The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| skitewekopu | (garment, cloth) s/he is draped |
| skitkomiq | earth, world, planet; surface of earth |
| skitkomiqin | earth dweller |
| skitoloqe | (lake, puddle, etc., or portion of surface) there is thin layer of ice on it; skim ice forms |
| skitoloqehtikon | frosting, icing |
| skitonekosut | quilt, top sheet |
| skitopu | h/ weight can be borne by the surface (of frozen snow, ice, etc.); (hailstone, etc.) s/he is located on surface |
| skitoqotehe | (sardine, herring, etc.) s/he swims on or at the surface of the water (so as to be visible); (shark, crocodile, etc.) s/he swims with only a small portion of body above water (fin, eyes, blowhole, snorkel, etc.) |
| skitpeq | on surface of water |
| skitsewe | s/he wears outer layer of clothing |
| skitte | it is on top, it is on surface |
| skittehsin | (snow) s/he falls covering surface |
| skituwapeku | s/he crawls over (something) |
| skituwekhucewotahsu | s/he hangs clothes over something (any which-way and without clothespins) |
| skituwekhute | it hangs over (something) |
| skituwi (skituw-) | over, draped over, flowing over |
| skituwicuwon | (liquid) it flows over (something; e.g., water over dam) |
| skituwiw | over, draped over, flowing over |
| skiwon | urine |
| skiwonine | s/he has urinary infection, urinary incontinence |
| skiwoninut | urine container; bedpan, chamber pot |
| skiyahsonuk | in the west; in, to Asia |
| skiyahsuwin | person from Asia |
| skiyawahqe | s/he cooks (something) insufficiently |
| skiyawaqote | it is insufficiently cooked, is undercooked |