The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| nahnaki (nahnak-) | (weight) light, lightly |
| nahnakihpusu | s/he is light-headed; s/he has the shakes from illness or a hangover |
| nahnakiphusu | s/he walks lightly, carries self lightly |
| nahnaki-pomiye | s/he, it goes along lightly, s/he is fleet of foot |
| nahnakkuhuke | s/he, it floats lightly on water |
| nahnakon | it is light in weight |
| nahnakonosu | s/he makes self light (e.g., walks gently on thin ice or with snowshoes to keep from falling through) |
| nahnaksosson | it is very light in weight |
| nahnaktehsin | s/he lands softly or lightly |
| nahnaku | s/he is light in weight; (snow) s/he is light and fluffy |
| nahnakuloke | (boat) it is light in weight |
| nahsahkan | s/he throws it on (clothing), puts it on hurriedly (e.g., while walking out the door) |
| nahsahqehtakon | (jewelry) ring |
| nahsahqehtakonohom | s/he wears ring |
| nahsapekhal | s/he laces h/ up (threads laces through h/) |
| nahsapekhomon | s/he laces it up (corset, etc.); s/he screws it onto something (bolt, nut, etc.) |
| nahsehlal | s/he puts h/ on (clothing) |
| nahsehtun | s/he puts it on, dons it (clothing, attachment) |
| nahsehtuwan | s/he puts on something belonging to h/ (clothing; on self or on h/) |
| nahsekhutun | s/he puts it onto (something) so that it hangs, s/he hangs it on something |
| nahsekonomon | s/he slips it on (garment) |
| nahsessit | cloak, poncho |
| nahsessu | (garment, shoe, etc.) s/he, it goes on quickly, slips on quickly |
| nahsessuwamal | (evil spirit) s/he possesses h/, enters into h/ |
| nahsessuwatomon | s/he puts it on, slips it on, slips into it |