The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| saqhikon | toasting stick (e.g., for marshmallows) |
| saqtemin | (fruit, genus Rubus) blackberry |
| saqteminaks | (plant, genus Rubus) blackberry |
| saqteminimus | (plant, genus Rubus) blackberry |
| sascis | sausage |
| sascoktehkom | s/he slips when stepping on something soft (e.g., slush, mud) |
| sases | saucer |
| 'sasewimal | s/he talks back, is sassy |
| sashoma | s/he slips (on something) |
| Sasint | Hyacinth |
| sasokaltoqe | s/he has straight hair |
| sasokamu | (ball, kite, arrow) s/he, it flies straight (involuntarily) |
| sasokapektihike | s/he sews or weaves in continuous straight line |
| sasokatokahte | it extends in straight line |
| 'sasokatokehlal | s/he stretches h/ straight |
| 'sasokatokehtun | s/he straightens it out (chain, etc.) |
| sasokatokiyehs | (bird) grouse (locally called partridge; species uncertain, perhaps spruce grouse, Falcipennis canadensis) |
| sasokatokopu | s/he extends in straight line |
| sasokatokosu | (rope, snake, etc.) s/he is extended straight |
| sasokatokot | (something string-like) it is a straight length |
| sasokawtosson | it is straight road or path |
| sasokikapuwu, sasokikapuhu | s/he stands straight; (military) s/he stands at attention |
| sasokituwiye | (bird, insect) s/he flies straight |
| sasokiye | s/he moves in a straight line |
| sasokuhqepu | s/he sits with legs straight out in front |