The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sispehtaqot | there is noisy confusion, there is hubbub |
| 'sispemal | s/he disconcerts h/, disturbs h/ by talking to h/ |
| sispemtu | s/he cannot sit still, is restless; s/he is unruly |
| sispenaqot | there is visual confusion; there is excessive activity |
| sispenaqsu | (child, rummager) s/he gets into everything |
| sispenoma | s/he does too many things at once, is involved in too many things |
| sispetahasu | s/he is occupied with many thoughts |
| sispeyutom | s/he bothers by touching |
| 'sispeyutomon | s/he bothers it by touching it |
| 'sispeyutomuwan | s/he bothers something belonging to h/ by touching it |
| 'sispeyuwal | s/he bothers h/ by touching h/ (e.g., tapping h/ on shoulder to interrupt conversation); s/he molests h/ sexually |
| 'sisqaloq | h/ eye socket |
| sisqey | (plural) eyeglasses; (singular) monocle, catcher's or goalie's mask |
| sisqeyawhom | s/he is wearing eyeglasses, is wearing catcher's or goalie's mask |
| 'sisqine | s/he has sore eyes, eye disease, eye problem |
| 'sisqotekon | h/ eyelid |
| sisse (sissiy-) | in all directions; scattering, dispersing, spreading |
| 'sissecokahkan | s/he spreads it by tossing pieces of it (soft substance; e.g., spreads manure using shovel or pitchfork) |
| 'sissecokahmon | s/he daubs it, smears it; s/he paints it carelessly or sloppily |
| sissecokahte | (soft substance; ice cream, mud) it has spread all over; it is smeared everywhere |
| 'sissecokehtun | s/he spreads or smears it (mud, butter, etc.) |
| 'sissecokewotun | s/he spreads pieces of it (soft substance; e.g., manure on garden) |
| 'sissecokihtahal | s/he splatters h/ by hitting h/ (soft substance or object; e.g., rotten apple) |
| 'sissecokihtehmon | s/he splatters it by hitting it (soft substance or object; e.g., ice cream, mud) |
| 'sissecoki-punal | s/he spreads h/ on surface (e.g., tar on road) |