The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'siktehkomuwan 2 | s/he kills something belonging to h/ by running into (or over) it with vehicle |
| 'siktehkuwal | s/he kills h/ by running into (over) h/ with vehicle |
| 'siktehmon | s/he kills it by hitting it, kills it with a blow |
| 'siktehpawolal | s/he scares h/ to death (literally or figuratively) |
| siktehpayu | s/he is very much afraid or scared or frightened |
| siktehsin | s/he dies from fall, dies from crash |
| siktehsomu | s/he drinks self to death (literally or figuratively) |
| siktehsonu | s/he is tired, is weary, is exhausted, is fatigued |
| siktehsonutolal | s/he tires h/ out |
| 'siktehsonutomon | s/he tires it out, fatigues it (e.g., airplane part) |
| 'siktehtaqsuwamal | s/he talks to h/ annoyingly often; s/he nags h/ |
| 'siktehtaqsuwatomon | s/he talks about it annoyingly often |
| sikteka | s/he dances to exhaustion or to death |
| 'sikte-koti-nomihtun | s/he is eager to see it, is impatient to see it |
| 'siktelamahal | s/he starves h/ |
| siktelamu | s/he starves; s/he is starving (literally or figuratively) |
| siktelamuhusu | s/he starves self |
| siktelomu | s/he smiles |
| siktelomuhke | s/he makes people laugh, is comedian |
| siktelomuwiqewu | s/he smiles small smile |
| sikte-luhke | s/he works hard, s/he works hard and suffers as a result |
| siktemsu | s/he cries self to death (literally or figuratively) |
| 'sikte-musqitahamal | s/he dislikes h/ intensely, hates h/ with passion |
| 'sikte-musqitahatomon | s/he detests it, hates it with a passion |
| 'sikte-nokatomon | s/he is deathly afraid of it |