The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| tucikoton | the date is ... |
| tucikotone | s/he is so old |
| tucikotonewiw | it is so old |
| tuciluwehe | s/he is so angry |
| 'tuciluweyuwal | s/he makes h/ very angry |
| tucinaqot | it is seen passing by; (changed conjunct forms; train, car, etc.) it looks as if it is in a hurry |
| tucinaqsu | s/he is seen passing by; (changed conjunct forms) s/he looks as if s/he is in a hurry |
| tucintu | s/he sings so much |
| tuci-psan | it snows so hard |
| tuci-qasku | s/he runs by; s/he runs so fast |
| 'tucitahamal | s/he likes h/ so much |
| tucitahasu | s/he is sad; s/he feels badly (about something) |
| 'tucitahatomon | s/he likes it so much |
| tuciw | moreover, besides; right away; since |
| tuciye | s/he, it goes by; s/he, it goes so fast |
| tuciyewiw | it goes by, it goes so fast |
| tucuhse | s/he walks by |
| tuhcokhikonut | mixing bowl |
| 'tuhkapawolal | s/he wakes h/ up by pouring or sprinkling water on h/ face |
| tuhkapon | it is dawn, dawn approaches, dawn arrives (Wol) |
| 'tuhkehlal | s/he wakes h/ up gently |
| 'tuhkehtun | s/he awakens it, wakes it up (wakes up everyone in it; makes it come alive) |
| tuhkelomu | s/he wakes up laughing |
| tuhki-cokuhke | (baby) s/he wakes up from having defecated, wakes up defecating |
| 'tuhkihpulal | s/he shakes h/ gently to wake h/ up |