The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'tuttehkomuwan | s/he passes by something belonging to h/ |
| 'tuttehkuwal | s/he passes by h/ |
| tuttehsin | s/he falls so hard, s/he has such a bad accident |
| 'tuttelomon | s/he shoots it in a particular place |
| 'tutteluwal | s/he shoots h/ in place on h/ body |
| tuttestike | s/he steps lively making noise with feet (e.g., wearing high heels) |
| tutuwesu | s/he has so much hair |
| tuw- | (see also entries beginning with ahtuw-) |
| tuwacqitikon | carriage, wagon, cart |
| tuwahtahsu | s/he fills a container, packs |
| tuwahtahsut | (container for storage) hamper, case, chest, box, cabinet; duffle-bag |
| tuwakomitehtahsut | boiling pan or pot |
| tuwakomitehtikon | boiling pan or pot |
| 'tuwalokahmon | s/he drills or bores hole in it |
| tuwalokamkessu | (excavation, burrow, etc.) it caves in |
| tuwaloke | there is hole in it, it has hole in it |
| tuwalokesson | it gets hole in it |
| tuwalokessu | s/he, it gets hole or puncture |
| tuwalokihikon | (tool) drill, drill bit |
| 'tuwalokihkomon | s/he puts hole through it by stepping on it |
| 'tuwalokihkomuwan | s/he puts a hole through something belonging to h/ by stepping on it |
| 'tuwalokihkuwal | s/he puts hole through h/ by stepping on h/ |
| 'tuwalokihtahal | s/he puts hole through h/ by hitting h/ |
| tuwalokihtahasu | a hole is made in it by hitting it |
| 'tuwalokihtehmon | s/he puts hole through it by hitting it |