The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| awskacokihikon | bread dough |
| 't-awskahmon | s/he mixes it |
| 't-awskahpulal | s/he shakes h/ to mix h/ up (milk, etc.); s/he shakes h/ to wake h/ up |
| 't-awskahputun | s/he shakes it to mix it up |
| 't-awskahqahal | s/he stirs h/ |
| 't-awskahqahmon | s/he stirs it |
| 't-awskahqehmon | s/he stirs it |
| 't-awskahqehmuwan | s/he stirs something belonging to h/ |
| 't-awskahqehtehmon | (cook) s/he beats it (eggwhite, etc.); s/he stirs it vigorously |
| awskahqihikon | blender, mixer |
| awskahsu | s/he is troublesome, stirs up trouble |
| 't-awskahtehsima | s/he shuffles them (cards) |
| awskahtestasu | s/he, it is mixed by shaking; (animate dual and plural, playing cards) they are shuffled |
| 't-awskakomon | s/he mixes it all together (cake batter, soup, etc.) |
| 't-awskaluwemal | s/he upsets h/, riles h/ up, or agitates h/ by talking to h/ |
| awskanaqot | there is a lot of confusion (as can be seen) |
| awskanoma | s/he does too many things at once |
| awskassuwiw | it is troublesome |
| 't-awskatokehtun | s/he tangles it (sweetgrass, hair, etc.) |
| 't-awskayuwal | s/he stirs up h/ emotions, disturbs h/, flusters h/, upsets h/ |
| awskol | (expresses disappointment related to a coincidence; see examples) it would have to ... |
| awt | road, street; route |
| 't-awtihkalal | he makes a road in her (euphemism for sexual penetration, especially a woman's first time) |
| ayat | also that one (away from speaker and person spoken to; yonder) |
| ayet | also that one (away from speaker and person spoken to; yonder) |