The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'topiqehtuwan | s/he rolls something belonging to h/ |
| topiqelamsuke | (wind) it swirls or whirls around |
| topiqenikon | torch made of rolled up birchbark |
| topiqessu | s/he, it rolls over |
| 'topitahamal | s/he thinks about h/ |
| 'topitahatomon | s/he thinks about it, thinks it over |
| 'topitahatomuwewan | s/he thinks about it for h/ (on h/ behalf) |
| 'topolumal | s/he talks about h/ (good or bad), s/he talks about h/ behind h/ back; (law) s/he judges h/, tries h/ in court |
| 'topolutomon | s/he talks about it |
| 'topostomon, 'topsotomon | s/he listens to it attentively, listens to it, obeys it |
| 'topostomuwan, 'topsotomuwan | s/he obeys or listens attentively to something belonging to or said by h/ |
| 'topostuwal, 'topsotuwal | s/he listens to h/ attentively, listens to h/ words, obeys h/ |
| toposu | s/he dodges, gets out of the way, ducks |
| topskak | vine |
| topskansu | s/he rolls |
| 'topskuhkahqem | h/ collarbone, h/ clavicle |
| topskuhkap | jugular vein |
| 'topskuhkiyil | h/ neck |
| topsqosun | necklace |
| 'topun | h/ spot (where s/he usually hides or rests, where s/he stays when not doing something); h/ bed |
| 'topushal | s/he divorces h/, gets a divorce from h/ |
| 'topushutomuwanol | s/he divorces someone related to h/ |
| topushutuwok | they divorce each other |
| 'toputoss, 'toputossom | (animal) h/ hiding place |
| 'topuwahal | s/he curls h/ hair, gives h/ perm |