The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'temisol | (pet) h/ dog |
| temonu, temonuk | later; wait a minute!; (indicating possibility in future) may, might |
| temsokhasik, temasokahasik | (part of house) room; compartment |
| Teni | (surname; man's given name) Dana |
| 't-enkapsahal | s/he puts handcuffs on h/ |
| tensens | (coin) dime; ten cents |
| 'tenukiye | (see ptenukiye) |
| tepahkalusoniw | within fence, within enclosure |
| 'tepahkan | s/he throws it in, pushes it in, drops it in |
| tepahke | (see 'tepahkan) |
| 'tepahkewan | s/he throws it in for h/; s/he drops it in for h/ |
| tepahqaluwetutom | (dog, etc.) s/he has tail curled under; s/he is submissive, is docile |
| 'tepamkahkan | s/he sprinkles it in (flour, sand, etc.) |
| tepamkehtasu | it is lined with sand or gravel, etc. |
| tepamu | s/he falls in |
| tepapesu | (worker) s/he is adequately paid, is paid enough |
| tepapiyiw, tepapihiw | (man, boy) he is man enough (to do something); he is powerful enough; he is enough of a shaman |
| 'tepapotomon | s/he looks into it, looks in at it |
| tepapskopu | s/he sits with rear end in something |
| tepapuwiw | (camera) it looks in or into (something) |
| 'tepcokhal | s/he puts h/ in (something chopped or soft) |
| 'tepcokhomon | s/he puts it in (something chopped or soft) |
| 'tepehtun | s/he puts it in, fills or loads something with it |
| tepel | there is enough of h/ (in quantity or number) |
| tepessu | s/he gets into vehicle or boat |