The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| apsalokiqewu | s/he squints |
| apsalokosu | s/he has small hole |
| apsalokot | (bead, etc.) it has small hole, there is small hole in it |
| 't-apsapekhomon | s/he turns its volume down (radio, music, etc.) |
| apsapotasu | it looks small, is seen as small |
| apsapske | (rock, potato) it is small |
| apsapskolan | it drizzles |
| 't-apsapskosomon | s/he cuts it into small bits |
| apsapskosossu | (something round; e.g., crab apple, rosary bead) s/he is tiny |
| apsapskosu | (something round; e.g., crab apple, bead) s/he is small |
| apsapskotiye | s/he has small belly |
| apsaqsosson | (stick) it is small in diameter, thin |
| apsaqsu | (person, log, flagpole, carrot, cigar) s/he is small in diameter, is thin |
| apsaskute | it is a small field; there is a small field |
| apsasokiqe | s/he has thin or narrow face |
| apsatokahson | (something small and string-like) it is thin, it is fine |
| apsatokonasu | it is finely braided, it is thin braid |
| 't-apsatokonomon | s/he braids it into fine or thin braid |
| apsatokosossu | (snake, string, person) s/he is thin; (person) s/he is skinny |
| apsatokosu | (rope, snake, etc.) s/he is thin |
| apsawone | (bird, turtle) she lays small eggs |
| 't-apseksal | s/he cuts h/ into thin slice, narrow strips |
| 't-apseksomon | s/he cuts it into thin slices, cuts it into narrow strips |
| 't-apseksomuwan | s/he slices something belonging to h/ into thin pieces |
| apsi (aps-) | small, little; (sound, light) faint |