The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'sihkolal | s/he causes h/ trouble, burdens h/ |
| sihkolapsqesoma | s/he boils (something) dry |
| 'sihkolapsqesomon | s/he boils it dry (potato, egg, etc.); s/he fries it until no more fat runs out of it (meat, etc.) |
| sihkolapsqesu | (container, food, milk) s/he boils away, boils dry |
| sihkolapsqete | (container, food, water, broth) it boils dry, boils away |
| 'sihkotun | s/he causes it trouble |
| sihku | (bird, various species) sheldrake, merganser |
| sihm- | (see also entries beginning with osihm-) |
| sihmahsu | s/he gives out drinks or treats (candy, chips, etc.) |
| sihmawotin | there are drinks being served, there is a round of drinks, there is a feast or party featuring drinks; treats of any kind are being given out (candies, cookies, refreshments, etc.) |
| sihpac | pail, bucket |
| 'sihpiluwe | s/he gives medicine, administers medicine |
| sihtomuhkakon | weir |
| sihtomuhke | s/he fishes in weir, fishes using trap |
| sikaqasoke | the undergrowth or brush is thick there, is difficult to penetrate |
| sikaqote | (food, recipe) it is difficult to cook |
| sikatuwewakon | hard or difficult language |
| 'sikawsikhal | s/he works hard to support h/ |
| 'sikawsu | s/he suffers; h/ life is full of suffering (e.g., hunger, poverty); s/he lives hard life |
| 'sikawsuwakon | suffering, affliction; hard life |
| 'sikeltomon | s/he hoards it, does not want to share it, is stingy with it |
| 'sikeltomuwan | s/he hoards or is stingy with something belonging to h/ (someone else) |
| sikeyu | it is hard to do, is difficult |
| 'siki ('sik-) | painful, involving suffering |
| siki (sik-) | difficult, hard, severe |