The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kinuwaskutikon | identification mark, blaze mark, boundary marker, survey marker, buoy, mile marker, milestone; landmark; gravestone; sign, label, price tag; punctuation mark |
| 'kinuwaskutun | s/he marks it, marks it for identification |
| 'kinuwehlal | s/he notifies h/; s/he does (something) to h/ in own special or particular way |
| kinuwehlosuwiw | it announces self |
| kinuwehtahsu | s/he delivers message, announces; s/he alerts, warns, raises alarm; s/he is dispatcher, sends out message(s) |
| 'kinuwehtahsuwewal | s/he announces for h/ |
| kinuwehtahsuwey | (sound or device) alarm, alert; (announcement) bulletin, notice |
| kinuwehtahsuwin | announcer, messenger, dispatcher; delegate, ambassador |
| 'kinuwehtun | s/he does it in own special way, in particular way |
| 'kinuwehtuwal | s/he informs h/, warns h/ |
| 'kinuwehtuwan | s/he informs or warns h/ about it |
| kinuwesu | (person, animal) s/he is very hairy on body |
| 'kinuwewotun | s/he arranges it in own particular way |
| 'kinuweyutomon | s/he uses it with care, uses it responsibly |
| kinuwi (kinuw-) | particular, special; methodically |
| kinuwihpu | s/he is on special diet |
| kinuwikhasu | (subject of photograph or drawing) s/he, it is enlarged; (drawing, photograph) it is enlarged; (document, sign, message, etc.) it is written in large letters |
| kinuwikon | it is special |
| kinuwi-ksehe | s/he comes or goes in at certain time (regularly; e.g., at curfew) |
| kinuwiptinessu | s/he moves hand(s) methodically (e.g., playing musical instrument, typing) |
| 'kinuwi-punal | s/he puts h/ in a particular place (e.g., teacher puts child at front of class) |
| kinuwi-sissenasu | it is apportioned or allotted or distributed in designated way |
| 'kinuwi-sissenomon | s/he allots it, apportions it, distributes it in designated way |
| kinuwitpiye | something special happens; it is special event |
| kinuwiw | in a particular way, in a special way; methodically |