The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ahtolaskuwasu | s/he keeps waiting |
| ahtolekhucu | s/he keeps hanging (there) |
| ahtolelomu | s/he keeps laughing, laughs repeatedly |
| ahtolewestu | s/he keeps talking, keeps speaking |
| 't-ahtolewestuwamal | s/he keeps talking to h/ |
| 't-ahtolewestuwatomon | s/he keeps talking to it (microphone, etc.) |
| ahtoli (ahtol-) | repeatedly, over and over again; keeping on ..., continually, continuously |
| ahtoli-esuwi-qasku | s/he keeps running back and forth |
| ahtolihponosu | s/he fights repeatedly, fights again and again |
| 't-ahtolihpulal | s/he keeps bothering h/ by touching h/ |
| ahtolihpute | it keeps trembling or shaking or vibrating |
| 't-ahtolihputun | s/he keeps handling it, fiddles with it; (mechanic, etc.) s/he keeps working at it |
| 't-ahtolihputuwan | s/he keeps handling or keeps working at something belonging to h/ |
| ahtolihtaqot | it keeps making a sound |
| ahtolihtaqsu | s/he keeps on talking, keeps on repeating self |
| ahtolihtehson | it keeps striking, hitting (e.g., door in wind) |
| 't-ahtolihtestun | s/he keeps hitting it against something |
| ahtolihtihike | s/he keeps knocking or pounding or tapping or or chopping |
| ahtolihtihikewiw | it keeps knocking, pounding, tapping, chopping |
| ahtoli-koluskacomu | s/he keeps telling lies, keeps blathering |
| ahtoli-kolusku | s/he keeps lying, keeps telling lies |
| ahtoli-komutone | s/he keeps stealing |
| 't-ahtoli-luhkatomon | s/he keeps working on it |
| 't-ahtoli-luhkatomuwan | s/he keeps working on something belonging to h/ |
| ahtolimiye | s/he keeps praying, continues praying |