The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| camsis | charm basket (tiny basket made of ash and sweetgrass, usually less than one-half inch in diameter) |
| Can | John |
| 'canomahsu, canomahsu | s/he owes |
| caqahk | rust; rusty object, (in general) junk |
| caqahkiye | s/he, it is rusty, is corroded |
| 'cask | h/ crotch, h/ inner thigh |
| 'catokesson | it shortens or shrinks or contracts suddenly |
| 'catokessu | (rope, leather thong, etc.) s/he, it shortens or shrinks or contracts suddenly |
| 'catokiw | s/he, it has shrunk or contracted |
| 'catokiye | s/he, it shrinks or contracts |
| cawota | chowder |
| cayis | (wood, steel) beam; railroad tie |
| cayonis | (person) Chinese |
| ce- | (see also entries beginning with c-, co-, ci-, cu-) |
| ceconahqot | it is tense, rigid, stiff |
| 'ceconaqhal | s/he braces h/ against falling, props h/ up |
| ceconaqhasu | s/he, it is braced against falling, propped up |
| ceconaqhikon | brace, prop, support (used to hold something upright) |
| 'ceconaqhomon | s/he braces it against falling, props it up |
| 'ceconaqhomuwan | s/he braces something belonging to h/ |
| ceconaqsu | s/he holds self tense or rigid or stiff; s/he stands erect |
| ceconessu | s/he tenses suddenly |
| ceconi (cecon-) | supporting, bracing, propping up (physically, morally, etc.) |
| ceconihikon | brace, support |
| ceconihkesu | s/he restrains, calms (arguers, fighters) |