The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sasotasu | it is eaten fast |
| sasotemu | s/he cries, weeps |
| 'sasotemuhtomon | s/he cries or weeps for it, cries to it |
| 'sasotemuhtuwal | s/he cries or weeps to h/ |
| sasotokku | s/he jumps up and down quickly |
| 'sasotomon | s/he eats it fast |
| 'sasotomuwan | s/he eats something belonging to h/ quickly |
| sastaqot | (music, moving vehicle, etc.) it sounds fast |
| sastehkom | s/he slips when stepping (e.g., on ice, on dance floor, on banana peel) |
| satins | sardine |
| 'satokopu | (rope) s/he has three strands |
| Satomok | in, to Sodom (name of neighborhood at Sipayik between school and highway) |
| 'satq | three-hundred |
| 'sawatom, nsawatom | s/he is careful; s/he watches where s/he is going, watches what s/he is doing |
| sawe (sawiy-) | often, frequently; many times |
| sawecuwe | she bears children often |
| sawehtaqot | it is continual sound, there is continual sound |
| sawe-pitkoma | s/he packs often |
| sawe-pitsone | (smoking) s/he fills pipe often |
| sawew | often |
| sawe-wtome | s/he smokes often |
| 'sawiyaphal | s/he tracks h/ many times |
| 'sawiyaphomon | s/he tracks it many times |
| sawonehson | the wind is (blowing) from the south |
| sawonehsonuk | in, from, to the south |