The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| siqoni | of spring (season) |
| siqoni-kisuhs | (name for month in lunar calendar approximating March) |
| siqoniw | (season) in the spring |
| siqonomeq | (fish) alewife, gaspereau |
| siqonomeqi-kisuhs | (name for month in lunar calendar approximating May) |
| siqonuwik | early springtime |
| siqonuwiw | (season) spring has arrived |
| 'sis | three (in counting) |
| sish- | (see entries beginning with cish-) |
| 'sisolahsimal | s/he fries h/ |
| sisolahsu | (onion, bread) s/he is being fried |
| sisolahte | (food) it is fried, is seared |
| sisolapsqehtasik | food cooked in a pot, casserole, etc.; (plural) scalloped potatoes |
| sisolapsqehtikon | frying pan |
| 'sisolapsqehtun | s/he cooks it in pot over fire |
| 'sisolapsqehtuwan | s/he cooks it in pot for h/, cooks something belonging to h/ in pot |
| sisolastike | s/he fries or renders pork fat or other meat |
| sisolastikonipom | oil rendering by frying |
| 'sisolastomon | s/he fries it |
| 'sisolastun | s/he fries it |
| 'sisoq | h/ eye; h/ face |
| sispecokinaqot | it looks cluttered or messy |
| sispecokinaqsu | s/he gets into everything (making mess) |
| 'sispehputun | s/he tampers with it; s/he bothers it (e.g., child touching something) |
| sispehsomu | s/he is bothersome or annoying when drunk |