The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kisoposusu | s/he warmed self up, can warm self up |
| kisopu | s/he sat down, can sit down; (person in bed) s/he sat up, can sit up; (pie, cake, etc.) s/he is done cooking, is ready to eat |
| 'kisoqahtun | s/he slides or pulls it ashore (boat); can slide or pull it ashore |
| kisoqomu | s/he stuck on, can stick on |
| kisossin | s/he has lain down, can lie down; s/he is already in bed |
| kisossomu | s/he drank, can drink |
| kisotemu | s/he cried, can cry |
| 'kisotomon | s/he ate it, can eat it |
| 'kispahsal, 'kospahsal | s/he dries h/ (fish, apple, etc., to preserve as food) |
| 'kispahsimal, 'kospahsimal | s/he dries h/ (fish, etc.) |
| 'kispahsomon | s/he dries it (meat, herb, berry, etc.) |
| kispahsu | (fish, apple, shirt, etc.) s/he dries; (figuratively) s/he is thirsty |
| kispahtasoke | (wood, lumber) it is dry |
| kispahte | it is dry, is arid; (meat, fruit) it is dried |
| kispastasu | it is dried or dehydrated or desiccated |
| 'kispastun | s/he dries it (meat, fish, etc.) |
| 'kispastuwan | s/he dries something belonging to h/ (meat, etc.) |
| 'kispawolal | s/he scared h/, can scare h/; (card player) s/he bluffs successfully |
| 'kispehkomon | s/he can float on it without its sinking; (in translation; floating object) it can hold h/ weight |
| 'kispehkuwal | s/he can float on h/ without h/ sinking; (inverse forms) s/he, it can hold h/ weight without sinking |
| 'kispekehlal | s/he sprinkled h/, can sprinkle h/ with water |
| kispekehtu | s/he sprinkled, can sprinkle (with water) |
| 'kispekehtun | s/he sprinkled it, can sprinkle it (with water) |
| kispohon | (lake, ocean, etc.) the ice is melted and gone, the ice is out |
| kisq | day, date |