The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| cilkeyosson | it is small and short |
| cilkeyu | s/he, it is short |
| cilkipahsu | s/he becomes shorter as s/he dries (e.g., rope) |
| cilkipahte | it becomes shorter as it dries (e.g., leather shoelace) |
| cilkokiskot | it is a short day, the day is short |
| cilkomahsu | s/he takes short steps |
| 'cilomal | s/he bites h/ leaving mark |
| 'cilomomal | s/he haunts h/; s/he receives sign from h/, is haunted by h/ |
| cilomomut | phantom |
| cilomotasu | it is haunted |
| cilomotoma, cilomotome | s/he receives sign, omen; s/he is haunted by someone |
| 'cilomotomon | s/he receives sign or omen through it |
| 'cilonal | s/he marks h/ with finger(s); presses h/ hard with finger(s), leaving mark |
| cilonasit | (fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus) haddock |
| cilonasu | s/he, it is bruised or marked by having been grabbed |
| cilonikon | (fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus) haddock |
| 'cilonomon | s/he marks it with finger(s); presses it hard with finger(s), leaving mark |
| cilopu | s/he leaves mark by sitting (e.g., impression in cushion or snow, wet spot) |
| cilotasu | s/he, it has bite-mark |
| 'cilotomon | s/he bites it leaving mark |
| 'cilsomon | s/he cuts it leaving mark or scar |
| 'ciltahal | s/he marks h/ by hitting h/; s/he cuts notch in h/ (using ax) |
| 'ciltehmon | s/he marks it by hitting it; s/he cuts notch in it (using ax) |
| ciltehsin | s/he is marked by falling on or hitting something |
| ciltelasu | s/he, it is nicked, scarred, etc. by gunshot, arrow, etc.; (ai; person, animal) s/he is wounded in this way |