The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'pihtusal | s/he slices h/ thin |
| 'pihtusomon | s/he slices it thin |
| pihtuwahte | it is located between |
| 'pihtuwapessuwatomon | s/he glances at it between something (curtains, slats of a venetian blind, fence boards, etc.) |
| pihtuwasokahasik | hallway, corridor |
| pihtuwasokahasu | (building, house) it has hallway, has corridor, has passageway |
| pihtuwekte | (cloth, paper, etc.) it is located between |
| pihtuwi (pihtuw-, pihtuh-, pihtu-) | between; (archaic, with kinship terms) great |
| 'pihtuwi-'kisisol | (archaic) h/ great-aunt, h/ grandaunt |
| 'pihtuwi-'kolamuksisol | (archaic) h/ great-uncle, h/ granduncle |
| 'pihtuwi-muhsumsol | (archaic) h/ great-grandfather |
| 'pihtuwinehtun | s/he splits it into two thinner layers (hide, etc.) |
| 'pihtuwi-'qenossol | (archaic) h/ great-grandchild |
| 'pihtuwi-'somossol | (archaic) h/ great-niece, h/ grandniece |
| 'pihtuwi-'tuwasomol | (archaic) h/ great-nephew, h/ grandnephew |
| 'pihtuwi-uhkomossol | (archaic) h/ great-grandmother |
| pihtuwiw | between, in between |
| pihtuwocokhikon | caulking, putty, crack-fill |
| pihtuwolamson | there is draft (air coming through wall, etc.) |
| 'pihtuwoleksal | s/he fillets h/ (fish), slices h/ meat away from bone |
| 'pihtuwoleksomon | s/he fillets it, slices it away from the bone (meat, flesh of fish) |
| 'pihtuwoleksomuwan | s/he fillets something belonging to h/ |
| pik | rib (of animal or canoe); (for eating) sparerib |
| pikcahsonu | s/he farts as s/he lifts something heavy |
| 'pikcihkuwal | s/he makes h/ fart by squeezing h/ stomach (e.g., wrestler holding opponent in scissor hold) |