The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-ahtoptahal | s/he hits h/ by luck (person, baseball, etc.) |
| 't-ahtoptehmon | s/he hits it by luck |
| 't-ahtoptelomon | s/he shoots it by luck |
| 't-ahtopteluwal | s/he shoots h/ by luck |
| ahtosisuwine | s/he has heart disease |
| ahtulhaw, altulhaw | shirt |
| ahtulhawekon, altulhawekon | rag; cloth, fabric |
| ahtulhawekonuhke, altulhawekonuhke | s/he weaves cloth |
| ahtulhawekonuhkewey, altulhawekonuhkewey | (weaving) loom |
| ahtulhawhom, altulhawhom | s/he wears shirt |
| 't-ahtuwahsomal | s/he feeds h/ out of something |
| Ahtuwen | Anthony |
| 't-ahtuwihputiyahmon, 'tuwihputiyahmon | s/he furnishes it with table(s); she tables it (motion) |
| 't-ahtuwihputiyektun, 'tuwihputiyektun | s/he uses it as a table |
| 't-ahtuwikonahsiktun | s/he rests feet on it, s/he uses it to rest feet on (e.g., desk) |
| akalhike | (see okalhike) |
| Akastik | in, to Augusta, Maine |
| Akati | Agatha |
| akawhu | tent caterpillar, army worm |
| akehson | it is the same in amount or number as previously |
| akehsu | (milk, etc.) s/he is the same in amount or number as previously |
| aki | see!, look! |
| akiht | (positive command forms only) look at it! look at them! |
| akim | (number, quantity, measurement) approximately, about |
| akiyahq 1 | stucco, plaster, lime, mortar; limestone; (on broken arm or leg, etc.) cast |