The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'tetpihkomon | s/he keeps up with it, catches up with it (car, etc.); s/he keeps up with the payments on it |
| 'tetpihkuwal | (runner, walker, driver, etc.) s/he keeps up with h/, catches up with h/ |
| tetpihkoma, tetpihkome | (runner, walker, driver, etc.) s/he keeps up, catches up |
| tetpikon | it is even or level |
| 'tetpikotonamal | s/he is the same age as h/ |
| tetpikotone | s/he is same age (as someone else) |
| tetpi-kskeyu | s/he, it is uniform in width, is the same in width (as something else) |
| tetpinaqot | it looks even, looks balanced, looks equivalent |
| tetpi-nessiqinusqahkukot | it is triangular |
| 'tetpi-sissenomon | s/he distributes or apportions it evenly |
| 'tetpi-sissenomuwan | s/he distributes something belonging to h/ evenly, s/he divides it evenly among them |
| tetpitahatom | s/he has same thought or opinion (as others), agrees |
| 'tetpitahatomon | s/he thinks the same way about it (as others do) |
| tetpi-te | to same extent as; evenly, flush; straight; at the same time, simultaneously, contemporaneously |
| tetpitome | (water) it is of uniform depth; it is equally deep (as in another place) |
| tetpitpiye | it happens concurrently or coincidentally |
| tetpitposu | s/he has equal rank or power (to someone else) |
| tetpitutom | s/he has good posture (sitting, standing, walking); (military) s/he stands at attention |
| 'tetpi-wihqehtun | s/he considers it equivalent (to something else) |
| tetpi-wiqsonuwok | they pull equally, pull with equal stregth; (figuratively) they disagree |
| tetpokak | they dance in step; they dance abreast |
| 'tetpokiluhtomon | s/he grows to same size as it |
| tetpoluhke | s/he works at steady or smooth or even pace |
| tetpomtu | h/ ways are similar to or same as (someone else's) |
| tetpopu | s/he is at same level, has same score (as someone else); (dual and plural) they are tied in score |