The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| mace-skawe, mace-nskawe | s/he starts to perform greeting dance |
| macessu | s/he, it moves |
| macetahasu | s/he starts to think |
| macetemu | s/he starts to cry |
| mace-tkeyu | it starts to get cold |
| macetkuhu | s/he starts to jump, takes off jumping or with a leap |
| macetomhe, macetomehe | s/he, it slides away, starts sliding |
| mace-tpinuwal | s/he starts to watch h/, starts to keep an eye on h/ |
| macetuwiye | (bird, pilot) s/he flies away, starts to fly |
| macetuwiyekhal | s/he flies away with h/ |
| macewihtomon | s/he starts to say it, starts to call it by a name |
| macewisu 1 | h/ first name is ... |
| macewisu 2 | s/he starts picking berries |
| macewiyal | s/he starts to call h/ by a name; s/he gives h/ a first name |
| macewole | s/he begins or starts out carrying load |
| macewse | s/he starts out on foot, leaves on foot; (toddler) s/he starts to walk |
| macewsekhal | s/he starts walking h/, walks h/ away (dog, etc.; also, e.g., refrigerator: moving h/ along tipping h/ from side to side) |
| macewsektun | s/he starts walking it (i.e., moving it along tipping it from side to side; e.g., cabinet) |
| mace-wtome, mace-'tome | s/he starts smoking (cigarettes, etc.) |
| maci (mac-, mat-) | moving, causing movement |
| macihpusu | s/he shakes, trembles |
| macihpute | it shakes, trembles |
| macihputun | s/he shakes it |
| macihputuwan | s/he shakes something belonging to h/ |
| macikcehpute | (light, eye) it winks or blinks repeatedly |