The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'komatpessu | h/ head disappears inside or under (something) |
| komici (komic-, komit-) | blocking, obstructing, in the way |
| komicihkosu | s/he builds house in off-limits location or in the way of something; (settler) s/he encroaches or intrudes |
| komiciptinepu | h/ hand is in the way; h/ hands are in the way |
| komiciptinewu | s/he puts hand(s) in way (intentionally, e.g., to block camera lens) |
| 'komici-punal | s/he puts h/ in the way (of something), places h/ so as to obstruct or block |
| 'komici-punomon | s/he puts it in the way (of something), places it so as to obstruct or block |
| komiciw | blocking, obstructing, in the way |
| komiciye | s/he gets in the way of something or someone (so as to obstruct or block) |
| komicuhse | s/he walks in front of something or someone (so as to obstruct or block) |
| komitahkalusonahasu | (person, animal, house, etc.) s/he, it is barricaded, is fenced in |
| komitahkan | s/he throws it in the way (of something) |
| komitalokossewu | h/ ear gets in the way; s/he eavesdrops |
| komitamkahte | (gravel, sand, grain, etc.) is piled so as to block or obstruct, it is piled in the way (of something) |
| komitapasuwok | they walk in front of something or someone (so as to obstruct or block) |
| komitaqte | (something stick-like) it is in the way, it obstructs |
| komitewestu | s/he interrupts by speaking |
| komitkawotuwok | they (two) walk in front of something or someone (so as to obstruct or block); they are blocking or obstructing each other |
| 'komitkihkomon | s/he blocks it by standing in front of it or in its way (doorway, television) |
| 'komitkomon | s/he blocks it, obstructs it, puts something in its way |
| 'komitkuwal | s/he blocks h/, obstructs h/, puts something in h/ way |
| 'komitonal | s/he puts h/ in the way (so as to block or obstruct something) |
| komitonekosu | s/he makes bed for self where it is in the way of others |
| 'komitonomon | s/he puts it in the way (of something) |
| komitopu | s/he is in the way, obstructs, sits in the way |