The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'teptehmon | s/he earns enough of it (money) |
| tepuhse | (bread dough) s/he rises high enough |
| tepuloq | interior of canoe |
| tepute | s/he loads items into boat or vehicle |
| 'tepuwikhal | s/he enrolls h/, registers h/ |
| teqekehtasit | sandwich |
| tetokuhse | s/he walks the whole way, s/he walks to the end |
| 'tetomaphal | s/he catches up to h/ by tracking h/ |
| 'tetomaskuwihtomon, 'teponaskuwihtomon | s/he waits for it until it arrives |
| tetomaskuwikotone, teponaskuwikotone | h/ birthday falls on day of week on which s/he was born; it is h/ birthday |
| 'tetomaskuwyal, 'teponaskuwyal | s/he waits for h/ until h/ arrival |
| tetomaskuwye, teponaskuwye | the time comes around (especially, each year) |
| tetomi (tetom-) | evenly, together; at the same time, in the same place |
| 'tetomihkomon | s/he catches up with it (car, etc.) |
| 'tetomihkomuwan | s/he catches up to something belonging to h/ (e.g., h/ car) |
| 'tetomihkuwal | s/he catches up with h/ (on foot) |
| tetomonosqeyu | it is square |
| tetomonosqiku | s/he is square in shape |
| tetoqi (tetoq-, tetok-) | all the way to the end; for the entire time |
| 'tetoqi-ihin | s/he endures it; s/he stands up to it |
| tetoqi-iyu | s/he stays until the end (of event, etc.) |
| tetoqi-te | all the way to the end; for the entire time |
| tetoqiye | s/he, it goes to the end |
| 'tetoqomehtun | s/he sticks it all the way in, inserts it as far as it will go |
| 'tetoqomehtuwal | (as euphemism) he has sexual intercourse with her |