The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
Click on a letter of the alphabet to start browsing the dictionary or on one of the items listed below to see the complete entry for that item. Entries include the definition of the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey word in English and its part of speech. Many entries also provide information about the item’s inflection (endings and prefixes), notes about its cultural significance, and English keywords that you can click on to see lists of related terms. Entries may also include audio recordings and example sentences, as well as links to videos that feature the word.
To learn more about Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey pronunciation and grammar click on one of the instructional documents in the menu on the right.
This dictionary is a work in progress. Its contents are updated and expanded on a regular basis.
| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'toktehkuwal | s/he kicks h/ (ball, opponent, etc.) |
| toku | (in ocean, lake, etc.) wave |
| 'tokuhtelomon | s/he damages it with gunshot (but does not destroy it) |
| 'tokuhteluwal | s/he wounds h/ with gunshot |
| tokuwisahkukehtasu | it is corrugated or pleated |
| tokuwisahkukot | it is formed in shape of small waves (crimped, corrugated, pleated, etc.) |
| tokuwisahtuwe | it shimmers, light flickers on its surface |
| tokuwisiye | s/he, it crinkles, forms or becomes covered with small folds or ripples, etc. |
| tokuwisoloqe | (on lake, river, etc.) ice forms with rippled surface |
| tol- | (see also related entries beginning with -otol-, ol-, l-) |
| tolacomu, totolacomu | s/he is telling story |
| tolacu, totolacu | s/he is gearing up, is getting ready, is preparing |
| tolahkesawe | s/he is plowing |
| tolahkihke, tolkihke | s/he is planting |
| tolahkomuhke | s/he is rendering or extracting oil (from porpoise, whale, beef, etc.) |
| tolahqe | s/he is cooking |
| tolahqihpulsu | he is masturbating |
| tolahqostike | (basketmaking) s/he is fitting hoop inside basket rim and binding it in place |
| tolahqosu | s/he is cooking for self |
| tolahsihpilsu | s/he is doctoring self, is giving self medicine |
| 'tolahsomal | s/he is feeding h/ |
| tolahsu | (sun, moon, etc.) s/he is shining |
| tolahtuwehpusu | (star) s/he is twinkling |
| tolahtuwessu | (star) s/he is twinkling; (light) it is twinkling |
| tolahye | (see tolayye) |