The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| konotiri | (Motahkomikuk slang) no |
| konskapesu | s/he is paid very little |
| 'konskihtaqsuwamal | s/he talks against h/, opposes h/, belittles h/ |
| 'konskihtaqsuwatomon | s/he talks against it, opposes it |
| 'konskoluhmuwan | s/he buys it from h/ at bargain price |
| 'konskolutomon | s/he charges low price for it |
| 'konskolutomuwan | s/he charges h/ bargain price for it |
| 'konskonuhmon | s/he buys it cheap |
| konskostom | s/he is disobedient (intentionally or from failure to pay attention) |
| konusehs | (tree in genus Salix) willow |
| kop-, kopp- | (see also entries beginning with kp-) |
| 'kopehe | the rising tide surrounds or cuts off access (to rock, island, etc.) |
| kopesq | leech, bloodsucker |
| koph- | (see also entries beginning with kpah-) |
| 'kophal, 'koppahal | s/he locks h/ up, locks h/ in, imprisons h/, confines h/; s/he closes h/, closes the opening in h/ (e.g., bottle, jar, hollow log) |
| 'kophikonahmon | s/he dams it up (stream, river) |
| 'kophomon, 'koppahmon | s/he shuts it, closes it |
| 'kophomuwan, 'koppahmuwan | s/he shuts something belonging to h/ |
| 'kophomuwewan | s/he shuts it for h/ |
| 'kopihtun | s/he covers it with something |
| 'kopkuwal | s/he blocks h/ passage with body; (inverse forms only) it constipates h/ |
| 'kopolamtahal | s/he knocks the wind out of h/ |
| 'kopolamtehkuwal | s/he kicks the wind out of h/ (person) |
| 'kopolamtehsimal | s/he knocks wind out of h/ |
| 'kopolutomon | s/he plugs it (ear, nose) |