The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wiwonasolamson | the wind is blowing every which way, is blowing from all directions at once |
| wiwonasoluhke | s/he drives self crazy working |
| wiwonasolutike | s/he charges outrageous prices (too high or too low; prices that don't make sense); h/ prices fluctuate or change crazily |
| wiwonasomahtu | h/ behavior is confusing or puzzling; s/he acts as if s/he is crazy |
| wiwonasossomu | s/he is crazy drunk |
| wiwonaspayu | s/he goes crazy with fear |
| wiwonastahal | s/he hits h/ so hard it makes h/ dizzy or foolish; s/he knocks h/ senseless |
| wiwonastaqot | (sound) it is pandemonium, it is in uproar, it is hullabaloo; (language) it is incomprehensible |
| wiwonastaqsu | s/he talks crazy |
| wiwonasteluwal | s/he shoots h/ causing h/ to "go crazy" |
| wiwonasuwikhasu | it is crazily written or drawn, is scribbled |
| wiwonasuwikhike | s/he writes or draws crazily, scribbles |
| wiwonatokahkan | s/he throws it around something; (ai) s/he lassoes |
| wiwonatokehtun | s/he loops it around something |
| wiwonatokesson | (chain, wire, etc.) it wraps around or circles something |
| wiwonatokopilal | s/he ties h/ around something (rope, etc.); s/he ties something around h/ |
| wiwonatokopu | (rope, snake) s/he is wrapped around (something) |
| wiwonatokuhulal | s/he winds h/ around (something) |
| wiwonatokuhutun | s/he winds it around something |
| wiwonatokuhutuwan | s/he winds something belonging to h/ around (something) |
| wiwonatpep | headband |
| wiwonawtosson | there is road or path circling something; it is loop road |
| wiwonekonomon | s/he wraps it around something |
| wiwonekonosut | (garment) shawl, wrap; (for baby) swaddling cloth |
| wiwonessu | s/he goes around in circle |