The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| macekpehtihike | s/he begins to pound ash to obtain basket splints |
| mace-kselomal | s/he starts to love h/ |
| mace-kseltomon | s/he starts to like or love it |
| mace-ksinuhka, mace-ksinuhke | s/he starts to get sick |
| maceku | s/he grows up; (plant, etc.) s/he starts to grow |
| mace-kuhucu, mace-kuwocu, mace-kucu | s/he starts to feel cold, is getting chilled |
| macekuhuke | s/he, it floats away, begins to float |
| macelamson | it starts to get windy; wind begins to blow |
| macelamsuke | s/he, it blows away, starts to blow away |
| macelan | it starts to rain |
| macelanisiye | (rain) it starts to sprinkle or drizzle |
| macelatom | s/he starts breathing |
| maceliqehe | s/he leaves very quickly, departs angrily |
| mace-luhkatasu | (project, process, etc.) it is in beginning stages, work on it is beginning |
| mace-luhkatomon | s/he starts to work on it |
| mace-luhkatomuwan | s/he begins to work on something belonging to h/ |
| mace-luhke | s/he starts to work |
| mace-luhkektun | s/he starts to work it |
| maceluwehe | s/he leaves angry, goes away mad |
| maceluwesu | s/he starts to scold |
| mace-mehtahqiw | (body part, old motor, etc.) s/he, it starts to lose vitality or power; (gun) it begins not to shoot straight, begins to shoot off-target (usually, because grooves inside barrel are worn or pitted); (tree) s/he starts to bend from old age |
| macemiye | s/he starts to pray |
| macenahsuwiw | it starts hauling load |
| macenaqot | it is starting to look like something; (show, dance) it has started; (train, bus) it looks as if it is about to depart |
| macenaqsu | s/he is seen to be beginning or starting to do something |