The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-otolihkomon | s/he is driving it |
| 't-otolihponotun | s/he is fighting against it |
| 't-otolihqekomal | s/he is chewing h/ (gum) |
| 't-otolihtahal | s/he is hitting h/, beating h/, pounding h/; (also, Wol) s/he is killing h/ |
| 't-otolihtamal | (baby, young animal) s/he is suckling on her (mother, wet nurse); s/he is sucking on h/ (breast, teat) |
| 't-otolihtamuwal | (mother, wet nurse) she is nursing h/ (baby) |
| 't-otolihtaqsuwatomon | s/he is nagging about it, is going on and on about it |
| 't-otolihtatomon | (baby) s/he is sucking on it |
| 't-otolihtehmon | s/he is hitting it |
| 't-otolihtestun | s/he is tapping it (against something), is tapping with it |
| 't-otolihtestuwan | s/he is tapping with something belonging to h/ |
| 't-otolihtun | s/he is making it |
| 't-otolihtuwan | s/he is making it for h/ |
| 't-otoli-kolulal | s/he is scolding h/ |
| 't-otolikonomon | s/he is growing it, is raising it, is cultivating it |
| 't-otoli-ksomahkatomon | s/he is pushing it |
| 't-otoliksomon | s/he is sawing it |
| 't-otoliksomuwan | s/he is sawing something belonging to h/ |
| 't-otoliksomuwewal | s/he is sawing for h/ |
| 't-otoli-malikimal | s/he is laughing at h/, is making fun of h/ |
| 't-otoli-malikitomon | s/he is making fun of it |
| 't-otoli-mihkumal | s/he is preaching to h/, lecturing h/, counseling h/ |
| 't-otolitahatomon | s/he is thinking it, is thinking about it |
| 't-otoli-tpitahatomon | s/he is thinking about it |
| 't-otoliyal | s/he is making h/ |