The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sesocu | s/he is so cold that s/he cries |
| sesolahkelomoqe | s/he has accident, an accident happens to h/; s/he has stroke of bad luck |
| sesolahkessu | something happens to h/ suddenly or unexpectedly |
| sesolahki (sesolahk-, sesolak-) | suddenly, all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 'sesolahki-colokihtehkomon | s/he brakes it suddenly (car, etc.) |
| sesolahki-conessu | s/he, it stops suddenly |
| 'sesolahki-kisitahatomon | s/he thought of it spontaneously or on the spur of the moment |
| sesolahkinaqot | it happens instantly, happens all of a sudden |
| sesolahkine | s/he dies unexpectedly, dies suddenly |
| sesolahki-pimsqessit | (baseball pitch) slider |
| sesolahki-pskessu | (rope, branch, story) s/he, it breaks off abruptly, snaps |
| sesolahki-te | suddenly, all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| sesolahkitpiye | it happens suddenly or spontaneously |
| sesolahkiw | suddenly, all at once |
| sesolahki-wolitahasu | s/he is suddenly happy, is overcome by joy, is wide-eyed with happiness |
| 'sesolakpawolal | s/he frightens h/ by appearing suddenly or unexpectedly |
| 'sesolaktehkomon | s/he encounters it suddenly or without warning, happens on it by surprise |
| 'sesolaktehkuwal | s/he encounters h/ suddenly or without warning, surprises h/, ambushes h/ |
| sesomessu | it stops suddenly (used only as in examples) |
| sesomi (sesom-) | completely gone; not at all |
| 'sesomi-conehtun | s/he stops it completely |
| sesomi-kiposs | orphan (both parents dead) |
| sesomi-ksihkehe | s/he, it is completely lost |
| 'sesominomon | s/he wonders what it is (looking at it); s/he does not recognize it |
| 'sesominomuwan | s/he does not recognize something belonging to h/ (when looking at it) |