The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| cilahcili | song of robin |
| cilakonehta | s/he sips; s/he drinks jigger of liquor |
| 'cilapehtun | s/he marks it with scratch, scratches it leaving mark |
| cilapenke | s/he makes payment, pays an installment |
| 'cilapskahmon | s/he marks it with dot(s) or spot(s) |
| 'cilapskihtehmon | s/he carves it (e.g., petroglyph) using rock to chip at it |
| 'cilaqosal | s/he burns mark on h/; s/he brands h/ (animal) |
| 'cilaqosomon | s/he burns mark on it; s/he scars it by burning it (body part) |
| cilaqote | it is marked by burning or scorching |
| 'cilaqsal | s/he carves h/, notches h/ (something made of wood); s/he marks h/ height with a notch |
| cilaqsawe | s/he marks by carving or notching (in wood) |
| 'cilaqsomon | s/he carves it, notches it (something made of wood) |
| cilessu | s/he is bruised |
| cileyasu | s/he wounds self |
| cileyu | (person, fruit, etc.) s/he, it is bruised; s/he is wounded |
| 'cileyutomon | s/he wounds it |
| 'cileyuwal | s/he wounds h/, hurts h/ feelings |
| cilkaltoqe | s/he has short hair |
| 'cilkaltoqesal | s/he cuts h/ hair short, trims h/ hair |
| cilkaqsosson | (something small and stick-like) it is short |
| 'cilkatokehtun | s/he cuts it short, curtails it, abbreviates it (something string-like, story, etc.) |
| cilkatokosu | (something string-like or extending through time) s/he is short |
| cilkatokot | (something string-like, story, etc.) it is short |
| cilkekon | (something sheet-like, cloth) it is short |
| cilkenskosu | (person) s/he is short (standing up) |