The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| tolapskihike | s/he is beading, is stringing beads |
| tolapskihtihike | s/he is chipping stone |
| tolapsqete | it is cooking slowly, cooking on low heat |
| tolaptahsu | s/he is tracking (animals, etc.) |
| tolapuwe | s/he is drinking (any beverage); s/he is eating liquid food (soup, stew, etc.) |
| tolaqosu | (food) s/he is cooking |
| tolaqote, totolaqote | it is burning; (food) it is cooking |
| tolaqsawe | s/he is carving, is whittling |
| tolaqsike | s/he is carving (wood) |
| tolaqtihike | s/he is cutting wood |
| tolashom | s/he wears underwear |
| tolasksawe | s/he is mowing, is cutting grass with scythe or sickle |
| tolaskuwasu | s/he is waiting |
| 'tolasol | h/ underpants, h/ underwear |
| tolasuke | s/he is wading |
| tolatokihtehsin | (rope, string, fish) s/he is beating against something |
| tolatokihtehson | (wire, chain) it is pounding; (pulse, pain) it is throbbing |
| tolatokihtesta | (fishing) s/he is casting |
| tolatokonike | s/he is braiding; (cat) s/he is purring |
| 'tolawsu | s/he relies on the food there; h/ life depends (on something) |
| tolawsu | s/he is alive, is living; s/he is living (in a place) |
| tolawsuwiw | it is alive, is living |
| tolayye, tolahye | s/he is playing |
| tolcokewestu | s/he's still talking, is blathering, doesn't know when to stop talking, is filibustering |
| tolcokihpu | s/he eats messily, is messy eater; s/he keeps on eating (inappropriately) |