The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'cihcin | h/ thumb |
| 'cihcinhike | s/he hitchhikes, thumbs a ride |
| cihcipiqe | (river) it narrows |
| 'cihciqapekomehtuwal | s/he strikes closely overlapping marks on h/ (ash log being pounded for basket splints) |
| cihciqapektihike | s/he sews with closely spaced or short stitches; s/he weaves closely, does fine weaving |
| cihciqeyu | s/he, it is narrow |
| 'cihciqihtun | s/he makes it narrow or narrower |
| cihciqi-kolaqhike | s/he spaces nails close together |
| cihciqikon | it is narrow |
| cihciqipahsu | s/he shrinks in width from drying |
| cihciqipahte | it shrinks in width from drying |
| cihciqi-pihceyu | s/he, it is long and narrow; s/he, it is rectangular, is oblong |
| cihciqi-pittokot | it is long and narrow; it is rectangular, is oblong |
| cihciqi-pittoksu | s/he is long and narrow; s/he is rectangular, is oblong |
| 'cihciqiptun | s/he narrows it by squeezing it quickly and letting go (e.g., edge of pie-crust), pinches it to reshape it |
| 'cihciqiptuwan | s/he narrows something belonging to h/ by squeezing it quickly and letting go |
| cihciqpeke | (river, bay, etc.) it narrows |
| cihciqskute | it is narrow field, it is belt of land (e.g., green-belt) |
| 'cihciqsomon | s/he cuts it in narrow strip(s) |
| 'cihk- | (see also entries beginning with utk-) |
| 'cihkahal | s/he sweeps h/ (e.g., wood-shaving); (figuratively) s/he wins everything from h/ |
| cihkahasu | (dirt, dust; floor, sidewalk) it is swept |
| 'cihkehmon | s/he sweeps it (floor, sidewalk); s/he sweeps it up (dirt, dust) |
| 'cihkehmuwan | s/he sweeps or sweeps up something belonging to h/ |
| cihkihike | s/he sweeps |