The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-olomi-wiciyemal | s/he goes away accompanying h/ |
| olomi-yaliye | s/he keeps on going around, s/he travels around |
| olomiye | s/he, it goes away, continues going; (ii; time) it passes |
| olomiyewiw | it goes away, continues going |
| olomokonse | s/he gathers driftwood while moving away from here |
| olomolsu | (symptoms, emotions) s/he feels thus |
| olomomomqot | (pain, sensation) it feels as if it is going or extending away (along something) |
| olomomqosu | (clothing, etc.) s/he feels thus to the touch |
| olomomqot | (pain, sensation) it feels thus |
| olomonahsu | (person, horse, etc.) s/he goes away pulling or pushing load (e.g., on sled, in wheelbarrow) |
| 't-olomonikan | s/he carries it away on shoulder or back |
| 't-olomonikatomon | s/he carries it away on shoulder or back |
| 't-olomonikatomuwan | s/he carries away on shoulder or back something belonging to h/ |
| 't-olomonikewal | s/he carries (something) away on shoulder or back for h/ |
| olomoqahtuhuke | s/he, it floats away, continues to float |
| olomossin | s/he lies facing or extending away; s/he continues lying there |
| olomotkuhu, olomotokku | s/he jumps away |
| olomotone | (chain of mountains, ridge) s/he, it extends away, extends farther, continues on |
| olomu | (tree, hair, grass, finger) s/he, it stands up straight |
| olomuhkepu | s/he sits facing away |
| olomuhse | s/he walks away, continues walking |
| 't-olomumqatomon | s/he rides away on it (e.g., overturned canoe) |
| olomusc | dog excrement, dog turd |
| olomuss | dog |
| olomussikuwam | doghouse, kennel |