The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-olilomonhomon | s/he paints it |
| 't-olimal | s/he calls h/ names (insulting h/) |
| 't-oli-msonomon, 't-oli-psonomon | s/he obtains it thus or there; (chasing, grabbing) s/he catches it thus or there |
| 't-olinewotun | s/he tears it into pieces by making repeated tears |
| 't-olinomon | s/he sees it thus, sees it as ...; (in translation) it looks like that to h/, it looks to h/ as if it is in that condition, etc. |
| 't-oli-npakotuwal | s/he lies to h/ thus |
| 't-oli-nsotomon, 't-oli-'sotomon | s/he understands it thus, understands it in that way |
| 't-oli-nsotuwal, 't-oli-'sotuwal | s/he understands h/ thus |
| 't-olintun | s/he sings it |
| 't-olintuwatomon | s/he sings it |
| 't-olintuwatomuwan | s/he sings it to h/; s/he sings something belonging to h/ (song) |
| 't-olintuwatomuwewal | s/he sings something for h/ |
| 't-olintuwatomuwewan | s/he sings it for h/ (on h/ behalf; e.g., because h/ voice is hoarse) |
| 't-olintuwewal | s/he sings for h/ |
| 't-olintuwewan | s/he sings it for h/ |
| 't-olinuwal | s/he sees h/ thus, sees h/ as ...; (in translation) s/he looks like that to h/, s/he looks to h/ as if s/he is in that condition, etc. (see examples) |
| 't-oliphal | s/he carries h/ to there, gives h/ a ride to there; s/he carries h/ thus |
| 't-oliphoqalal | s/he follows h/ there, chases h/ there |
| 't-oliphoqatomon | s/he follows it there, chases it there |
| 't-oliphoqatomuwan | s/he follows or chases something belonging to h/ to there |
| 't-oliptun | s/he takes or carries it there |
| 't-oli-punomuwan | s/he leaves it for h/ to do, passes responsibility for it to h/; s/he places something belonging to h/, places it on something belonging to h/ |
| 't-oliqahsuwewal | s/he sews for h/ |
| oli-qaskuwiw | (clock, engine, train) it runs thus; (organization) it is administered thus |
| -oliqe-, -liqe- | (mild expletive expressing anger, scorn, impatience, etc., or intensifying the meaning) |