The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'tamihkiye | s/he gets up from there |
| taminus | domino |
| tamopoles | drinking glass, tumbler |
| 'tamoqesson | a storm is coming from there |
| 'tamoqessu | a storm is coming from there |
| tampok | at the garbage dump |
| tampuhke | s/he goes to the dump (to leave trash, collect items, etc.) |
| tamtamsis | dwarf, midget, little person |
| tan | how, where |
| tan ci | (see tan etuci) |
| tan-al | somehow, somewhere; in a manner or place unknown (to the speaker) |
| tan ci, an ci, en ci | when, whenever; as soon as |
| tan eci | (see tan etuci) |
| tanehk, tanek, tane | from the first time; ever since |
| Tanel | Donnell |
| tan etuci, tan eci | when, whenever; as soon as |
| Tanisolas | Stanislaus |
| tan kahk | how are you? |
| tan kal | (see on kal) |
| tanki | donkey, ass |
| tankimen | (railroad: hoisting machine used to repair trestles) donkey man |
| 'tannoskesun | (archaic) h/ hat |
| tan-op | would somehow; (in questions) how would ...? |
| tanosqesun | headdress |
| tan-ote | however, in whatever way; no matter; whenever; as ... as possible |