The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'siwatkuwal | s/he is tiresome to h/; (in translation) s/he is tired of h/ |
| siwawsu | s/he is tired of living, gets tired of living |
| 'siwehlal | s/he becomes tiresome to h/ |
| 'siwehsol | h/ brother; (figuratively) h/ compatriot, h/ fellow citizen |
| siwelsehte | (clothing, cloth) it is frayed, worn, tattered, torn, shabby |
| siwelsenepu | s/he is dressed in tatters |
| siwelsepu | (clothing, rope) s/he is frayed, worn, tattered, torn; (shoe) s/he is untied; (person) s/he is sloppily dressed |
| 'siwestuwok | they (two) are brothers (to each other) |
| siwewestu | s/he is tired of talking |
| siwhukot | it is tiresome |
| siwhuksu | s/he is tiresome |
| siwi (siw-) | tiring, tiresome; be tired of ... |
| siwihpukot | it has tiresome or cloying taste |
| siwihpuksu | s/he has tiresome or cloying taste |
| 'siwinaqot | its presence is tiresome; it is trite, is hackneyed; (item in store) it is shopworn |
| siwinaqsu | s/he is tiresome to look at; people are tired of looking at h/ |
| 'siwitahamal | s/he gets tired of h/ (in thought), gets tired of thinking about h/ |
| siwitahasu | s/he is tired of thinking |
| 'siwitahatomon | s/he gets tired of it (in thought), gets tired of thinking about it |
| siwi-tpitahasu | s/he is tired of thinking (about something) |
| siwi-yalhom, siwi-alhom | s/he is tired of swimming around |
| 'siwiyil | h/ relative |
| siwkatom | s/he is tired of being married |
| 'siwkatomon | s/he gets tired of living in it (place, dwelling) |
| 'siwkomon | s/he is tired of driving it (car, etc.) |