The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| s-, 's- | (see also entries beginning with ahs-, nos-, noss-, os-, us-) |
| 's- | three |
| 'sacu | (see ksacu) |
| sahkat | needle, syringe |
| sahkoskahtin | there is a circus, the circus is coming (Sipayik) |
| sahkossok | circus people as group, the circus (Sipayik) |
| sahkossuwi-ekhucuwole | s/he hangs clothes to dry over things every which way and without clothespins (Sipayik) |
| sahkossuwi-kospahlosu | s/he takes sponge bath (Sipayik) |
| sahkossuwi-kostokonosu | s/he does own laundry outdoors in basin (Sipayik) |
| Sahkupi | person whose surname is Sacobie |
| Sahpiyel | Xavier; St. Peter; (as surname) Sapiel, Sopiel, Sappier |
| sahsakahqikonehe | s/he is barelegged, goes barelegged |
| sahsakahqikonew | bare-legged, without stockings |
| sahsakatpehe | s/he is bareheaded, goes bareheaded |
| sahsakiptinehe | s/he is barehanded, goes barehanded (e.g., does not wear mittens); (baseball) s/he plays without using glove |
| sahsaksitehe | s/he is barefoot, goes barefoot |
| sahsaksitehtehkom | s/he dances barefoot |
| sahsamehe | (fish) s/he swims rapidly; (person walking) s/he moves rapidly and nimbly |
| sahsap | jellyfish |
| sahsapehpusu | s/he glances quickly and repeatedly |
| sahsapekit | (bivalve, Ensis leei) Atlantic razor clam |
| sahsapektihike | s/he sews fast, stitches quickly; s/he weaves fast |
| sahsapu | s/he glances quickly |
| sahsaqosu | (food) s/he cooks quickly, s/he browns quickly |
| sahsaqote | (food) it cooks quickly, it browns quickly |