The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'qotuhkatahamsu | s/he believes self to be alone |
| 'qotuhkatahasu | s/he feels alone |
| 'qotuhkayamkamsu | s/he plays cards with self, plays solitaire |
| 'qotuhkayewestu | s/he speaks alone |
| 'qotuhkayiw, 'qotuhkayi | alone, by oneself |
| 'qotuhkayu | s/he is alone, is by self; s/he is single, is unmarried |
| 'qotuhkayye, 'qotuhkahye | s/he plays alone |
| 'qotuhkehe | s/he walks alone, goes alone |
| 'qotuhsalqot | it is one mile |
| 'qotulom | (in playing altestakon, the traditional dice game, or cribbage) s/he gets or has one point; (person) s/he is in boat alone |
| 'qotulome | s/he has one point (score) |
| 'qotupihtom | s/he lives alone |
| qs- | (see also entries beginning with 'qos-, 'qoss-; also check entries beginning with ks, 'kos-, 'koss) |
| qsawehkomike | it is a point of land, there is a point of land |
| qsaweyu | (land) it forms point or peninsula |
| qsihkawe | (on ice, on stepping stones, through swamp) s/he picks way step by step |
| qsihtasu | it is cherished, revered; (ritual, ceremony) it is observed |
| Qsihtasu Ellukhotimok | Labor Day |
| qsihtu | s/he is respectful |
| qsikewey | something used to tell fortunes; (inanimate) crystal ball; (animate) tarot card |
| qsi-nipon | it is midsummer |
| qsoka (qsokay-) | across, going from one side to the other, going to the other side |
| rinkols | periwinkle (shell and/or animal) |
| rits | (Christmas decoration) wreath |
| s-, 's- | (see also entries beginning with ahs-, nos-, noss-, os-, us-) |