The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'saphal | s/he gives h/ injection, inoculates h/ |
| saphom | s/he swims through |
| saphoma, saphome | s/he is mentally stable, mentally sound |
| 'saphomon | s/he stabs it, pierces it; s/he manages to get over or around it (hill, obstacle) |
| 'saphomuwan | s/he pokes or injects something belonging to h/ |
| saphutin | there are injections being given |
| sapi (sap-) | through |
| sapicuwon | (liquid) it flows through |
| 'sapi-kcicihtun | s/he knows it thoroughly |
| 'sapi-nomihtun | s/he sees it through |
| 'sapi-nomihtuwan | s/he sees something belonging to h/ through (e.g., h/ project) |
| 'sapi-nonomon | s/he knows it thoroughly, knows it through and through |
| 'sapi-punomon | s/he puts it through to successful conclusion, executes it; s/he does it in earnest |
| sapisu | s/he is hypersensitive to pain; s/he reacts to any touch as if it were painful |
| 'sapitahamal | s/he trusts h/, has confidence in h/ |
| sapitahamqosu | s/he is truthful or honest, is trustworthy |
| 'sapitahatomon | s/he thinks it through; s/he trusts it |
| sapitahatomuwakon | trust, confidence (in someone or something) |
| 'sapitahatomuwewan | s/he thinks it through for h/ |
| 'sapi-tpitahatomon | s/he thinks it through (thoroughly); s/he concentrates or focuses thought on it |
| sapiw | through |
| 'sapi-wolamsotomon | s/he is certain about it |
| 'sapiyatomon | s/he goes through it (program, school); s/he graduates from it |
| 'sapiyatomuwan | s/he goes through something experienced by h/ |
| 'sapiyawtihkatomon | s/he makes road through it |