The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'sapiyawtomon | s/he goes through it, s/he finishes or completes it (road, path, ordeal) |
| sapiye 1 | s/he, it passes through, goes or comes through; (ii) it turns out or happens |
| Sapiye 2 | Xavier |
| 'sapkomon | s/he drives through it (with vehicle); s/he goes through it, completes it (program, school) |
| 'sapkuwal | s/he gets past h/ (someone who is blocking way, watchdog, etc.); s/he overcomes h/ (physically); (inverse forms only) s/he, it gives h/ diarrhea, goes right through h/ |
| sapokalhike | s/he shovels through snow |
| sapokuhuke | s/he, it floats through |
| sapol | shovel |
| 'sapolahal | s/he shovels h/ |
| 'sapolahmon | s/he shovels it |
| 'sapolahmuwan | s/he shovels something belonging to h/ |
| 'sapolahtomon | s/he licks through it |
| 'sapolahtomuwan | s/he licks through something belonging to h/ |
| sapolatom | s/he can breathe freely (h/ airway is open) |
| sapolihike | s/he shovels |
| 'sapoluhkatomon | s/he works on it through to the end, keeps working on it until it is finished |
| saposakihtasu | it is appraised, it is thoroughly examined |
| sapossomu | s/he takes physic, takes purgative |
| sapossomuwey | physic, purgative |
| sapsawewiw | (saw) it cuts or saws through |
| sapsis | little shop, convenience store |
| sapsishom | s/he has a shop, owns a shop |
| 'saptahal | s/he stabs h/, spears h/; (bee, etc.) s/he stings h/ |
| 'saptehkomon | s/he breaks through it (with vehicle) |
| 'saptehmon | s/he stabs it, spears it |