The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'tupqanhal | s/he puts dirt on h/; s/he puts ashes on h/ forehead (on Ash Wednesday) |
| 'tupqanhomon | s/he puts dirt on it |
| tupqanhutin | it is Ash Wednesday; (as noun inanimate) ceremony of putting ashes on forehead; Ash Wednesday |
| tupqanocihte | it is brown |
| tupqanocossu | s/he is brown |
| tupqanpekiye | (water or other liquid) s/he, it is murky, becomes roiled or cloudy with sediment |
| 'tuptahsu | s/he catches; (baseball) s/he is catcher |
| tupu | (animal or woman) she is pregnant |
| 'tusal | (surgeon) s/he operates on h/ |
| 'tusiw | s/he has daughter; s/he is parent of daughter |
| 'tusol | h/ daughter |
| 'tusomon | (surgeon) s/he operates on it (body part) |
| tusoqiye | (beam, log, post, lumber) s/he, it develops dry-rot |
| tusumsqakon | spittoon, cuspidor |
| tutahqot | (something stick-like) it is that big in diameter, it is that big around |
| tutahtuwessu | s/he, it goes by while flashing a light |
| tutakin | it is so big around; (round object) it is so big in diameter |
| tutakisu | it is so big around; (round object) s/he is so big in diameter |
| tutakomitehe | s/he, it boils so hard; (person talking) s/he talks up a storm |
| tutamoqesson | a storm passes by |
| tutamoqessu | there is such a severe storm |
| tutapasuwok | they walk by; they walk at a certain speed |
| tutapskosu | s/he is so fat, so big and round |
| tutaqahte | snow is so deep, snow is piled so high |
| tutaqte | (something stick-like; road, path, railway) it extends past |