The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sunkassu | (dog, other animal) s/he rolls in something rotten or smelly (e.g., carcass) |
| sunocihte | it is cranberry-colored |
| 'sunpekonal | s/he rubs or massages h/ with lotion, liniment, etc. |
| sunpekonike | s/he applies lotion (to part of body, other person, etc.); s/he massages |
| sunpekonikon | lotion, liniment, rubbing alcohol |
| 'sunpekonomon | s/he rubs it with lotion, liniment, etc. (body part, etc.) |
| 'sunpekonomuwan | s/he rubs something belonging to h/ (part of h/ body) with lotion, liniment, etc. |
| 'sunpekonomuwewal | s/he rubs part of h/ body with lotion, liniment, etc. for h/ |
| sunpekonosu | s/he rubs self with lotion, liniment, etc.; s/he embrocates |
| sunpekonosut | lotion, liniment, rubbing alcohol |
| suntehsin | s/he hits or strikes glancingly (against something); s/he stops by for a quick visit |
| 'suntokitutomon | (dog) s/he rubs self on it (something smelly; e.g., dead seal, droppings) |
| supatoq, supeqatoq | (tree, Picea glauca) white or cat spruce |
| supawtosson | it is smooth road or path |
| supehtikon | (carpentry, woodworking; tool) sander |
| supekon | (cloth, paper, etc.) it is smooth |
| supeq | sea, ocean; salt water |
| supeqahkomiq | ocean floor, bottom |
| Supeqakomek | on, at, to Hadley's Lake, near East Machias, Maine |
| supeqi-ciyahkehs | sea mink (Mustela macrodon) |
| supeqihpon | (marine animal) sea cucumber |
| supeqihqew, supeqinuwin | person who lives by the ocean |
| supeqinuwin | (see supeqihqew) |
| supeqi-wiwilomeq | ocean snail |
| supeqiyehs | (bird, Bucephala albeola) bufflehead |