The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
'tomaweyawi-pkot tobacco smoke
'tomcokotomon s/he chews it apart (something soft, e.g., gristle)
'tome, 'toma s/he smokes (cigarettes, pipe, etc.)
tomehtikon string bean
'tomehtun s/he breaks it in two, breaks it apart
tomehtus (fruit or plant) tomato
'tomehtuwan s/he breaks in two something belonging to h/
tomekopite it is partitioned off by hanging blanket, quilt, etc.
'tomeksomon s/he trims it (using knife or scissors); s/he cuts it in two
'tomeksomuwan s/he cuts in two or trims something belonging to h/ (with scissors, knife)
'tomelku s/he takes steps from there
tomesson it breaks in two
tomessu s/he, it breaks in two
'tomeyu s/he is busy
tomeyu s/he, it is broken
'tomeyutasu it is meddled with or interfered with
'tomeyutom s/he makes trouble
'tomhal s/he defeats h/
tomhikon ax
tomhikonahtoq ax handle
'tomhomon s/he defeats it
tomhuwe (in contest, race, game) s/he wins
tomi (tom-) apart, into two separate pieces
'tomi ('tom-) bothersome, bothering, worrying
'tomihke s/he is in the way, hinders, is bothersome, is annoying