The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'kekkom | s/he travels all day |
| 'kekoluhke | s/he works all day |
| kelcoqet, kelocoqet | glue, adhesive |
| kelhuket | animal caught in trap |
| kelisiyik, kelisihik | people from Calais, Maine |
| Kelisk | in, at, to Calais, Maine |
| kelisuhke | s/he does errands in Calais, Maine |
| kelonaket | bobby pin |
| kelonomumok | (baseball) inning |
| 'kelonoskol | h/ godparent, h/ godfather or godmother |
| kelotonuhket | (name for month in lunar calendar approximating November) |
| keluluwet | spokesperson; (in this sense) attorney, lawyer |
| Kelusit | (see Keluwosit) |
| Keluwosit, Kelusit | God |
| Keluwoskap | Koluskap (variant proposed by PP as origin of this name; see koluwosu); (also, WN) bearer of great truth |
| kemittunehtaqsit | interferer, interrupter; loudmouth |
| kemopoluwiw | s/he gambles |
| kemp | camp |
| kemuci-nehpahtiket | assassin |
| kemutoluhket | secret agent, infiltrator, spy, counterspy; anyone working in secret |
| kemutuwalket | adulterer |
| kemuwatin | game warden |
| kenopis | (fabric) canvas |
| kenopisikuwam | canvas tent |
| kenoq | (see kenuk) |