The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
(see also entries beginning with k-, ok-)
(sacrament of bread and wine) Eucharist
in, at, to Edmunds, Maine
dregs, sediment, residue
pupil, student
uvula
s/he hangs on to h/ (e.g., by putting arms around h/ shoulders)
s/he hangs on to it
s/he hangs clothes over something to dry (without using clothespins)
s/he hangs
s/he, it hangs swinging
uvula; plumb bob
s/he hangs
(see ekhucuwole)
(animate) clothesline; (inanimate) coat hanger, clothes tree, hook to hang something on
s/he hangs clothes to dry; (cormorant) s/he holds wings out to dry
s/he hangs h/, hangs h/ up
s/he hangs it
it is Christmas; there is exchanging of gifts
it hangs, hangs down, dangles
s/he hangs it
s/he hangs something up for h/; (Christmastime) s/he gives h/ gift
s/he hangs up something belonging to h/; s/he gives it to h/ as gift
Stephen, Steven
Agnes