The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'ci-macehe | s/he leaves from there, sets out from there |
| 'ci-maciw, 'ci-macihiw, 'ci-maciyiw | (time, space) starting from |
| 'ci-maciyatokot | (something string-like, story, etc.) it starts from there |
| cimk- | (see entries beginning with kcimk-) |
| cimoli | chimney, smokestack |
| cimqaha, kcimqaha | bird species (perhaps Botaurus lentiginosus, American bittern, or Nycticorax nycticorax, black-crowned night heron); thunderbird (JW/LL) |
| cimse | s/he uses boat to gather driftwood along shore (usually dry pieces) |
| cimsuhke | s/he uses boat to gather driftwood along shore (usually dry pieces) |
| cinahkukot | (sofa, hassock, car) it is low in shape |
| cinahkuksu | (bathtub, pot) s/he is low in shape |
| cinahqolamu | s/he has bass voice, has deep voice |
| cinalokahson | (hole) it is shallow |
| 'cine | s/he dies from (something) |
| cinessit | (baseball) ball thrown low |
| cinessu | (baseball: pitched ball) s/he is low (below strike zone); (person, etc.) s/he goes along at low level or altitude (e.g., bird flying close to ground) |
| cineyu | s/he, it is low |
| Cini | (English name, woman or girl) Jean, Jeannie; (French name, man or boy) Jean, Jeannot |
| cinikatahasossok | coffee table, any piece of furniture with short legs |
| cinitome | (water) it is shallow |
| cinitomehson | (water) it is very shallow, there is very little depth to it |
| cinituwiye | s/he flies at low altitude |
| 'cinituwiyemuhtomon | s/he flies low at it, flies down to it |
| 'cinituwiyemuhtuwal | s/he flies low at h/, swoops at h/, flies down to h/ |
| ciniye | it is low, goes along at low altitude |
| cinkomike | it is low land, it is a valley |