The Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sakolotekone | s/he has tough or hard skin |
| sakoluwe | s/he has stiff hair |
| sakom | chief; (Pesk, formerly) tribal governor |
| sakomasq | woman chief or tribal governor; wife of chief or tribal governor |
| 'sakomawalal | s/he governs h/; s/he is h/ chief or governor |
| 'sakomawamal | s/he governs h/; s/he is h/ chief |
| sakomawamke | (candidate) s/he runs for chief, runs for tribal governor |
| sakomawamsu | s/he governs self, is autonomous |
| sakomawamsuwiw | (nation, etc.) it is self-governing, is autonomous |
| 'sakomawatomon | s/he governs it |
| 'sakomawehlal | s/he makes h/ chief or tribal governor |
| Sakomawi-Han | statue containing relic of St. Ann located at Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec |
| sakomawikuwam | chief's house; (Maine) governor's house; band or tribal office building |
| Sakomawi-Mali | Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Mary |
| Sakomawi-Mali maksonol | (flower or plant, Cypripedium acaule or C. arietinum) lady's slipper |
| sakomawisq | woman chief or tribal governor; wife of chief or tribal governor |
| sakomawiw | s/he serves as chief or tribal governor; s/he is chief or governor |
| sakomawka | s/he does chief's dance; (Maine) does governor's dance |
| sakomawomtu | s/he behaves like chief |
| sakomawonosu | s/he has arms folded |
| Sakopeson | (Pesk surname) Sockabasin, Socobasin |
| sakotiyamkiyak | where there is long straight sandbar; (cap.) in, at, to Saco, Maine |
| sakpe, sakhope | (water) it is showing, coming into view |
| saks | sock |
| saksey | (Sipayik, children's games) ball made by rewrapping the rubber core of an old baseball with the yarn from the same ball and sewing it with thread to prevent its unraveling (used to play "yarn-ball" with a broom-handle bat); ball made by tying the core of an old baseball inside a sock tied and folded, back and forth, over the ball (used also as hockey puck) |