The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kisuwopeq, kisuwupeq | (water source) warm spring |
| kisuwopeqon | there is spring of warm water |
| kisuwuhusut | warm garment, sweater |
| kittahsu | s/he files (metal); s/he sharpens, hones |
| kittahsut | (tool for working metal) file; grinding wheel, sharpening stone |
| kittakon | (tool for working metal) file; grinding wheel, sharpening stone |
| kittiye, kittiyena | (see kinalokittiyena) |
| 'kiwacehlal | s/he makes h/ feel lonely; (inverse forms) s/he misses h/ |
| 'kiwacehtun | s/he makes it feel lonely |
| kiwacinaqot | it looks lonely, looks touching |
| kiwacinaqsu | s/he looks lonely |
| kiwacinu | s/he is lonesome living there (e.g., in house) |
| kiwaci-pkotete | (isolated house) it looks lonely with smoke coming from the chimney |
| kiwaciqewu | s/he looks lonely (facial expression) |
| kiwacitahamqosu | s/he seems lonely |
| kiwacitahamqot | it seems lonely |
| kiwacitahasu | s/he has lonely thoughts, is melancholy |
| kiwacitutom | s/he has lonesome or homesick look (posture) |
| kiwaciye | s/he is lonely or lonesome |
| kiwahq | (figure in oral tradition) ice giant |
| kiwathukot | (place) it is lonely, is lonesome |
| kiwatolaqiw | it is lonely evening |
| kiwatomahtu | s/he is solemn |
| kiwattaqot | it sounds lonely |
| kiwattaqsu | s/he sounds lonely; (dog, wolf, loon) s/he howls |