The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| siptoku | (person, animal) s/he stretches |
| siptu | (e.g., long-distance runner, boxer) s/he has stamina, has endurance |
| sipuhsis | brook, stream |
| sipun | (biting insect) black fly |
| sipunis, sipunsis | (insect) midge, no-see-um |
| sipuwahkuk | along edge of brook |
| siqehe | (container) s/he, it is emptying, is empty |
| siqehtaqot | it sounds empty |
| siqehtaqsu | (container) s/he sounds empty |
| 'siqehtun | s/he empties it |
| siqenaqot | it looks empty |
| siqenaqsu | (bottle, bowl, etc.) s/he looks empty |
| siqene | (child) s/he is orphan (having lost both parents) |
| 'siqepal | s/he empties h/ (bottle, jar, etc.) by drinking or eating |
| siqepektihikon | skim milk |
| 'siqeptun | s/he empties it all at once by grabbing up its contents (e.g., bin containing sale items) |
| siqepu | (container) s/he is empty |
| siqey | empty container |
| siqeyawiw | (container) s/he, it is empty |
| siqeyu | (container) s/he, it is empty |
| siqhewiw | it hails; freezing rain or sleet falls; there is an ice storm; there is crust on the snow; (rain) it freezes forming crust on snow |
| 'siqolunal | s/he pushes finger into h/ (e.g., into h/ throat, to induce vomiting; into passage-way, to clear) |
| siqon 1 | (season) it is spring |
| siqon 2 | last spring |
| siqonawsu | s/he survives until spring; s/he lives through hard times |