The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
latokiye (snake, rope, wire etc.) s/he, it wriggles
latokonike s/he braids; (cat) s/he purrs (so said because sound resembles that of sweetgrass being braided)
latokonikon (hair, sweetgrass, etc.) braid
latokonomakon (hair, sweetgrass) braid
latokonomuwewsu s/he braids own hair
latokosu, oltoksu (cloth) h/ texture is thus
latokot, oltokot (cloth) its texture is thus
latpep bandanna, kerchief, headband
latuwakon ladder
latuwakonawt flight of stairs
latuwe 1 s/he climbs, clambers
latuwe 2 s/he speaks (a language)
latuwewakon language
lawiw it is against the law
lawotu s/he, it costs that much, is worth so much
lawsu s/he lives there
lawtosson (road, path) its condition is such; it is situated, it curves, etc. in such a way
lawtosta s/he takes path to there
laye lawyer, attorney
layye, lahye s/he plays thus
layyektakon, lahyektakon toy, plaything
lehloqe s/he, it floats there, floats thus
lehsuwis Jew, Jewish person
lehsuwisuwiw s/he is Jewish
lehtikon machine, appliance, gadget; ('tolehtikon; vulgar, dependent) h/ private parts