The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wiwonokonuwe | (cards) s/he deals around the table |
| wiwonopehtun | s/he puts water around it, surrounds it with water |
| wiwonopolomon | s/he ties it around something |
| wiwonopu | s/he encircles; (plural) they are seated around (something; e.g., table, room, fire) |
| wiwonosal | s/he cuts around h/ (e.g., apple, log); s/he circumcises him |
| wiwonosasik | foreskin, circumcised penis |
| wiwonosihmawotin | drinks, treats, etc. are passed around |
| wiwonoskonuwe | s/he weaves around (basket) |
| wiwonoskopun | scarf |
| wiwonoskopunhom | s/he is wearing scarf |
| wiwonosomon | s/he cuts around it; s/he circumcises it (penis) |
| wiwonotutuwatomon | s/he builds fire around it |
| wiwonuhqepultuwok, wiwonuhqepiyik, wiwonuhqepihik | they sit around something |
| wiwonuhse | s/he walks around in a circle, walks around something |
| wiwonuhulal | s/he ferries h/ around something (island, etc.) |
| wiwonuhutun | s/he ferries it around something (island, etc.) |
| wiwonutomon | s/he carries it around something on shoulder |
| wiwonuwikhomon | s/he circumscribes it, draws line around it; s/he writes it around the circumference (e.g., engraves it on a ring) |
| wiyuhs | meat |
| wiyuhsapit, uhyuhsapit | (flesh surrounding teeth) h/ gum(s) |
| wiyuhsatpat | meat-head |
| wiyuhsihpu | s/he eats meat, is carnivorous |
| wiyuhsinaqahk | various cuts of meat |
| wiyustekon | flesh |
| wo- | (see also entries beginning with u-) |