The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| spiqapekhikon | jack, crane, hoist, block and tackle |
| spiqapessu | s/he glances up |
| spiqapu | s/he looks up or upward (from lower place) |
| spiqaqhikon | pole used to prop up clothesline |
| spiqatuwawt | flight of stairs leading up; (plural, also) stairwell leading up to multiple floors |
| spiqatuwe | s/he climbs upward; s/he speaks at a high level, speaks sophisticatedly |
| spiqessu | s/he, it rises quickly |
| spiqewotahsu | s/he moves items (books, furniture, etc.) up (upstairs, to higher shelf, etc.) and arranges them |
| spiqi (spiq-, spik-) | upward |
| spiqi-kikimskahsu | s/he moves upward (upstairs, uphill) without making any noise, stealthily |
| spiqi-kikimuhse | s/he walks upward (upstairs, uphill) without making any noise |
| spiqi-kolusu | s/he speaks at a formal level, speaks sophisticatedly or eruditely |
| spiqituwiye | (bird, pilot) s/he flies up, soars high |
| spiqiw | upward |
| spiqiye | s/he, it goes upward, ascends; (inanimate; blood pressure, measurement) it goes up |
| spiqolutike | s/he charges high prices, charges higher prices (than s/he used to) |
| spiqolutikesku | s/he regularly charges high prices |
| spiqone | s/he tears (weeps), is teary-eyed |
| spiqoniw | s/he has tears in eyes, is teary-eyed |
| spiqopote | heat rises there |
| spi-te | (see spi) |
| spitome | (water) it is deep |
| spitposu | (official, administrator) s/he has high position |
| spituwiye | s/he flies at high altitude |
| spi-wolame | s/he promises, swears, pledges, certifies; s/he takes oath, swears to tell truth |