The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| suwahqosson | it turns sour or acid |
| suwahqostikoney | sourdough bread |
| Suwahsin | Joachim |
| suwahtu | s/he is tired, is weary |
| suwankusu | s/he makes arrowheads for own use |
| suwaskutew | out in middle of field |
| suwasokiw | out in the middle of the floor |
| suwatokopu, suhtokopu | (string) s/he is taut, pulled or drawn tight |
| suwatokuhucin, suhtokuhucin | (string) s/he is pulled taut |
| suwawtiw, suwawtihiw | out in the middle of the road |
| suwehta | sweater |
| suwhewik | (low sled with ski-like runners) pack sled, bobsled |
| 'suwikhikon | (cards) three, trey |
| suwinaqot | it looks pitiful, is pitiful looking |
| suwinaqsu | s/he looks pitiful, is pitiful looking |
| suwitokolasimahte | it smells like sweetgrass (Pesk) |
| suwitokolaske | s/he picks sweetgrass (Pesk) |
| suwitokolasol | (Hierochloe odorata) sweetgrass (Pesk) |
| suwiw | out in the middle of an open area (floor, field, road, etc.) |
| suwon | (fruit of Vaccinium oxycoccos) bog cranberry |
| suwonaks | (plant, Vaccinium oxycoccos) bog cranberry |
| suwonap | (see sunap) |
| suwonhuke | s/he puckers up from eating something sour |
| suwwake | (bird) s/he glides |
| suwwaku | (bird) s/he glides, soars |