The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
't-olaqosal s/he cooks h/
't-olaqosomon s/he cooks it; s/he steeps or brews it (tea, infusion); s/he burns it
't-olaqosomuwan s/he cooks it for h/, s/he cooks something belonging to h/
't-olaqsal s/he carves h/
't-olaqsomon s/he carves it
't-olasokahmon (see 't-olsokhomon)
't-olasokiqawon (person, animal) h/ face
't-olasqehtuwal s/he shoots at h/
't-olatkuhkatomon s/he tells it, tells it thus (story)
't-olatokihtehsimal s/he casts h/ (fishing line)
't-olatokihtestun s/he casts it (fishing line)
't-olatoki-punal s/he places or sets h/ (string, rope, wire; e.g., to mark sections on blueberry field)
't-olatokonomewal s/he braids h/ hair for h/, ties h/ hair for h/ (with ribbon, string, etc.)
't-olatokonomon s/he braids it
't-olawsikhal s/he boards h/, provides h/ a living
't-olayyektun, 't-olahyektun s/he plays with it (toy, etc.)
olcanomahsu s/he owes so much
't-olcokahqewotun s/he piles or arranges it (dirty or messy stick-like object)
olcoke it is that soiled, is that dirty
olcokessu s/he has sexual intercourse (Wol)
't-olcokhal s/he mixes h/ (soft substance)
't-olcokhomon, 't-olcokahmon s/he spreads it (butter, jam, etc.)
't-olcokhomuwan s/he spreads something belonging to h/ (soft substance)
't-olcokonal s/he kneads h/ (dough)
't-olcokonomon s/he kneads it (e.g., clay)