The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kotuwossomu | s/he is thirsty; s/he wants to drink, is going to drink |
| kotuwotemu | s/he is going to cry, wants to cry; s/he is on verge of tears |
| 'kotuwuhsekhal | (baseball) s/he walks h/ intentionally, wants to or is going to walk h/ intentionally |
| 'kotuwuwehkan | s/he wants to use it, is going to use it |
| kotuwuwikhike | s/he wants to write, is going to write |
| kp- | (see also entries beginning with 'kop-, 'kopp-) |
| kpahasu 1 | s/he is locked up |
| kpahasu 2 | it is shut, is closed |
| kpahm- | (see also entries beginning with 'kophom-) |
| kpaliye | s/he is snowed in |
| kpapanson | piled snow blocks it |
| kpasokahasu 1 | s/he, it is locked in, is locked up |
| kpasokahasu 2 | (room, box, etc.) it is locked |
| kpasokihtehson | (trap) it springs or snaps shut; (door, hatch cover, chest lid) it slams shut, closes with bang |
| kpawtosson | it is a closed road, the road is closed |
| kpekhikon | fabric covering; shutter (on window) |
| kpekopite | it is covered with cloth, paper, etc; (figuratively, singular only, ii) she is menstruating |
| kpekopolike | s/he covers (something) with cloth; s/he closes curtain(s), pulls down window shade(s) |
| kpekopolikon | (curtain, shade, cloth) window-covering |
| kpekopoloma | h/ windows are all covered over |
| kpektihikon | covering or shutter (on window) nailed or tacked in place |
| kpihikon | (bottle, box, basket) lid, cover; (automobile) hood; (in stream or river) dam |
| kpihtahasu | it is boarded or nailed shut, is covered over by hammering |
| kpihtonehtaqsu | s/he has nasal voice; s/he sounds as if nose is stuffed up |
| kpiqqessu | (person, animal) blood clots in h/ cut or wound; (wound, cut, blood vessel) s/he, it clots, forms scab; (envelope) it seals with adhesive |