The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-eweponomuwan | s/he lifts or holds up something belonging to h/ |
| ewepoqahtuhuke | s/he, it floats up |
| ewepoqahtuhukewiw | it floats up |
| ewepotokku | s/he jumps up |
| ewepotokkuwiw | it jumps up, springs up |
| 't-eweppawolal | s/he chases or frightens h/ upward (e.g., up a tree, to higher ground) |
| eweppu | s/he sits upright, sits up above |
| ewepte | it is up |
| 't-eweptehmon | s/he hits it upward, hits it so that it goes up |
| eweptehsin | s/he moves up in rank |
| 't-eweptokehlal | s/he pulls h/ up (rope, etc.) |
| 't-eweptokehtun | s/he pulls it up (chain, sock, etc.) |
| ewepuhse | s/he walks uphill, walks upstairs |
| ewepuhsewiw | it works its way upward, it gradually moves upward |
| ewikuwossit | (woman with child or children) mother |
| ewon | air |
| ewot-, awot- | carrying back and forth |
| ewotapilom, awotapilom, awotiyapilom | s/he goes back and forth bringing or taking water |
| ewotapilomewey, awotapilomewey, awotiyapilomewey | yoke for carrying (especially, for carrying pails of water) |
| 't-ewotewolal | s/he goes back and forth bringing or taking h/ |
| ewotewotahsu | s/he goes back and forth bringing items, people, etc. |
| ewotewotahsuwiw | it goes back and forth bringing items, people, etc. |
| 't-ewotewotun | s/he goes back and forth bringing it or taking it |
| 't-ewotewotuwan | s/he goes back and forth bringing it to h/ |
| ewotonahsu | s/he goes back and forth bringing a load each time (using sled, wheelbarrow, etc.) |