The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| kakawiye | s/he goes fast, speeds along |
| kakawiyewiw | it goes fast |
| 'kakawokehkimal | s/he disciplines h/ severely |
| kakawokuhuke | s/he, it floats quickly on water |
| kakawolamson | it is very windy, the wind blows hard |
| kakawolatom | s/he breathes fast |
| kakawoluhke | s/he works quickly |
| 'kakawomal | s/he eats h/ fast, s/he eats a lot of h/ |
| kakawoskonuwe | s/he weaves fast |
| 'kakawossomiyutolal | s/he gave h/ excessive amount of drink, gave h/ too much to drink |
| 'kakawotemuhtuwal | s/he cries to h/ sobbing loudly |
| kakawpayu | s/he is very much afraid |
| kakawpekessu | (water) it comes out fast or shoots a long way (e.g., from a hose); s/he splashes a lot of water (e.g., whale or diver when hitting water) |
| kakawpekihton | the current is swift |
| kakawqahsu | s/he sleeps deeply (is hard to wake up) |
| kakawqahsuwin, kakawqahsuwinuwin | deep sleeper |
| kakawsonuwiw | (liquor, car) it is strong, is powerful |
| kakawsusu | s/he cuts self badly |
| 'kakawtahal | s/he beats h/, hits h/ with severe blow |
| kakawtahasu | (person, drum) s/he is beaten |
| 'kakawtaqsuwamal | s/he yells at h/ disrepectfully or abusively |
| 'kakawtaqsuwatomon | s/he yells at it abusively |
| 'kakawtehkomon | s/he dances it fast |
| 'kakawtehkuwal | s/he hits h/ hard, affects h/ strongly; s/he runs h/ over (with car) |
| 'kakawtehmon | s/he beats it, hits it with severe blow |