The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atole | Andrew, André |
| Atoliyan | Adrian |
| Atoliye | Andrea |
| atolutike | s/he changes price(s) on item(s) for sale |
| atomahtu | h/ behavior changes |
| atomelku | s/he takes step forward |
| 't-atomewikhomon | s/he copies it exactly (text or drawing); s/he forges it (signature, artwork, etc.) |
| atomolsu | the way s/he feels changes (e.g., s/he feels better or worse) |
| atomupil | automobile, car |
| atonike | s/he portages; s/he carries items to another place (e.g., when stacking firewood) |
| atopu | s/he shifts position in seat |
| atpahqonikehs | caterpillar, inch-worm |
| atpe | (liquid) its level changes |
| atpehe | the level of the tide changes |
| 't-atpotun | s/he changes it (water) |
| -atq | hundred |
| atqepu | s/he changes seat, moves to another seat; s/he changes position in seat |
| atsewakon | clothing taken off (when putting on fresh clothing) |
| atsewe | s/he changes clothes |
| attayomuwiw | s/he has a hard time, goes through difficult period |
| atte | it shifts or moves to another position |
| atute | s/he changes residence, moves belongings to another place, relocates, resettles |
| atutewiw | (business, institution, pain) it moves |
| atutuwehc | squirrel |
| atuwamkimin | (fruit of Prunus pumila) sand cherry |