The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'koskakisin | s/he loses place in it, loses thread of it (when reading a story, book, etc.) |
| 'koskaluhmon | s/he fails to return it (something borrowed, especially, money) |
| 'koskalutomon | s/he deceitfully charges again for it (fraudulently denying receipt of earlier payment) |
| 'koskalutomuwan | s/he deceitfully charges h/ again for it (fraudulently denying receipt of earlier payment) |
| 'koskanomon | s/he hides it with hand(s) |
| 'koskanomuwan | s/he hides with hand(s) something belonging to h/ |
| 'koskapekomehtuwal | s/he strikes barely overlapping marks on h/ (ash log being pounded for basket splints) |
| koskapske | it is a cliff, precipice, crag, dropoff; it is a steeply projecting mass of rock forming part of a rugged cliff or headland |
| koskapskihke | rocky land slopes down abruptly, forms a cliff or precipice; it is rocky at bottom of dropoff |
| 'koskaptun | s/he takes it by hiding it, s/he snatches it and hides it immediately |
| 'koskaptuwan | s/he takes something belonging to h/ by hiding it |
| 'koskayaphal | s/he loses h/ tracks |
| 'koskayapomal | s/he loses sight of h/ |
| 'koskayapotomon | s/he loses sight of it |
| 'koskayapotomuwan | s/he loses sight of something belonging to h/ |
| 'koskehtun | s/he widens it, broadens it |
| 'koskihtun | s/he makes it wide or broad |
| koskikon | (road, wall, hillside) it is steep, is steep-sided |
| koskiku | (vat, ditch) s/he has steep sides |
| koskimawikonehe | s/he gets chills up spine (from fear or thrill) |
| 'koskimehlal | s/he gives h/ shivers or chills |
| koskimiye | s/he is charmed (e.g., has special powers of healing or perception); s/he experiences chill (thrill) of fear, anxiety, or excitement; h/ hair stands up on end |
| koskimkasuwiw | (leg, arm, etc.) it goes to sleep; (sensation in skin) it feels like pins and needles |
| 'koskimonal | s/he gives h/ chills by touching h/ |
| koskitome, kaskitome | (water) it gets deep suddenly, abruptly; there is body of water at base of cliff; (lake bed, shoreline, etc.) it drops off abruptly, there is steep dropoff underwater |