The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| tomakiye | (tree, rafter, etc.) s/he breaks from bending (e.g., from weight of snow) |
| 'tomakiyusu | s/he treats self poorly |
| 'tomakkehkimsu | s/he teaches self bad habits (e.g., drinking, doing drugs, gambling) |
| 'tomakon | (for smoking; plumbing) pipe; stovepipe, chimney |
| 'tomakonahtoq | (smoking) pipe stem; stovepipe |
| 'tomakonapsq | (clay-like material for making smoking pipes) pipestone |
| 'tomakonomon | s/he breaks it by bending it |
| 'tomalokossenal | s/he cuts or rips h/ ear off |
| 'tomalokossepal | s/he bites or chews h/ ear off |
| 'tomanokehtun | s/he folds it (paper); s/he pushes sideways with it (paddle) to steer canoe |
| tomapite | s/he has broken tooth (teeth) |
| 'tomapitehtahal | s/he breaks off h/ tooth (teeth) by hitting h/ |
| 'tomapitehtehkomon | s/he breaks off its tooth (teeth) by kicking it (saw, rake, denture, etc.) |
| 'tomapitehtehkuwal | s/he breaks h/ tooth (teeth) by kicking h/ |
| 'tomapitehtehmon | s/he breaks off its tooth (teeth) by hitting it (saw, rake, denture, etc.) |
| tomapitehtuhusu | s/he breaks off own tooth (teeth) |
| 'tomapitehtun | s/he breaks off its tooth or teeth (saw, rake, denture, etc.) |
| 'tomapskihtahal | (rope, log, fish) s/he chops h/ into sections or chunks |
| 'tomapskihtehmon | s/he chops it into sections or chunks |
| tomaqosikon | blowtorch |
| tomaqote | it burns in two, burns apart |
| tomaqtihikon | ax used for chopping wood or felling trees, machete |
| tomasokahasu | (see tomsokhasu) |
| tomasokihikon | partition between rooms |
| 'tomawey | tobacco |