The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'colokihkomon | s/he presses or squeezes it slowly with body |
| 'colokihkuwal | s/he presses or squeezes h/ slowly with body |
| 'colokihtehkomon | s/he presses on it forcefully with foot or body; s/he brakes it (e.g., car) |
| 'colokihtehkuwal | s/he presses on h/ forcefully with foot or body (e.g., gas pedal); s/he brakes h/ (bicycle, by pedalling backward) |
| 'colokinahal | s/he milks her |
| colokinihike | s/he milks (cow, goat, etc.), draws milk (from udder) |
| 'colokiphal | s/he squeezes h/ quickly (letting go immediately) |
| colokiptikon | squeeze-bulb, plunger, gadget that works by squeezing or pressing quickly (e.g., atomizer) |
| 'colokiptun | s/he squeezes it quickly (letting go immediately) |
| 'colokiptuwan | s/he squeezes something belonging to h/ quickly (letting go immediately) |
| 'colokonal | s/he squeezes h/ with hand(s) |
| colokonike | s/he squeezes using hand(s) |
| 'colokonomon | s/he squeezes it with hand(s) |
| 'colokonomuwan | s/he squeezes something belonging to h/ |
| colokpe | it oozes out under pressure |
| comons | German (person from Germany) |
| 'conehlal | s/he stops h/ |
| conehtahsu | (policeman, customs officer, etc.) s/he stops traffic or pedestrians |
| conehtasu | it is stopped, is discontinued |
| 'conehtun | s/he stops it |
| 'conehtuwan | s/he stops something belonging to h/ |
| conesson | it stops moving |
| conessu | s/he, it stops moving, comes to stop |
| coni (con-) | (motion or action) stopping, ceasing (for the moment) |
| conihponosu | s/he stops fighting |