The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| askomi (askom-) | forever; at all times |
| askomi-ksihkehe | s/he, it is lost forever, is lost for good |
| askomi-ksihkehewiw | it is lost forever, is lost for good |
| askomi-ktomakeyu, askomi-'tomakeyu | s/he is poverty-stricken |
| 't-askomi-punal | s/he places h/ permanently; (judge) s/he gives h/ life sentence |
| 't-askomi-qolapomal | s/he refuses to look at h/ ever |
| 't-askomitahamal | s/he forever feels resentful toward h/ |
| 't-askomitahatomon | s/he forever feels resentful toward it |
| askomiw | forever, eternally, ever |
| askomiye 1 | s/he goes away forever, goes away for good |
| askomiye 2 | it lasts forever |
| askomokimqot | it is innumerable, is countless, is numberless |
| askomoqsu | s/he sleeps forever |
| askomot | forever, never again; ever since |
| askomqahsin | s/he is in coma, is comatose |
| askomqahsu | s/he is in coma, is comatose |
| askomuhse | s/he walks forever, is always walking; (sun) s/he is forever moving across the sky, is constantly changing position in the sky as the seasons go by |
| askuhpal | should |
| 't-askuwahtun | s/he waits for it, awaits it |
| 't-askuwahtuwan | s/he waits for something belonging to h/ |
| 't-askuwalal | s/he waits for h/, awaits h/, lies in wait for h/, expects h/ |
| askuwasu | s/he waits |
| 't-askuwatomon | s/he waits for it, awaits it |
| 't-askuwatomuwan | s/he waits for something belonging to h/ |
| 't-askuwihtomon | s/he waits for it, awaits it |