The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| tomolukone | h/ hip is broken, h/ hips are broken |
| tomonahqan | broken branch not yet fallen from tree |
| 'tomonal | s/he breaks h/ in two with hand(s) |
| 'tomonomon | s/he breaks it using hand(s); s/he breaks it while holding it in hand(s) (e.g., pencil, uncooked spaghetti) |
| 'tomosal, 'tomsal | s/he cuts h/ in two |
| 'tomosomon, 'tomsomon | s/he cuts it in two, cuts it apart |
| 'tomosomuwan | s/he cuts something belonging to h/ in two |
| tomosponhunol | scissors (Pesk) |
| tomosqone | (bird, insect, bat) h/ wing is broken; (person) h/ elbow is broken |
| 'tomotomon | s/he bites it in two |
| 'tomotomuwan | s/he bites something belonging to h/ in two |
| tomsoke | (wood, board, stick) it is broken in two |
| tomsokhasu, tomasokahasu | (room) it is divided by partition, it is partitioned off |
| 'tomtahal | s/he chops h/ down, fells h/ (tree, flagpole); s/he hits h/ and makes h/ break into two pieces |
| 'tomtehmon, 'tomihtehmon | s/he hits it and breaks it in two, chops it in two, chops it down |
| 'tomtehmuwan, 'tomihtehmuwan | s/he chops off something belonging to h/ |
| tomtehsin | s/he breaks in two from striking |
| tomtehson | it strikes something and breaks in two |
| 'tomtestun | s/he hits with it causing it to break |
| tomtihike | s/he chops (something) apart |
| tomtihikon | chopping tool |
| tomtuhuke | it breaks when hit |
| tomuwikhike | (basketmaking) s/he decorates by weaving sweetgrass or colored splints into part of basket |
| 'tomuwikhomon | s/he decorates it by weaving sweetgrass or colored splints into it (basket) |
| 'tonike | s/he gets groceries from there |