The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| tomikoton | it is a part of the year, it is a season |
| 'tomilliyesal | s/he cuts h/ umbilical cord (newborn's) |
| 'tomilliyesomon | s/he cuts it (umbilical cord) |
| tomilqiye | (bird, insect, bat) h/ wing is broken |
| 'tomilqiyehtahal | s/he strikes h/ breaking h/ wing (bird, bat, insect) |
| 'tominehtun | s/he tears or rips it in two |
| tominessu | s/he, it is torn apart, is torn in two |
| tomiptine | h/ arm or hand is broken, h/ arms or hands are broken |
| 'tomiptinehkuwal | s/he breaks h/ arm or hand with weight of body |
| 'tomiptinehtehkomon | s/he breaks its hand or arm by kicking it |
| 'tomiptinehtehkuwal | s/he breaks h/ hand or arm by kicking h/ |
| tomiptinehtehsin | s/he breaks arm or hand by falling or by hitting against something |
| 'tomiptun | s/he breaks it in two quickly, snaps it in two |
| 'tomiqehlal | s/he decapitates h/, cuts or breaks off h/ head |
| tomiqehlosu | s/he decapitates self, cuts own head off |
| 'tomiqehtahal | s/he chops h/ head off, decapitates h/ with a blow |
| 'tomiqehtehkuwal | s/he knocks h/ head off by kicking h/ |
| 'tomiqehtehsimal | s/he breaks h/ neck by knocking h/ down or knocking h/ against something |
| tomiqehtehsin | s/he breaks (own) neck by falling or being hit by something |
| 'tomiqehtestun | s/he hits it (or hits with it) causing its head to break off |
| 'tomiqehtun | s/he breaks its head off |
| 'tomiqehtuwan | s/he breaks head off something belonging to h/ |
| tomiqessu | h/ head comes off |
| 'tomiskipenal | s/he twists or breaks h/ neck off |
| tomisqone | h/ wrist is broken |