The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sehtapu | s/he sits back; s/he sits backward, sits facing back; (letter, number) s/he is written backward |
| 'sehta-punal | s/he sets h/ back, puts or places h/ farther back |
| 'sehta-punomon | s/he sets it back, places it farther back |
| 'sehta-punomuwan | s/he sets back or places farther back something belonging to h/ |
| sehtaskehtehson | (toe, piece of wood) it snaps backward |
| sehtaskonuwe | (basketmaker) s/he weaves (a stander) back (along itself — after folding it) |
| sehtassu | s/he, it goes backward |
| sehtatkuhu | s/he jumps backward |
| sehta-tokku | s/he jumps backward, jumps back |
| 'sehta-tokomal | s/he hits h/ backhand |
| 'sehta-tokomotun | s/he hits it backhand |
| sehtatoqe | s/he has receding forehead |
| sehtatoqiw | (forehead) it recedes |
| sehtatutom | s/he is shy, stands back, cowers, blenches |
| sehtawihtomon | s/he says it backward |
| sehta-wikhike | s/he writes backward |
| sehtawse | s/he walks backward |
| sehta-wtahapiye | s/he paddles backward |
| 'sehtayacqehlal | s/he drags or slides h/ back (log, person lying on floor, etc.) |
| sehtayacqesson | it slides back quickly |
| sehtayacqessu | s/he, it slides back quickly |
| sehtayacqihtehkom | s/he dances sliding or dragging feet backward |
| 'sehtayacqimal | s/he drags or slides h/ back (e.g., person on sled) |
| sehtayahsewe | s/he wears clothes backward |
| sehtayakiye | s/he, it bends or curves backward |