) |
| katte | it is hidden, concealed |
| kat-te | not, not at all |
| 'kattehkomon | s/he kicks it out of sight to hide it; s/he steps on it or covers it with foot to hide it |
| 'kattehkomuwan | s/he kicks something belonging to h/ out of sight to hide it |
| kat-te keq | nothing, nothing at all; zero |
| 'katun | s/he hides it, conceals it |
| 'katuwan | s/he hides it from h/; hides something belonging to h/ |
| kaw | porcupine quill; thorn |
| kawamke | (salt, sugar, sand, etc.) it is coarse |
| kawamkosu | (hailstone) s/he is sharp, has rough surface |
| kawapskihke | there are sharp rocks or stones there |