The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
Click on a letter of the alphabet to start browsing the dictionary or on one of the items listed below to see the complete entry for that item. Entries include the definition of the Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey word in English and its part of speech. Many entries also provide information about the item’s inflection (endings and prefixes), notes about its cultural significance, and English keywords that you can click on to see lists of related terms. Entries may also include audio recordings and example sentences, as well as links to videos that feature the word.
To learn more about Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey pronunciation and grammar click on one of the instructional documents in the menu on the right.
This dictionary is a work in progress. Its contents are updated and expanded on a regular basis.
| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sehtayapasuwok, sehtapasuwok | they (plural) walk backward |
| sehtayapekhasu | it is wound backward |
| sehtayaphusu | (hiker, animal) s/he back-tracks, doubles back on own tracks |
| 'sehtayapotomon | s/he sees it backward, sees it reversed |
| sehtayaptahsu | s/he follows tracks backwards |
| sehtayapu | s/he looks back (while facing backward; into past) |
| 'sehtayaqhomon | s/he holds it back with pole (e.g., clothesline) |
| sehtayatopessu | s/he quickly shifts position backward in seat |
| sehtayatopu | s/he moves backward in seat, moves seat back |
| sehtaye | s/he, it goes backward, backs up |
| sehtayiw | (motion) backward; (location) behind, in back, in the back country |
| sehtehe | s/he, it goes backward, backs up |
| sekaskatoq | (Taxus canadensis) ground hemlock |
| 'sekonasu | it is made in three rows |
| sekonoss | (fish, porpoise) dorsal fin |
| 'sekopu, nsekopu | (cake, coat) s/he has three layers |
| sekotepokahtek | (plant in the genus Plantago; see note) plantain |
| 'sekpahkuwal | s/he intimidates h/ |
| sekpahtaqsu | s/he makes frightening noise, says frightening things |
| sekpakesu | s/he tells scary stories |
| sekpa-matonotuwi-masqolamu | s/he lets out frightening battle-cry |
| sekpanaqot | it looks frightening, looks scary |
| 'sekpatahatomon | s/he thinks it is scary |
| 'sekpawolal | s/he scares h/, frightens h/ |
| 'sekpawotun | s/he scares it (e.g., town) |