The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-asqonum | h/ liver |
| 't-asqotomon | s/he takes one bite of it and leaves the rest of it |
| 't-asqotomuwal | s/he leaves h/ a little food (by not eating all of it) |
| Asseloma | Samuel |
| assihkawe | s/he meets, greets (someone) |
| assihkawotuwok | (walking) they (two) meet each other by chance, run into each other; (sport) they confront each other |
| 't-assihkomon | s/he meets it; s/he faces it (challenge, peril, etc.) |
| 't-assihkomuwan | s/he meets something belonging to h/ |
| 't-assihkuwal | s/he meets h/ (by chance, by appointment) |
| 't-assikapuwihtomon | s/he stands up to it, defies it |
| 't-assikapuwihtuwal | s/he stands up to h/, defies h/, confronts h/ |
| assokacomu | s/he tells strange story or stories |
| assokalokiqe | h/ eyes look strange or funny |
| assokalokiqehe | s/he stares without blinking |
| assokapiqe | s/he sees something strange |
| 't-assokapomal | s/he stares at h/ |
| assokapotasu | it is stared at; it looks strange |
| 't-assokapotomon | s/he stares at it |
| assokapu | s/he gazes, stares, gawks |
| 't-assokehlal | s/he does strange things to h/ |
| 't-assokehtun | s/he does it in strange or odd way |
| assokelomoqe | something strange happens to h/ |
| assokessu | something strange happens to h/, it; (event) it is strange, surprising |
| assokewestu | s/he speaks strangely |
| assokeyu | s/he has strange ways, is eccentric |