liksawakon

noun inanimate

(tool) saw (of any type)

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Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey	English
On-oc 'titomon, "Tan ktolihtahasin yut cuwi, iyey, tuci-pihceyu yut, iyey, piwsoq?" nakahc 'teweponomon nit liksawakon. On-oc ntiyan, "Yut-te." On-oc 'poneqahkan, iyey, liksawakon; eluwe-al-ote 'tomosomon npihtin.	And he would say, "How long do you think it should be, this, uh, wood?" and then he'd hold up the saw. And I told him, "Right here." And when he threw the saw down he almost cut my hand off. (MB)
Nil-ona nkiseltomaken ntuwehkan liksawakon weci-kisi-wicuhkekemi.	I was allowed to use the saw, too, so I could help.
Mecimiw psi-te ntihinennul ntoliksawakononnul, 'sami tehpu piwsokul eyyek weci-kisuwoposusultiyek.	We all used to have saws, because wood was all we had to keep warm.