The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
cehkit jacket
cehponis Japanese (person from Japan)
cehponisusq Japanese woman
cehqan day breaks, dawn comes
cehqonamoqessu (storm) it lasts until dawn; it storms until dawn
cehqonawsu s/he lives until daybreak
cehqoni (cehqon-) at dawn, until dawn
'cehqoni-spasihtomon s/he stays awake for it until morning
'cehqoni-spasihtuwal s/he stays awake for h/ until morning
cehqoniw until dawn
cehqoniye s/he stays out until dawn, stays out all night
cehqonoluhke s/he works until dawn
'cehqonotutuwatomuwan s/he keeps it burning until dawn for h/
cehqonuhse s/he walks until dawn
'cehqonuhsolal s/he walks back and forth all night holding and soothing h/ (baby)
cehqot it is daybreak, is dawn
'ceht gristle, cartilage
'cehtu (tuberculosis patient) s/he hemorrhages through nose and mouth
cekk (see ceks)
cekpat jackpot
ceks, cekk (bank draft) check, cheque
ceksonomen (railroad) section man
ceksonomenuwey (railroad) handcar
cel and besides, and even; also, too; (with numbers) and, plus; (etuci ... cel) so ... that (see example)
'celapit h/ wisdom tooth