The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kiwhos | muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) |
| kiwhosuhke | s/he traps or hunts muskrat |
| kiwhosuwasq | (plant in the genus Acorus; see note) sweet flag, especially the root of this plant |
| kiwhosuwey | muskrat meat |
| kiwolatomuhsis | (figure in Wolastoqey oral tradition) little person said to help people with work secretly (e.g., overnight) and to have breath that smells like mold |
| kiwonasqehe | s/he has passed out from drinking too much |
| 'kiwonasqehlal | s/he makes h/ pass out by giving h/ too much to drink (usually, alcohol) |
| kiwonasqehtehsin | s/he falls down drunk |
| kiwonik | river otter (Lutra canadensis) |
| kiwonikihke | s/he traps or hunts otter |
| kiwtahqakiye | s/he, it twists along a curve (e.g., wood-grain, coil binding) |
| kiwtahqecuwon | (water) it eddies, it forms whirlpool |
| kiwtahqehe, kehtahqehe | (ai) s/he is dizzy, gets dizzy; (ai & ii) s/he, it swings around |
| kiwtahqehputek | (fishing) swivel |
| kiwtahqehtehkawet | (person standing on floating log) log-roller |
| 'kiwtahqehtun | s/he twirls it around (baton, club, etc.) |
| kiwtahqelamson | the wind whirls around (e.g., in eye of hurricane, in whirlwind) |
| kiwtahqenehe | (tree) h/ grain is twisted |
| kiwtahqessu | s/he spins, whirls, twirls |
| kiwtahqicuwon | (water) it revolves, its flow moves clockwise or counterclockwise (e.g., in whirlpool, large eddy, tidal current) |
| kiwtahqiyamu | s/he, it whirls through the air (flying or falling involuntarily; e.g., hat blown off in wind, frisbee) |
| kiwtahqiye | it rotates, revolves |
| kiyahq | (bird) seagull (especially, herring gull, Larus argentatus) |
| kiyahqakiye | s/he, it is straight (i.e., not curved or bent) |
| kiyahqapahasu | it is marked with straight line(s) |