The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| amonohom | s/he swims around something (detouring or bypassing it); (Wol) s/he swims in circle, swims around (something) |
| amonopekek | (geography) bay |
| amonuhse | s/he walks around (detouring or bypassing; circling) |
| amoqalokehs | (duck, species uncertain; perhaps goldeneye, genus Bucephala) whistler |
| amotuwok | they play game with each other |
| -amqahk | thousand |
| amsqahs | first, at first |
| amsqahsewey | first, first one; (baseball) first batter, first base |
| amsqahseweyawiw | s/he, it is first, is the first one; (competitor) s/he comes in first; (baseball) s/he plays first base |
| Amsqahsewey 'kiskum | Native American Day |
| amsqahs luhkan, amsqahsewey luhkan | it is Monday |
| amsqahsukonohom | it is the first day of the month |
| amsqocehkan | doll |
| amsqocehkani-wasis | baby doll |
| amtokolam | bullfrog |
| amucalu | (insect) housefly |
| amucaluwewiw | (place, room, etc.) there are many flies in it |
| 't-amuhtelomon | s/he damages it by shooting it (but does not destroy it completely) |
| 't-amuhteluwal | s/he wounds h/ (shoots h/ but does not kill h/) |
| amushopihk | spider; cancer, cancerous tumor |
| amushopihkewi-ahpap | spider web, cobweb; spider silk |
| amuwes | (insect) bee |
| amuwesihq | honey |
| amuwesikuwam | bee's nest, beehive |
| amuwesipom | honey |