The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| qaqeyu | s/he, it is dirty |
| qaqopos | soot |
| qaqsoss | red fox (Vulpes fulva) |
| Qaqsossahkik | to, at Foxwoods (resort and casino of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation) |
| qaqsossuhke | s/he hunts or traps foxes |
| qaqsossuwahsom | dog used when hunting fox, foxhound |
| 'qasahkan | s/he throws it away, throws it out, discards it |
| qasahkasu | it is thrown away, is discarded |
| 'qasahkewan | s/he throws it away for h/ |
| qasamu | s/he, it falls away (involuntarily) |
| 'qasapawolal | s/he washes h/ away (e.g., bug down drain) |
| 'qasapawotun | s/he washes it away |
| 'qasapawotuwan | s/he washes it away for h/, washes it off h/, etc. |
| 'qasehlal | s/he gets rid of h/ |
| qasi (qas-) 1 | (motion, movement) away to a hidden or secluded place |
| qasi (qas-) 2 | quite |
| 'qasi-kalal | s/he takes h/ away and hides h/ |
| 'qasi-katun | s/he takes it away and hides it |
| qasi-nipuwiw | s/he elopes, goes away to get married |
| 'qasiphal | s/he takes h/ to secluded place, takes h/ and hides h/ |
| qasiphuwe | s/he runs away and hides |
| qasi-piluwocossu | s/he is quite a different color |
| qasi-piluwomtu | h/ ways are quite different |
| qasiptahsu | s/he takes someone to a secluded place |
| 'qasiptun | s/he takes it to secluded place, takes it and hides it |