The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| skiyawihpu | s/he eats raw food |
| skiyawiw | (vegetable, meat) s/he, it is raw |
| skocoqiw | (something soft, e.g., bread, custard) s/he is not cooked in middle |
| skolcoss | unripe berry (any species) |
| skolunsq | (ammunition) shot pellet, buckshot |
| skomeq, sqomeq | female fish |
| skomeqon | slime on surface of fish skin |
| skonahq 1 | piece of steel or iron |
| skonahq 2 | magnet |
| skonimin | seed, grain; (corn) kernel; (also, by extension) seed potato |
| skoniminhike | s/he plants seeds, sows |
| skoniminiw | (fruit, vegetable) s/he, it is seedy |
| skonis | bone |
| skonishoke | (person, horse, etc.) s/he is bony, s/he is skin and bones |
| skonisiw | (fish, etc.) s/he is bony |
| skonisuwiw | s/he is bony |
| skonoqoss | blackbird (species uncertain, possibly Canada jay) |
| skucis | pumpkin, squash |
| skuhkihpawit | (sports) scorekeeper, scorer |
| skuhtom | (fish, Salvelinus fontinalis) brook trout |
| skuhutasu | it is discussed, is talked about |
| skuhutom | s/he talks about something |
| skuhutoma | s/he discusses, talks about (something) |
| skulhawoss | (building) school, schoolhouse (Pesk) |
| Skutik | on or along St. Croix River (at Maine-New Brunswick border); at, to Schoodic Point, Gouldsboro, Maine |