The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| enuwaqhike | s/he supports or braces; (baseball) s/he saves game, s/he recovers ball and completes play following an error |
| enuwaqhikon | brace, prop, support stick; stick positioned in ground at angle so that cooking pot can be suspended from it over fire |
| enuwaqhomakon | lever stick placed over one shoulder and under log one is carrying over other shoulder, thus helping to distribute log's weight |
| 't-enuwaqhomon | s/he braces it or props it up (e.g., a wall) with stick |
| 't-enuwaqhomuwal | s/he assists h/, stands up for h/, speaks on h/ behalf; (baseball) s/he saves game for h/, recovers ball for h/ and completes play (following an error) |
| 't-enuwaqhomuwan | s/he braces or props up something belonging to h/ using stick or stick-like object |
| 't-enuwaqtehmon | s/he straightens it out (using hammer) |
| enuwaqtihikoney | anvil |
| 't-enuwehlal | s/he straightens h/; s/he corrects h/, corrects h/ behavior (wrongdoer) |
| enuwehlosu | s/he recovers on own (comes to, regains consciousness; comes to senses, sobers up; straightens up) |
| 't-enuwehtun | s/he straightens it, corrects it |
| 't-enuwehtuwan | s/he straightens or corrects something belonging to h/ |
| 't-enuwenskephal | s/he relocate h/ by pulling quickly on h/ (dislocated joint); s/he pulls on h/ quickly (person, animal) to relocate dislocated joint or set fractured bone |
| 't-enuwenskeptun | s/he sets or relocates it by pulling quickly on it (fractured bone or dislocated joint) |
| enuwihike | s/he balances self (keeps self from falling over) |
| 't-enuwihikektun | s/he uses it to keep self balanced |
| 't-enuwihkomon | s/he supports or helps balance it to prevent it from falling |
| 't-enuwihkuwal | s/he supports or helps balance h/ to prevent h/ from falling |
| enuwiye | s/he comes to, regains consciousness; comes to senses, sobers up, straightens up |
| 't-enuwoskenal | s/he relocates h/ (dislocated joint) by manipulating h/; s/he manipulates h/ (person, animal) to set fractured bone or relocate dislocated joint |
| enuwoskeniket | chiropractor |
| 't-enuwoskenomon | s/he sets or relocates it (fractured bone or dislocated joint) by manipulating it |
| enyupal | children's game formerly played at Sipayik in which players throw a ball back and forth over the roof of a house so that it rolls down the far side; if an opposing player catches the ball before it hits the ground, s/he can come around and chase and try to hit the person who threw the ball; if s/he is successful, then the one who gets hit must throw the ball again; the thrower shouts, "Enyupal!" when throwing the ball; if the ball fails to go over, the thrower shouts, "Katekon!" |
| ep- | (see also entries beginning with op-, p-) |
| epahsahkew | person who lives halfway up the hill |