The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sipkatokot | (something string-like, story, etc.) it is long, is lengthy; it continues for a long time |
| sipkawsu | s/he lives long time, has long life |
| sipkawsuwakon | long life, longevity |
| 'sipkawsuwelomal | s/he grants h/ long life; s/he wishes h/ long life |
| sipkewestu | s/he talks for a long time |
| sipki (sipk-) | for a long time |
| 'sipkihkomon | it takes h/ a long time to get to it or drive to it |
| sipkihtaqot | (whistle, signal) it sounds for a long time, its sound lasts a long time |
| sipkihtaqsu | s/he hollers loud and long, makes a long-lasting sound |
| sipki-ikotohom | s/he yawns prolongedly or at length; h/ yawn lasts a long time |
| sipki-macehe | s/he is gone for a long time |
| sipki-peciye | it takes h/ a long time to arrive |
| 'sipki-punal | s/he takes long time to place h/ or put h/ down; (judge) s/he gives h/ long sentence, puts h/ away for long time |
| 'sipkitahamal | s/he thinks about h/ for a long time |
| sipkitahasu | s/he thinks for long time; s/he has woeful or sorrowful thoughts |
| 'sipkitahatomon | s/he thinks about it for a long time; s/he thinks it is taking a long time; (in translation) it seems to h/ like a long time or a long wait |
| 'sipki-tpitahatomon | s/he thinks about it for a long time, ponders it, muses on it |
| sipkiw | for a long time |
| sipkiwoss | for quite a long time |
| sipkiye | (food, fuel) s/he, it lasts for a long time; (ai) s/he is gone for a long time |
| sipkokiskot | it is a long day; (day) it is long |
| sipkoluhke | s/he works for a long time |
| sipkopu | s/he sits for a long time |
| sipkoqotehe | s/he swims underwater for a long time |
| sipkotuwiw | it lasts long time |