The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| tolihponoltuwok | they are fighting each other |
| tolihponosu | s/he is fighting |
| tolihpu | s/he is eating |
| tolihqekotamu | s/he is chewing gum |
| tolihta | s/he is sucking on something; (baby) s/he is suckling, is nursing |
| tolihtamuse | (mother, wet nurse) she is nursing or breast-feeding baby |
| tolihtasu | it is being made |
| tolihtehson | it is hitting against something; (heart) it is beating |
| tolihtihike | s/he is chopping (wood); s/he is knocking |
| tolikapuwihike | s/he is surveying, is marking land with stakes |
| tolikhahsu | s/he is searching |
| tolikon | (plant) it is growing; (beer, wine, etc.) it is fermenting |
| tolikonahtamu | (dog, etc.) s/he is chewing bone |
| tolikonahtehsin | s/he is tapping foot |
| tolikonassu | s/he is moving leg or foot |
| tolikonike | s/he is splitting (something) along grain; s/he is starting to grow something |
| toli-kotuwine | s/he is near death, is about to die |
| tolikpehtihike | s/he is pounding ash log to obtain basket splints |
| toliksasu | it is being sawed |
| toliksawe | s/he is sawing |
| toliku | s/he is growing |
| toli-masqolamu | s/he is screaming |
| tolimiye | s/he is praying |
| toline | s/he is suffering (e.g., from medical condition); s/he is dying |
| toli-nehse | s/he is breathing |