The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'cetuwiptun | s/he grabs it to keep it from falling |
| 'cetuwonal | s/he steadies h/, braces h/ using hand (person standing or walking) |
| 'cetuwonomon | s/he steadies it, braces it using hand (upright object) |
| 'cey | someone, something from a place |
| 'ceyawiw | s/he is from there |
| Ceykin | Jake |
| Ceykop | Jacob |
| ci | (see tan etuci) |
| 'ci ('c-, 't-) | from, out of |
| 'ci-akuwitutom | s/he hides from someone by staying behind something |
| 'cicihqeksomon | s/he cuts it in narrow slices |
| 'ciciptuwal | s/he gives h/ tip (money) |
| Cicis | (term of affection, archaic) baby; (at Christmastime) baby Jesus |
| cicokahamok | landing place |
| 'cicokahtehsimal | (paddler) s/he accidentally bumps h/ into the shore (passenger in same canoe); (figuratively) s/he borrows money from h/ and does not repay h/ |
| 'cicokahtehsinon | s/he runs it ashore, runs it aground; (ai) s/he runs out of money |
| cicoka-suku | s/he paddles to shore |
| cicokawse | s/he walks back toward land; (sun) s/he rises farther toward the north each day (i.e., days are getting longer) |
| cicokayessu | s/he slides ashore |
| cicokayiw | ashore, on the shore |
| cicokehe | s/he lands or beaches canoe or boat |
| cihcihke | s/he paddles in stern of canoe and steers |
| cihcikulokot | (canoe, boat) it is narrow |
| 'cihcin | h/ thumb |
| 'cihcinhike | s/he hitchhikes, thumbs a ride |