The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kinoqone | s/he has large heels |
| kinotahke | s/he does great things |
| kinsite | s/he has big feet |
| kinskute | it is a big field, there is a big field |
| kinskutenoma | (farmer, landowner) s/he has big field |
| kinsoke | it is stove-length stick of wood that cannot be split |
| kinsonu | (person, animal) s/he is strong, is powerful (physically) |
| 'kinstomuwihtaqsuwatomon | s/he contradicts it, voices opposition to it |
| 'kinstomuwyal | s/he goes against h/ |
| kintaqot | it makes loud noise, it resounds; it sounds loud; it is a loud noise |
| kintaqsosku | s/he is cocky (in way s/he usually talks) |
| kintaqsu | s/he talks big, talks loud |
| 'kintaqsuwamal | s/he hollers at h/, yells at h/ |
| 'kintaqsuwatomon | s/he hollers at it, yells at it |
| 'kintokonomon | s/he braids it into thick braid, braids it using more than usual number of strands |
| kintokot | (chain, etc.) it is big in diameter, is thick |
| kintoksu | (rope, snake, etc.) s/he is big in diameter, is thick |
| kintune | s/he has large mouth; s/he is big-mouth, boasts, brags |
| kintunehtaqsu | s/he boasts, brags |
| kinuloke | (boat) its hull is deep |
| kinuwalke | s/he makes good effort, does well (even if s/he doesn't win) |
| kinuwaqe | it is orderly, is tidy; it is piled just so |
| 'kinuwaskulal | s/he marks h/ for identification |
| kinuwaskutasu | it is marked for identification |
| kinuwaskutike | s/he marks (something) for identification (e.g., with blaze mark or personal mark); s/he marks (something) with information about it (e.g., with trademark or price tag); s/he makes exact measurements |