The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'sitektehmon | s/he nails or tacks paper, cloth, etc. to it |
| 'si-tkiqon | it weighs three pounds |
| sitom | shore, beach, coast; (river) bank |
| 'sitopihtuwal | s/he sits against h/ (next to h/ and touching h/; e.g., on bench) |
| 'sitopilomon | s/he ties it to something |
| 'sitopin | s/he sits against it |
| 'sitopitun | s/he ties it to something |
| sitopu | s/he sits close (to something) |
| sitoqomu | s/he, it sticks on |
| 'sitoqomulal | s/he sticks h/ on, affixes h/ |
| 'sitoqomutun | s/he sticks it onto something, affixes it |
| 'sitqekapuwessin | s/he sidles up to it, steps up to it |
| sitsawewey | (machine) hand lawn-mower |
| 'sittahal, 'sittehmon | (see 'siktahal, 'siktehmon) |
| 'situwikhal | s/he signs h/ up, enlists h/; s/he puts h/ on the payroll |
| 'situwikhomon | s/he adds it to list |
| 'situwikhomuwan | s/he signs it over to h/ |
| 'situwikhomuwewan | s/he signs it for h/ (e.g., using power of attorney or writing out signer's name next to h/ mark) |
| siwaci (siwac-, siwat-) | tiresome, tiring |
| 'siwacimal | s/he tires h/ by talking to h/ |
| siwacimis | child who pesters or who drives one crazy |
| 'siwaciyal | s/he becomes tiresome to h/; (in translation) s/he gets tired of h/ |
| 'siwankeyutomon | s/he is tired of taking care of it, is too tired to worry about it |
| 'siwankeyutomuwan | s/he is tired of taking care of something belonging to h/ |
| 'siwankeyuwal | s/he is tired of taking care of h/, is too tired to worry about h/ |