The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-olihqekotun, 't-olihqektun | s/he chews it |
| 't-olihtamal | (baby, young animal) s/he suckles on her (mother, wet nurse); s/he sucks on h/ (breast, teat) |
| 't-olihtatomon | s/he sucks on it |
| 't-olihteluwal | (see 't-olteluwal) |
| 't-olihtestun | s/he bangs or hits it thus |
| 't-olihtun | s/he makes it thus, makes it, builds it |
| 't-olihtuwan | s/he makes it for h/ |
| 't-oli-itomon | s/he says it thus |
| 't-olikapuwahmon | s/he stakes it out, marks it with stakes, surveys it (land); s/he stakes claim to it |
| 't-olikapuwikhal | s/he stands h/ (in a place); (military) s/he drills h/ |
| 't-olikhal | s/he splits h/ along grain using tool (e.g., white ash) |
| 't-olikhomon | s/he splits it along grain using tool (e.g., board) |
| 't-oli-kiluwahal, 't-oli-qiluwahal | s/he looks for h/ there |
| 't-olikonahtomon | s/he chews or gnaws it (bone) |
| 't-olikonal | s/he grows h/, raises h/; s/he splits h/ along grain (wood) |
| 't-olikonomon | s/he grows it; s/he splits it along grain (wood) |
| 't-olikonomuwan | s/he grows or raises it for h/; s/he splits something belonging to h/ (e.g., hoop-pole) along the grain |
| 't-olikotun | s/he does something to harm or damage it |
| 't-oli-kotunotun | s/he picks it in that way |
| 't-olikotuwan | s/he harms or damages something belonging to h/ |
| 't-oli-ksomehlal | s/he is shoving h/ |
| 't-oli-ksomehtun | s/he is shoving it |
| 't-olikuwal | s/he sews h/; (as euphemism) he has sexual intercourse with her |
| 't-olilluwatomon | s/he licks it, touches tongue to it |
| 't-olilomonhal | s/he paints h/ |