The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| lakomitehe | s/he, it boils |
| lakomitehtikon | boiler |
| lakonike | s/he shapes by bending (e.g., basket handle, hoop) |
| lakonis | wedge, doorstop, chock |
| lakopehtike | s/he makes or installs binders for baskets |
| lakopehtikon | (basketmaking) binder (thin ash splint used to lace hoop to top edge of basket) |
| lakopehtikoney | (basketmaking) gauge used for cutting binders |
| Laks (Pesk), Luks (Wol) | malicious character in old stories |
| laktahasu | (roof) it is peaked, it is shingled to peak |
| laktehsin | s/he has sexual intercourse |
| laktehson | it locks by itself |
| lakutom | s/he is related (by kinship) |
| lakutuwakon | kinship; peace agreement, peace treaty |
| lakutuwok | they are related to each other by kinship |
| lalke | s/he digs thus |
| lalokihike | s/he digs or drills or punches holes |
| lalokihikon | (tool) drill, drill bit |
| lalokiqe | h/ eyes are like that |
| lalokittiye | (emphatic) s/he stays right there, stays the hell there |
| lalomikewtom | s/he objects |
| lamahqem | heartwood of ash tree |
| lamahqihkuk | deep in the forest |
| lamaloq | cellar, basement |
| lamaqtun | interior of mouth, roof of mouth (Sipayik) |
| lamatokiw | a little ways into the forest or woods; behind the bushes |