The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| naci-tpostomon | s/he goes (comes) to listen to it |
| naci-tpostuwal | s/he goes (comes) to listen to h/ |
| naci-tuwapu | s/he goes (comes) to look out or in |
| naci-wici-spasu | s/he goes (comes) to attend wake |
| naci-witka | s/he is goes (comes) to a dance, goes (comes) to dance with others |
| nacossin | s/he goes (comes) and lies down |
| nacossomu | s/he goes (comes) to drink |
| nahaht, nahahte, nahahtew, nahahtiw | a little while ago, recently |
| nahahtiwoss, nahahtiwossis | a little while ago, just now |
| nahka (nahkay-) | down, downward; down to lower position |
| nahkacokihtahal | s/he pounds h/ down (risen bread dough) |
| nahkacokihtehmon | s/he pounds it down (soft substance; e.g., clay) |
| nahkahte | it is positioned lower, is in a lower place |
| nahkahtehmon | s/he hits or taps it down, hits it to lower it (e.g., stake in ground); s/he tamps it down (e.g., filling material in tooth) |
| nahkahtehsin | s/he falls straight down and lands |
| nahkahtehson | it falls straight down and lands |
| nahkahtun | s/he lowers it, moves it to lower position |
| nahkahtuwan | s/he lowers something belonging to h/ |
| nahkahucin | s/he squats down |
| nahkakonahtahal | s/he hits h/ in leg(s) (e.g., in back of knees) causing h/ to fall down |
| nahkakonahtehkomon | s/he kicks it in the leg(s) causing it to fall down |
| nahkakonahtehkuwal | s/he kicks h/ in leg(s) causing h/ to fall down |
| nahkakonahtehmon | s/he hits it in leg(s) (e.g., table, chair) causing it to fall down |
| nahkakpehtehmon | s/he taps it downward (basket-weave, to tighten it before binding) |
| nahkakpehtihike | (basketmaking) s/he taps weavers down (to tighten basket after splints have dried) |