The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| suhkamkiye | (cookie, cheese, chalk, rock, glass) s/he, it crumbles |
| suhkehtasu | it is torn down, is taken apart, is dismantled |
| 'suhkehtun | s/he takes it apart, tears it down, dismantles it |
| 'suhkehtuwan | s/he tears down something belonging to h/ |
| 'suhkelokihkuwal | s/he saps h/ energy by being close to h/ |
| suhkessu | it collapses quickly or suddenly |
| 'suhkihputun | s/he shakes it to pieces (e.g., someone trembling while trying to make basket) |
| suhkiye | s/he it collapses, falls apart |
| suhkolamsuke | (building, etc.) it blows down, is destroyed or broken up by wind |
| suhkolihka | s/he, it is rotten; s/he, it rots, decomposes, decays, putrifies |
| suhkolihke | s/he, it rots |
| suhkomolsu | s/he feels as if s/he is falling apart physically; s/he is not feeling well, feels ill |
| 'suhkomuk | they are three in a vehicle (boat, car, sled, etc.); they travel three in a vehicle |
| suhkonasu | it is torn down or torn apart, is demolished |
| suhkonike | s/he tears down building |
| 'suhkonomon | s/he tears it down, tears it apart, demolishes it |
| suhpin | pint; pint jar or bottle; large ladle |
| 'suhsalqot | it is three miles |
| suhtokopu, suhtokuhucin | (see suwatokopu, suwatokuhucin) |
| suka (sukay-) | pouring, spilling |
| sukacokahte | it has sagged or drooped; it is slumped over; (garment) it is baggy |
| sukacoki (sukacok-) | sagging, drooping |
| sukacoki-man | (Pesk, humorous) Social Security benefit |
| sukacokinaqot | it looks saggy, looks droopy |
| sukacokinaqsu | s/he looks saggy, looks droopy |