The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
(tree) s/he is knotty inside
inside, in, within; under
(wigwam) inner lining made of bark; (house, building, room) inner wall surface including ceiling; (interior space) room, closet; (baseball) dugout; (military) bunker
joist
underneath the bed
indoors, inside a house
housecoat, bathrobe
in the woods, deep in the woods
among bushes, in brush
inside, underneath
hell
they are standing in a line
underground cave
s/he rakes or mounds up dirt or gravel; s/he scoops sugar or flour, etc.; (child) s/he plays in the dirt
bed-sheet
mattress pad
(muscle layer under skin of belly) abdominal wall
fetus, unborn baby still in womb (especially, of animal)
inside (package, etc.)
underwater
underwater person, water-spirit
water sprite
mermaid, female water sprite or water fairy
underwear, underclothes, undergarment
s/he wears underclothes (underwear)