The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wiwonapekhikon | swing-bridge |
| wiwonapekhomon | s/he turns it by means of a mechanism; s/he winds it up |
| wiwonapekhomuwan | s/he turns or winds up something belonging to h/ |
| wiwonaqopit | (basketmaking) one of two ash splints encircling rim of basket (one inside, one outside) |
| wiwonaqotasik | corn on the cob |
| wiwonasaqe | it is in disorder or disarray; it is disarranged, jumbled |
| wiwonascokehtun | s/he applies it any old way (soft substance; e.g., thick paint, stucco) |
| wiwonascokewestu | s/he talks crazy, talks incoherently |
| wiwonasehlal | s/he drives h/ crazy; s/he confuses h/, perplexes h/, mystifies h/ |
| wiwonasehtun | s/he drives it crazy |
| wiwonasewestu | s/he talks crazy, babbles incoherently |
| wiwonasi (wiwonas-) | crazy, crazily |
| wiwonasihkuwal | s/he makes h/ crazy, drives h/ crazy |
| wiwonasihpusu | s/he acts crazy, cannot sit still, has "ants in h/ pants" |
| wiwonasimal | s/he drives h/ crazy by talking to h/; s/he confuses h/, bewilders h/, perplexes h/, mystifies h/ |
| wiwonasinaqot | it looks chaotic, looks disorganized or confusing |
| wiwonasinaqsu | (someone doing something) s/he looks crazy |
| wiwonasi-pomawsu | s/he lives crazy life |
| wiwonasi-pomituwiye | s/he flies aimlessly or confusedly all over |
| wiwonasitahasu | s/he worries self sick; s/he thinks in confused manner, is muddled; s/he is mad, manic, insane, crazy, bemused, etc. |
| wiwonasi-tolewestu | s/he is talking crazy, is crackpot |
| wiwonasiye | s/he becomes foolish, goes crazy, runs amok; s/he turns eccentric |
| wiwonaskahsuwik | hallucinogenic drug |
| wiwonaskahsuwin | drug addict |
| wiwonaskuwal | s/he bothers h/, drives h/ crazy |