The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he gets angry at it as result of listening to it; (in translation) the sound of it makes h/ angry
s/he gets angry at h/ as result of listening to h/
(heart as seat of emotion) it flares up suddenly
s/he cuts the hair on something belonging to h/
moose hide
s/he reprimands h/, gives h/ a good talking to
s/he hates h/
s/he is hated, is disliked
it is hated, is disliked
s/he hates self
they hate each other; there is bad blood or animosity between them
s/he hates, has hateful thoughts
s/he hates it
s/he hates something belonging to h/
(weather) it clears off
clear sky, blue sky
the sky clears
it is blue, it is sky-colored
s/he is blue, s/he is sky-colored
(sky) it clears
(weather, sky) it clears fast
s/he does something that indicates or signifies that the sky will clear
not even
s/he hunts moose
s/he cuts own hair