The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sissiyehsin | (bird) s/he is sitting on eggs, s/he broods |
| 'sissiyewolal | s/he distributes h/, gives h/ out; arranges h/ in various places |
| sissiyewotasu | it is distributed, is given out; it is arranged in various places (e.g., chairs in places around a room) |
| 'sissiyewotun | s/he distributes it, gives it out; arranges it in various places |
| 'sistalomol | (sibling) h/ sister |
| sistoss | nun, religious sister |
| sistossikuwam | convent |
| 'sit | h/ foot |
| sitacqocu, sitasqocu | s/he is frozen onto (something) |
| sitacqoton, sitasqoton | it is frozen onto (something) |
| 'sitahkewal | (baseball) s/he throws inside pitch to h/ |
| 'sitahqahmon | s/he glues it on |
| 'sitahqehlal | s/he pushes h/ up against a post, tree-trunk, etc. |
| Sitank | in, at, to Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec |
| Sitansisk | in, at, to Fredericton, New Brunswick; (Wolastoqey community) in, at, to St. Mary's First Nation |
| 'sitapomal | s/he looks at h/ from very close; s/he peers into h/ face |
| 'sitapotomon | s/he looks at it from very close |
| sitapsqesu | (food, milk) s/he burns onto cooking pot (pan, etc.) |
| sitapsqete | (food, soup) it burns onto cooking pot (pan, etc.) |
| sitaqosike | s/he tack-welds, attaches by welding |
| sitaqote | (food) it cooks on, sticks when cooking |
| 'sitaqtahal | s/he nails h/ (to something); s/he crucifies h/ |
| 'sitaqtehmon | s/he nails it (to something) |
| sitatopu | s/he pulls (own) chair up to table (while seated) |
| sitc- | (see entries beginning with sicc-) |