The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kuwesimin | (fruit of Gaultheria hispidula) creeping snowberry |
| kuwesipom | pine pitch, pine resin |
| kuwhahqe | s/he cuts up (trees) into logs |
| kuwhahsu | s/he fells trees |
| 'kuwhal | s/he chops h/ down, fells h/ (tree); s/he pins h/ down with tree s/he is felling or log |
| kuwhas | hawk (species uncertain) |
| 'kuwhomon | s/he pins it down with tree s/he is felling or log s/he is moving |
| kuwihkalsu | s/he pretends to be asleep |
| 'kuwihkomal | s/he keeps h/ awake |
| 'kuwihtomal | s/he lets h/ sleep (by not disturbing h/) |
| kuwimkewey | (animate) nightshirt, nightgown; (inanimate plural) pajamas; (inanimate) something that helps one sleep, sleeping pill |
| kuwiw | it is asleep, it goes to sleep; it goes numb |
| kuwocu | s/he feels cold |
| kuwwa | (see kuhu) |
| kuwyakon | period of sleep |
| kw- | (see also entries beginning with q-, since in many cases the kw- may be a misspelling of q-; if the k- is a personal prefix for kil, kiluwaw, or kilun, see entries that start with w-: e.g., Kwinpas? Are you busy? see winpasu) |
| l- | (see also entries beginning with ol-) |
| la-, lah- | (see also entries beginning with ol-) |
| Laca | Roger |
| lacqessu | s/he, it slides (along floor, into first base, etc.); s/he rows (sliding back and forth in seat while rowing) |
| lacqessut | oar |
| lahkakon | slingshot, catapult |
| lahkaluson | fortification, fort; high fence, high wall |
| lahkalusonihikon | fence |
| lahkalusonohom | s/he is fenced; (sun, moon) there is ring around h/ |