The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wisokamoqessu | there is severe storm with strong wind, there is blizzard |
| wisokaqsu | (tree) h/ trunk is very big in diameter; (slang) he has very large penis |
| wisokatokot | (something string-like, long and narrow, story, etc.) it is very long |
| wisokatuwe | (person's usual way of talking) s/he speaks angrily; s/he swears a lot |
| wisokatuwesku | s/he habitually uses strong language |
| wisokawotu | s/he, it is very expensive, is exorbitantly priced |
| wisokekipsan | it snows flakes that are very big |
| wisokelot | there is a great amount of it; (plural) there are a great many of them |
| wisokeltomon | s/he cherishes it very much |
| wisokeltomuwan | s/he cherishes very much something belonging to h/ |
| wisoki (wisok-) | very, very much |
| wisokihpayu | s/he is very much afraid, is terrified |
| wisokihpote | it is intensely hot |
| wisokihtelasu | s/he is wounded badly by gunshot |
| wisokihteluwal | s/he wounds h/ badly with gunshot |
| wisokikiyin, wisokikihin | it is very sharp |
| wisokikotone | s/he is very old |
| wisoki-ksinuhka, wisoki-ksinuhke | s/he is very sick |
| wisoki-kskeyu | s/he, it is very wide, is very broad |
| wisokiluwehe | s/he is angry |
| wisokiluwehehtomon | s/he gets mad at it, becomes angry with it |
| wisokiluwehehtuwakon | anger |
| wisokiluwehehtuwal | s/he gets mad at h/, becomes angry with h/ |
| wisokiluwehenaqsu | s/he looks angry, looks furious |
| wisokiluwehtahal | s/he angers h/ by hitting h/; (cards, gambling) s/he angers h/ by winning too much money from h/ |