The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
it is there again and again; it shows up in one place and then another
again and again, repeatedly, over and over
s/he eats repeatedly between meals
s/he goes there repeatedly
s/he reads it over and over
s/he reads something belonging to h/ over and over
s/he drinks repeatedly
s/he limps markedly
it is shaped on one side only
s/he has one eye open
on one side only
s/he is blind in one eye
s/he holds or turns body to one side (posture)
on one side only
(bird, Pandion haliaetus) osprey, fish hawk
what is said; expression, saying
it is said
s/he says
s/he says it
s/he says (something) for h/
(word, symbol) its definition, its meaning
it says; (word, text, symbol) it means
(see also entries beginning with y-)
(expresses emphasis, usually surprise)
(introducing or concluding a statement, especially when telling of a remembered experience) yes, yeah