The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sekpayacomu | s/he holds audience spellbound with scary stories; s/he enthralls |
| sekskatu | (Glaucomys sabrinus) flying squirrel |
| seksu | s/he is scared, is afraid |
| seksuwinaqsu | s/he looks scared, looks frightened |
| 'sekuhutuwok, nsekuhutuwok | (fighters) they box each other |
| Selahpi | Seraphine |
| Seliyan | Sally Ann |
| sema (semay-) | removing, moving away |
| 'semahal | (see 't-osemahal) |
| 'semahlal | s/he removes h/, takes h/ away, gets rid of h/, eliminates h/ |
| semahlosu | s/he removes self, keeps self apart, does not get involved |
| 'semahtun | s/he removes it, gets rid of it, eliminates it |
| 'semahtuwan | s/he removes or gets rid of something belonging to h/ |
| semakapuwu, semakapuhu | s/he steps aside |
| 'semaptuwan | s/he snatches it away from h/ |
| semassu | s/he moves away quickly |
| 'sema-tpahqonal | s/he lays h/ off (employee); s/he rules h/ out, excludes h/ |
| 'sema-tpahqonomon | s/he rules it out, excludes it |
| 'sema-wikhal | s/he removes h/ name (written), removes h/ from list |
| 'sema-wikhomon | s/he removes it from list |
| sema-wikhusu | s/he removes own name (from list, etc.) |
| 'semayahkan | s/he throws it out of the way, removes it by throwing it |
| semayatopu | s/he moves aside on bench or chair to make room for someone else; s/he moves chair aside (while sitting in it) |
| 'semayewolal | s/he removes h/ to another place and arranges h/ there |
| 'semhal | (see 't-osemahal) |