The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sonekopu | (wrapping, garment) s/he is tight, fits snugly |
| sonekte | (wrapping, garment) it is tight, fits snugly |
| soni (son-) | tight, tightly; (darkness, smoke, etc.) obscuring vision |
| soni-kpahasu | it is shut or closed tight |
| 'soni-kpahmon | s/he shuts or closes it tight |
| soni-kpoputon | the view through the trees is blocked by fallen snow on the branches |
| soniku | s/he blows nose |
| 'sonimal | s/he tells h/ to be tight-lipped, tells h/ to keep secret what is said; s/he tells h/ in no uncertain terms, tells h/ strictly |
| soni-piskahte | (outdoors or indoors) it is very dark, it is so dark that it is hard to see anything |
| soni-piskuwon | there is a thick fog |
| soni-pkotete | (room, house, forest, etc.) it is full of smoke |
| 'sonopilal | s/he ties h/ tight |
| 'sonopitun | s/he ties it tight |
| sonopu | (shirt, shoe, etc.) s/he is tight |
| 'sonoskonuwatomon | s/he weaves it tightly |
| sonte 1 | it is Sunday; it is a week |
| sonte 2 | s/he spends Sunday (doing something) |
| sonte 3 | it is tight, it fits tightly |
| sontihiw | on Sunday |
| sonuci (sonuc-, sonut-) | along edge, at edge (of water, of field); on or along shore, coast, riverbank, etc. |
| sonuci-skiyahsonuk | southwest along the coast (of Maine) |
| sonuciw | along edge, at edge (of water, of field, etc.); on or along shore, coast, riverbank, etc. |
| sonucuhse | s/he walks along the edge |
| sonul | raft (Woodstock); scow (Sipayik); barge |
| sonutamkimin | (fruit of Prunus pumila) sand cherry |