The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| i 1 | (expresses appreciative admiration) boy!, wow!, etc.; (expresses disgust) ugh!, yuck! |
| i 2 | (used with numbers to indicate quantity or amount distributed) to each, per |
| icuwine | s/he itches, has the itch |
| ih- | (see also entries beginning with iy-) |
| ihhit | (conjunct forms only) where s/he stays |
| ihik, ihil, ihi | (see iyey) |
| 't-ihin | s/he has it; s/he does it |
| 't-ihkalal | s/he defends h/, comes to h/ defense, takes h/ side, sticks up for h/, protects h/ |
| ihkalsu, 't-ihkalsin | s/he defends self; (ai+obj) s/he stands up against it |
| 't-ihkaskuwal | s/he does not correct h/ (child), does not discipline h/; s/he spoils h/ by backing h/ up when wrong |
| 't-ihkaskuwatomon | s/he supports or defends it |
| 't-ihkasumal | (verbally) s/he does not correct h/ (child), does not discipline h/; s/he spoils h/ by telling h/ to do something it is wrong to do |
| 't-ihkatomon | s/he defends it, sticks up for it |
| ihl- | (see note at ihtoli) |
| ihloluhket | what s/he does wrong |
| 't-ihmuwan | s/he has something belonging to h/ |
| ihpu | s/he is in place; it is h/ usual seat; it is the place where s/he is kept or where s/he belongs |
| ihte | it is in its place; it is its place, it is the place where it is kept or where it belongs |
| ihtek | its place, the place where it belongs, the place where it sits |
| ihtolahkikhotimok | field used for cultivation |
| ihtolahqahtimok | kitchen |
| ihtolahqosimok | kitchen |
| ihtolahsihpiltimok | clinic, health center |
| ihtolahte | it is always there, it belongs there |
| ihtolahtuwe | (candle, lamp, etc.) it is always lit there |