The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ahsusuwonhom, ahsosuwonhom | s/he wears hat |
| 't-ahsuwahmon | s/he covers it (window, clock, eye, face, etc.) |
| ahsuwapekhikon | cord that closes curtains or the slats of a window blind |
| ahsuwekehtikon | window shade |
| 't-ahsuwekehtun | s/he closes or lowers it (curtain, blind) |
| ahsuwekhikon | covering made of cloth, paper, etc. (e.g., tarp, tablecloth, blind, window shade) |
| ahsuwekopolike | s/he closes the curtains (window shade, blind, etc.) |
| ahsuwekopolikon | window shade, curtain, drape, blind |
| ahsuwekopoloma | h/ windows are covered (with something put over them by hand, e.g., sheet, blanket) |
| ahsuwihikon | window shade, curtain, canopy; (in general) covering |
| ahsuwikon | it grows so as to cover (e.g., spreading plant) |
| 't-ahsuwolaqepilal | s/he blindfolds h/ |
| ahsuwolaqepisu | s/he has eye(s) covered, is blindfolded; s/he is wearing veil |
| aht- | (see also entries beginning with t-) |
| Ahta | Arthur |
| 't-ahtapiyil, 't-ahtapimol | (see tap) |
| ahte | it is there repeatedly or continuously, stays right there |
| ahteliyins | Italian (person from Italy) |
| ahtolacomu | s/he continues telling story; s/he goes on and on telling story (annoyingly) |
| ahtolahsihpilsu | s/he keeps giving self medicine; (figuratively) keeps sipping alcohol to make self feel better |
| ahtolakonutome | s/he keeps talking, keeps telling story or stories |
| ahtolapekiye | s/he keeps swinging, keeps rocking back and forth |
| 't-ahtolapomal | s/he stares at h/, keeps looking at h/, looks at h/ repeatedly |
| 't-ahtolapotomon | s/he stares at it, keeps looking at it, looks at it again and again |
| 't-ahtolaskuwahtun | s/he keeps waiting for it |