The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| skicinuwihtaqot | it sounds Peskotomuhkati or Wolastoqey, sounds Native or indigenous |
| skicinuwi-kisihtasu | (basket, food, marriage, etc.) it is made according to Native tradition or custom |
| skicinuwi-latuwewakon | Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey language; (in general) indigenous language |
| skicinuwimiye | s/he prays in Peskotomuhkati or Wolastoqey |
| skicinuwinaqot | it looks Peskotomuhkati or Wolastoqey, looks Native or indigenous |
| skicinuwinaqsu | s/he looks like Native person |
| skicinuwi-npisun, skicinuwi-'pisun | traditional medicine; Indian medicine |
| skicinuwi-nsotom, skicinuwi-'sotom | s/he understands Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey; s/he understands an indigenous language |
| skicinuwintu | s/he sings in Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey, sings in an indigenous language |
| skicinuwi-pocetes | (tuber of Apios americana used as vegetable) groundnut, "Indian potato"; (tuber of Helianthus tuberosus) Jerusalem artichoke, "wild potato" |
| skicinuwitahasu | s/he thinks like Native person |
| skicinuwiw | s/he is Native, is aboriginal, is indigenous, is Indian |
| skicinuwiwihtasu | it is said or named Peskotomuhkati or Wolastoqey (or in other Native language) |
| skicinuwoka, skicinuwoke | s/he dances Native (Indian) dance |
| skicituwiye | (bird, pilot) s/he flies low across surface (of something) |
| skiciw, sqiciw | on the surface |
| skiciye | (moving object) it goes across surface (of something) |
| skihkapekhikon | screwdriver, wrench, bolt |
| skihkesson | it tightens up |
| skihkessu | s/he, it tightens up |
| skihkipolahsu | s/he tramples (hay, snow, etc.) |
| skihkipolahsut | (basketmaking) binder that is tightly secured |
| skihkipolasu | it is packed down by tramping |
| skihkipolike | s/he tramples down hay (e.g., on wagon or haystack) |
| skikte | it fits snugly |