The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary

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Entry Definition
saptihikon spear
saptuhusu s/he stabs self
sapuhse s/he walks through
sapute (saputiy-) through
saputehe s/he goes through
'saputehtehkomon s/he breaks through it by kicking it
'saputehtehkomuwan s/he breaks through something belonging to h/ by kicking it
'saputehtehmon s/he breaks through it by hitting it
saputehtehsin s/he falls through and lands
saputehtihike s/he breaks through
'saputehtun s/he breaks through it
'saputehtuwan s/he breaks through something belonging to h/
saputelamson wind blows through (something)
sapute-luhke s/he, it works through (e.g., porcupine quill through skin)
saputesson it goes through
saputessu s/he, it goes through
saputewse s/he walks through
saputikan (carpentry) header
'saputiyalokihtehmon s/he knocks hole through it
'saputiyalokotomon s/he eats or bites hole through it
'saputiyalokotomuwan s/he eats hole through something belonging to h/
saputiyamu s/he, it falls through (involuntarily)
'saputiyapomal s/he looks through h/; (radiologist) s/he x-rays h/
saputiyapu s/he looks through
saputiyawtosson a road or path goes through