The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| oloqiye | s/he goes in that direction; s/he has a way (to do something) |
| oloqolamson | wind blows from that direction |
| 't-oloqomolsin | s/he feels inclined in that direction, feels like doing (something) |
| oloqoqotehe | s/he swims underwater in that direction |
| 't-oloqostuwal | s/he hears h/ from that direction; (in translation) s/he sounds that way to h/ |
| oloqote | s/he dresses thus |
| oloqotehe | s/he goes (there) underwater |
| oloqotewakon | (see loqtewakon) |
| 't-olosal, 't-olsal | s/he cuts h/ with knife |
| oloseqs | (pejorative) one who just gets by, one who doesn't do any more than is necessary to get by (financially); one who needs to be watched to make sure s/he's working |
| 't-oloskonuwatomon | (basketmaking) s/he weaves it thus |
| 't-olosomon, 't-olsomon | s/he cuts it with knife |
| 't-olosomuwan, 't-olsomuwan | s/he cuts something belonging to h/ with knife |
| 't-olossokul | h/ son-in-law, h/ granddaughter's husband |
| olotahkewakon | custom, law, tradition, practice; ceremony |
| olotemu | s/he cries or weeps thus |
| olotokku | s/he jumps, jumps thus |
| 't-olotokkuwalihtomon | s/he jumps at it |
| 't-olotokkuwalihtun | s/he jumps at it |
| 't-olotokkuwamal | s/he jumps at h/ |
| 't-olotomon | s/he eats it thus |
| 't-olpawotuwanol | s/he chases h/ (e.g., deer) to h/; flushes h/ out for or toward h/ |
| 't-olpekehlal | s/he sprinkles h/ (especially, with holy water) |
| olpekehtahsu | s/he sprinkles water (e.g., in asperges) |
| 't-olpekehtun | s/he sprinkles it (liquid; usually, holy water); s/he sprinkles water on it (especially, casket etc. in church) |