The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he cooks h/
s/he cooks it; s/he steeps or brews it (tea, infusion); s/he burns it
s/he cooks it for h/, s/he cooks something belonging to h/
s/he carves h/
s/he carves it
(see 't-olsokhomon)
(person, animal) h/ face
s/he shoots at h/
s/he tells it, tells it thus (story)
s/he casts h/ (fishing line)
s/he casts it (fishing line)
s/he places or sets h/ (string, rope, wire; e.g., to mark sections on blueberry field)
s/he braids h/ hair for h/, ties h/ hair for h/ (with ribbon, string, etc.)
s/he braids it
s/he boards h/, provides h/ a living
s/he plays with it (toy, etc.)
s/he owes so much
s/he piles or arranges it (dirty or messy stick-like object)
it is that soiled, is that dirty
s/he has sexual intercourse (Ma)
s/he mixes h/ (soft substance)
s/he spreads it (butter, jam, etc.)
s/he spreads something belonging to h/ (soft substance)
s/he kneads h/ (dough)
s/he kneads it (e.g., clay)