The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kski-kolaqhike | s/he spaces nails wide apart |
| kskikon | it is wide |
| kskilqone | (bird) s/he has broad wings |
| kski-tolomakone | s/he has broad shoulders |
| kskomacqonahsu | s/he takes shortcut dragging a sled |
| kskomakon | (personal armor) shield |
| kskomawt | shortcut path or road |
| kskomawtosson | it is shortcut path or road |
| kskomelomoqe | s/he has unexpected good luck, strikes it rich |
| kskomhike, kskomihike | s/he takes shortcut, cuts across |
| kskomiw | using shortcut, taking shortcut |
| kskomiye | s/he takes shortcut |
| kskomonawe | s/he takes shortcut, takes portage route (Wol) |
| kskomonike | s/he makes shortcut carry or portage |
| kskomsu | s/he takes shortcut |
| kskomtokhike | (basketmaking) s/he weaves through the split made in a stander |
| kskomtokhikon | (basketmaking) stander that is split in two to make an odd number of standers in total (so as to ensure correct weaving pattern) |
| kskomuhse | s/he takes shortcut on foot |
| kskonoqe | s/he eats like pig |
| kskopeke | (river, bay, etc.) it widens out |
| kskopuwok | (people, logs, etc.) they sit so far apart, are spaced so far apart |
| kskosite | s/he has wide feet |
| kskotqe | (brook, river) it is wide |
| kskuhute | (lake, river) it is wide |
| ksoka (ksokay-) | across, going from one side to the other, going to the other side |