The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sakhekiye | (garment) s/he, it is showing; (person) h/ undergarment is showing (especially, her slip is showing) |
| sakhessu | s/he, it appears suddenly or unexpectedly |
| 'sakhewotun | s/he brings it into view and arranges it |
| sakhi (sakh-, sak-) | moving or extending into view, showing; appearing unexpectedly |
| 'sakhi-amoniye | s/he, it comes circling or detouring into view |
| sakhi-apatahtuwe | it comes back into view shining |
| sakhikon | it grows out, appears as it grows |
| sakhikonawu | h/ foot or leg comes into view |
| sakhi-ksehe | s/he comes in and is seen, comes in unexpectedly |
| sakhiluwesu | s/he comes into view scolding |
| sakhi-nutehe | s/he comes out into view |
| sakhi-peskhikewiw | (gun) it appears firing |
| 'sakhiphal | s/he brings h/ into view, s/he appears carrying h/ |
| sakhi-pithusu | s/he interferes, muscles in; (humorous) s/he comes in just to eat and then leaves |
| sakhi-pitiyahte | bright light comes forth from it |
| sakhi-pkotete | smoke comes forth from it |
| 'sakhiptun | s/he brings it into view, s/he appears carrying it |
| 'sakhiptuwan | s/he appears carrying something to or for h/; s/he carries something belonging to h/ into view |
| sakhi-suku | s/he paddles or rows into view |
| sakhituwiye | s/he, it comes into view flying, appears suddenly flying through the air |
| sakhiye | s/he, it comes into view, appears or arrives unexpectedly |
| sakhiyewiw | it comes into view, appears or arrives unexpectedly |
| sakhohom | s/he swims into view |
| sakholamson | (wind) it blows out from behind something (e.g., draft coming into room, wind coming through windbreak), it comes up suddenly |
| sakholiqehe | (expresses anger, scorn, impatience, etc. on part of speaker) s/he comes into view |