The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'sissenomuwan | s/he apportions, allots, distributes something belonging to h/ |
| 'sisse-pcitahkan | s/he sends it out in all directions |
| sisse-pcitahkasu | it is sent out in all directions; (document) it is circulated widely |
| 'sisse-pcitahkewan | s/he sends it out in all directions to them |
| sisse-peciyawolotuwok | they arrive from all different directions |
| 'sissepekahkan | s/he sprinkles it in all directions (water) |
| sissepekiye | (milk, water) s/he, it splashes in all directions |
| sissepektehson | it spatters in all directions |
| 'sissepektestun | s/he sprinkles water on it |
| 'sisse-punal | s/he spreads h/ out; (with plural direct object) s/he sets them out, deploys them (in multiple locations) |
| sisse-punawe | s/he sets traps out in all directions; (figuratively, man) he has children by many different women |
| 'sisse-punomon | s/he spreads it out; (with plural direct object) s/he sets them out, deploys them (in multiple locations) |
| sissessu | s/he, it spreads out, disperses, scatters |
| sissetahasu | s/he is distracted, h/ thoughts are scattered |
| sissetokkultuwok | they jump away in all directions |
| 'sisse-yalahkan | s/he throws or scatters it in all directions (e.g., seed for lawn or for birds) |
| sisseyutom | s/he bothers by touching |
| 'sisseyutomon | s/he bothers it by touching it |
| sissihq | rattlesnake |
| sissiyahtuwe | (light) it diffuses; (lamp) its light spreads out |
| 'sissiyamkahkan | s/he scatters it; s/he sows it by scattering it |
| sissiyamkihike | s/he spreads sand, earth, gravel, etc. (e.g., using rake) |
| 'sissiyamkihputun | s/he sprinkles it (flour, sand, salt, etc.) |
| sissiyapawotahsut | sprinkler (for watering garden or lawn) |
| sissiyatokopu | (rope, string) s/he is strung all over, strung in all directions |