The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-okitomuwan | s/he reads it to h/ |
| 't-okitomuwewal | s/he reads to h/, reads for h/ |
| 't-okitomuwewan | s/he reads it for h/ |
| 't-okittamal | s/he sharpens h/ using file (quill, spoon, etc.) |
| 't-okittatomon | s/he sharpens it using file (blade, knife, ax, etc.) |
| 't-okittun | s/he sharpens it using file (edge of blade, knife, ax, etc.) |
| okiya, okeya | ouch! |
| okiyawtom | s/he cries out (with pain) |
| okocu, akocu | (interjection used when suddenly feeling chilled or when coming into contact with something cold or hot: going into cold water, getting splashed, etc.) |
| okonse | s/he gathers driftwood (smaller pieces, as for kindling) |
| okonuwe | (cards) s/he deals |
| 't-okonuwewal | (cards) s/he deals for h/ (on h/ behalf) |
| okonuwewsu | (cards) s/he deals to self |
| 't-okonuwhal | (cards) s/he deals h/ in |
| Oktokomq, Oktokomkuk | in, to Newfoundland |
| 't-okutomon | s/he blames it (for something) |
| ol- | (see oli; see also entries beginning with l-, la-, lah-) |
| 't-olacqiphal | s/he drives or takes h/ there in vehicle; s/he drags h/ there |
| 't-olacqitun | s/he drags it there, drags it thus; s/he tows it there (car, etc.) |
| olahantuhkil | s/he is that enormous, is that gigantic |
| 't-olahkalusonahal | s/he fences h/ in or out |
| 't-olahkalusonahmon | s/he fences it in or out |
| 't-olahkan | s/he throws it; s/he lets go of it, drops it (something s/he has been holding) |
| 't-olahkesomon | s/he plows it (soil, field, garden, etc.) |
| 't-olahkewal | s/he throws to h/ |