The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sakhomuhsewiw | it gradually emerges (so that more and more of it is visible) |
| sakhoqimu | s/he drifts or floats into view; s/he suddenly appears floating |
| sakhotkuhu | s/he jumps into view |
| sakhotokku | s/he jumps into view |
| 'sakhotomimal | s/he appears or calls on the phone, etc. to hire h/ |
| sakhuhqepu | s/he sits protruding or extending into view, sits in plain sight |
| sakhuhse | s/he walks into view |
| 'sakhuhulal | s/he ferries h/ into view, comes into view ferrying h/ |
| 'sakhuhutun | s/he ferries it into view, comes into view ferrying it |
| sakhute | (changing residence) s/he moves in here, s/he shows up having moved here |
| sakhuwehte | (hair) it shows; its hair shows |
| sakhuwesu | h/ hair comes out (e.g., baby's first hair appearing on scalp); h/ hair shows (e.g., along bikini line) |
| sakihwe | s/he is watching television or movie |
| sakihwewey | television |
| 'sakisuwok | three dollars (originally, in coins) |
| sakolacqessu | (log, sled) s/he, it is difficult to slide |
| sakolahkepolasu | (snow, path) s/he, it is tramped down |
| sakolahkomikoton | (ground, soil) it is frozen hard |
| sakolahkomikuhsewiw | it gets packed down hard (earth, soil) |
| sakolahkonahte | (cushion, mattress, pillow, chair seat, bed, ground, etc.) it is hard (uncomfortable to sit or lie on) |
| sakolahqiskipepisu | s/he is wrapped tightly around neck (e.g., with scarf, bandage) |
| 'sakolahqostahmon | s/he binds it tightly, frames it solidly |
| sakolahte | it is firmly attached, snugly fitted, etc. |
| sakolalokittiyatpe | (insult) s/he is extremely thick-headed; s/he does not listen, cannot learn |
| sakolamkosu | (recent snow or hail) s/he is frozen solid (i.e., flakes or grains have frozen together) |