The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
kuwehkewikan log shelter or lean-to; log cabin
kuwehkewikuwam log cabin
kuwes (tree, Pinus strobus) white pine
kuwesaqsasik object carved from pine wood
kuwesaqsasit object carved from pine wood
kuwesihq pine pitch, pine resin
kuwesimin (fruit of Gaultheria hispidula) creeping snowberry
kuwesipom pine pitch, pine resin
kuwhahqe s/he cuts up (trees) into logs
kuwhahsu s/he fells trees
'kuwhal s/he chops h/ down, fells h/ (tree); s/he pins h/ down with tree s/he is felling or log
kuwhas hawk (species uncertain)
'kuwhomon s/he pins it down with tree s/he is felling or log s/he is moving
kuwihkalsu s/he pretends to be asleep
'kuwihkomal s/he keeps h/ awake
'kuwihtomal s/he lets h/ sleep (by not disturbing h/)
kuwimkewey (animate) nightshirt, nightgown; (inanimate plural) pajamas; (inanimate) something that helps one sleep, sleeping pill
kuwiw it is asleep, it goes to sleep; it goes numb
kuwocu s/he feels cold
kuwwa (see kuhu)
kuwyakon period of sleep
kw- (see also entries beginning with q-, since in many cases the kw- may be a misspelling of q-; if the k- is a personal prefix for kil, kiluwaw, or kilun, see entries that start with w-: e.g., Kwinpas? Are you busy? see winpasu)