The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'sissecoki-punomon | s/he spreads it on surface (soft substance) |
| sissecokolamsuke | s/he, it blows all over the place |
| sissecokopu | (soft substance) s/he spreads, has spread all over, is smeared everywhere |
| sissecokuhusu | s/he smears self (e.g., baby with food) |
| sissecuwon | (liquid) it flows everywhere, flows in all directions |
| sissehe | s/he, it scatters |
| 'sissehpawola | s/he disperses them by frightening them away |
| 'sissehpulal | s/he bothers h/ by shaking or jostling h/ |
| 'sissehputun | s/he bothers it |
| 'sissehtun | s/he spreads it, diffuses it |
| sissekhahsu | s/he searches or rummages through things |
| 'sissekhal | (police, security officer) s/he frisks h/, searches h/ clothing |
| sissekhasu | s/he, it is being searched, rummaged through |
| 'sissekhomon | s/he searches it, rummages through it (in order to find something) |
| sissekonuwe | (cards) s/he deals |
| sisselamson | it scatters in the wind, it blows in all directions |
| sisselamsuke | (snow, paper, etc.) s/he, it blows in all directions |
| sisse-macehhik | they diverge, they depart or set out in different directions |
| 'sisse-miluwan | s/he distributes it, gives it out |
| sissemtu | s/he gets into everything |
| sissenaqot | it looks cluttered |
| sissenasu | it is apportioned, allotted, distributed |
| sissenessu | (ice, glass, plaster) s/he, it cracks in different directions (usually, radiating from point) |
| sissenoma | s/he is preoccupied, is "scattered," is off in many directions at once, jumps from one thing to another |
| 'sissenomon | s/he apportions it, allots it, distributes it |