The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'tuwaloki-saptehmon | s/he pokes hole in it |
| tuwalokiye | (shirt, sock, sand bank, etc.) s/he, it is developing a hole |
| tuwalokossin | s/he has or gets bedsore(s) |
| tuwalokosu | there is hole in h/; s/he has hole |
| tuwalokot | there is hole in it, it has hole in it |
| 'tuwalokotomon | s/he eats into it (makes hole in it by gnawing, dissolving away material, etc.) |
| 'tuwalokotomuwan | s/he eats or gnaws hole in something belonging to h/ |
| tuwapilomosut | bucket for fetching water |
| 'tuwapotomon | s/he looks through it (hole, window) |
| 'tuwapotomuwan | s/he looks through something belonging to h/ (keyhole, telescope, etc.) |
| tuwapu | s/he looks in or out (of window, door, etc.) |
| tuwapuwakon | cup, drinking vessel |
| tuwaqote | (food) it is cooked in something (pot, pan, etc.) |
| 'tuwhemiw | s/he has pet, is pet-owner |
| tuwi (tuw-, tuh-) | (indicating site of activity or action) in, out of (basin, container, etc.); on, off of (work-surface, etc.); through (hole, opening, etc.) |
| tuwihkutolakon | (woodworking) shaving horse, draw-horse |
| tuwihput | table |
| tuwihputiyey | tablecloth |
| tuwihtikon | mold or frame on which something is shaped or built (especially, solid wooden form for basket) |
| 'tuwihtikonahmon | (basketmaking, etc.) s/he shapes it using mold or form |
| tuwikcihikon | (basketmaking) square board positioned on lap as surface on which to form basket bottom(s) |
| tuwi-kospahlosinut | bathtub |
| tuwi-kospahlosut | bathtub |
| tuwi-kossicuwenikon | dishpan, dish basin |
| tuwi-kossiqensut | washbasin |