The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

Click on a letter of the alphabet to start browsing the dictionary or on one of the items listed below to see the complete entry for that item. Entries include the definition of the Passamaquoddy-Maliseet word in English and its part of speech. Many entries also provide information about the item’s inflection (endings and prefixes), notes about its cultural significance, and English keywords that you can click on to see lists of related terms. Entries may also include audio recordings and example sentences, as well as links to videos that feature the word.

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Entry Definition
place where s/he fishes
fishing place
s/he regularly buys or sells there
s/he regularly plays there
being or happening there continuously, regularly, repeatedly; (conjunct forms) the place where
place on table used by person at meal
place where s/he usually eats
dining room; (military) mess
place where s/he picks it (berry, fiddlehead, sweetgrass, etc.)
h/ favorite hiding place
altar
skating place, skating rink
bathroom, washroom
prison, jail
gathering place
living room, meeting place
(lane or building) bowling alley
beauty parlor
(baseball) bullpen
s/he goes there often or regularly
place for dancing (ceremonial grounds); ballroom
(building, campus) school, schoolhouse; college, university, academy
place where s/he works, h/ workplace
altar
couch, bench