The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-olomahkan | s/he throws it away from self |
| olomahkihtihikon | hammer, sledge hammer, mallet |
| olomahkuhucin | s/he is bent over, rear end facing away |
| olomahseke | (cliff) it extends away, continues on |
| olomahtu | s/he acts thus, behaves thus; s/he has such and such a nature |
| 't-olomahtuwalal | s/he feels thus toward h/ |
| olomakome | (lake) it extends away |
| 't-olomal | s/he eats h/ thus |
| 't-olomalokahmon | s/he hollows it out, makes a hole in it |
| olomalokahte | it is hollowed out, it has a hole in it |
| olomalokosu | (tree, apple, etc.) s/he is hollowed out, has hole or cavity; there is a hole in h/ |
| olomalokot | (rock, tooth, orange, etc.) it is hollowed out, has hole or cavity; there is a hole in it |
| 't-olomamhulal | s/he carries h/ away |
| 't-olomamhutun | s/he carries it away |
| olomamkiye | (beach, river bed) a sandy stretch extends away or continues on |
| olomamu | s/he, it falls away, flies away (involuntarily) |
| olomansk, alomansk | starnose mole (Condylura cristata) or hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri) |
| olomapasuwok | they walk away, continue walking |
| 't-olomaphal | s/he heads away tracking h/, continues to track h/ |
| olomapskihke | (rocky feature in landscape) it extends away |
| olomaptu | s/he goes away leaving tracks behind |
| olomaqe | it is piled up extending away |
| olomaqte | (something stick-like) it extends away |
| olomaskotehsin | s/he lies facing away |
| olomaskotepu | s/he sits leaning away |