The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| spasultin | (vigil before funeral) there is a wake, a wake is held |
| spasuweyal | kindling, light wood |
| spasuwinuwiw | s/he is early riser, gets up early in morning |
| spasuwi-tuhkiye | s/he wakes up early in morning |
| spasuwiw | in the morning; tomorrow morning, the next morning |
| spasuwonuwiw | there is morning fog or morning dew |
| spatopu | (animal, person) s/he sits with head high, sits up straight |
| spatuwe | s/he climbs up high; s/he speaks at a high level, speaks sophisticatedly |
| spekopu | (something sheet-like; person in administrative position) s/he is high up |
| spemuk | high in sky, in outer space, up as high as one can see |
| spessu 1 | s/he is unintentionally involved in incident with others |
| spessu 2 | (baseball: pitched ball) s/he is high (above strike zone); (person) s/he goes over (e.g., over falls in canoe, off tracks in derailment) |
| speysomen | astronaut |
| speyu | it is tall, is high |
| spi (sp-) | high |
| spi, nspi (sp-, nsp-) | carrying or taking along; together with, along with, at same time as; including along with (intentionally or unintentionally) |
| spi, nspi; spiw, nspiw; spi-te, nspi-te | carrying or taking along; together with, along with, at same time as; including along with (intentionally or unintentionally) |
| spihpu | s/he eats expensive food |
| spikuhse | s/he walks upward |
| spikute | (changing residence) s/he moves upstairs |
| spi-kuwhusu | s/he is pinned down by tree s/he is felling or by log which s/he has caused to fall |
| spi-putawessu | (bread) s/he rises high |
| spiqahkomike | (land, ground) it rises, it is high |
| spiqamkahte | (pile) it extends upward (e.g., banking against house) |
| spiqamu | s/he, it moves rapidly upward, flies upward (involuntarily) |