The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| apatkawotuwok | they (two) come back walking, return on foot |
| apatolamson | the wind comes back, starts to blow again |
| apatolatom | s/he starts to breathe again, gets breath back |
| 't-apatoqimal | s/he makes countercharge against h/ |
| 't-apattahal | s/he wins h/ back (e.g., dollar); s/he wins (something) back from h/ (e.g., gambler) |
| 't-apattehmon | s/he wins it back |
| apatute | (changing residence) s/he moves back (to this community, to this house, etc.) |
| apatuwikhike | s/he writes back (to someone) |
| apawone | s/he is back from having gathered eggs |
| apayye, apahye | s/he is back from playing |
| apc | again; else; next, then |
| apca | again! do it again!, encore!; give me some more! |
| apcanomahsu | s/he is back from borrowing |
| apci (apc-, apt-) | continuing, keeping on; (conjunct forms) while |
| apci-psan | it continues to snow, keeps on snowing |
| 't-apciptun | s/he is carrying it (in hand, in pocket, in bag, etc.) |
| apcituwiye | s/he is flying, is on the wing; continues to fly, keeps flying |
| apciye | s/he, it keeps going, is still going |
| apc-oc | again in the future; (parting, ending phone conversation, etc.) good-bye, farewell |
| apc tan, apcotan | well then? now what? what's next? |
| apcuhse | s/he is in the act of walking, continues walking; (conjunct forms) while s/he walks |
| apenkatasu | it is paid for, it is funded |
| 't-apenkatomon | s/he pays for it (purchase, crime, misdeed) |
| 't-apenkatomuwan | s/he pays for something belonging to h/ (e.g., something in hock, something s/he purchases for h/) |
| 't-apenkatomuwewal | s/he pays debt for h/ |