The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'tawi-kolusku | s/he knows how to tell lies |
| 'tawi-kotunke | s/he knows how to hunt, is good hunter (Wol, also: trapper) |
| 'tawikukone | s/he is clever, is cagey |
| 'tawimiye | s/he knows how to pray |
| 'tawimsu | s/he tells funny stories about self |
| 'tawimtuwok | they know how to call each other names (in friendly teasing) |
| 'tawintu | s/he knows how to sing |
| 'tawi-nulomoluhke | s/he is good at working from memory |
| 'tawi-olonatuwe | s/he knows how to speak the ordinary language of the community (especially, a Native language) |
| 'tawi-peskotomuhkatuwe | s/he knows how to speak Peskotomuhkati |
| 'tawiphuwe | s/he is clever at escaping or running away |
| 'tawi-posonutehke | s/he knows how to make baskets, is good basketmaker |
| 'tawitahasu | s/he is clever, imaginative, intelligent; s/he is good thinker or planner, has good ideas |
| 'tawitahasuwinuwiw | s/he is good thinker, is intelligent or imaginative person |
| 'tawi-tokotom | (baseball) s/he is good hitter, is sure hitter |
| 'tawi-witapehke | s/he knows how to make friends, s/he is charming |
| 'tawi-wolihpukot | (food) it tastes really good |
| 'tawi-wolihpuksu | (food) s/he tastes really good |
| 'tawoka, 'tawoke; 'tawka, 'tawke | s/he knows how to dance |
| 'tawokehkikemu | s/he knows how to teach, is good teacher |
| 'tawokehkoluhtomake | s/he is good at imitating or mimicking |
| 'tawokisu | s/he knows how to read |
| 'tawoluhke | s/he is good at job, is good worker, knows how to work |
| 'tawotahke | s/he is good at doing something, s/he is talented at something |
| 'tawotaw | (Wol slang) his penis |