The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
tepewehe it is that time, the time has come
'tepewolal s/he puts h/ in
tepewotahsu s/he puts items in
'tepewotun s/he puts it in and arranges it, loads it in
'tepewotuwan s/he puts in and arranges something belonging to h/
tephike s/he serves food, dishes out food
tephoma, tephome s/he serves self food
'tephomuwal s/he dishes out food to h/, serves food to h/
tepi (tep-) 1 enough
tepi (tep-) 2 in, within
tepi-akuwiw far enough out of sight (behind something)
'tepihtun s/he has enough of it, makes enough of it
'tepihtuwan s/he has enough of something belonging to h/
'tepi-koloqehtun s/he swallows enough of it
tepikotone s/he is old enough
tepi-mewiyawiw s/he is well enough (having recovered from illness or injury)
tepinahsit bailiff
tepinok supervisor, overseer, guard, guide
tepiphuwe s/he runs to something and gets in (e.g., car, canoe)
tepi-poskasu (vessel, container) s/he holds enough
tepi-poskat (container) it holds enough
'tepi-sukahtun s/he pours it into something; s/he pours enough of it
Tepit David (Pesk)
'tepitahatomon s/he thinks about it enough
tepiw in, inside