The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| tan psihkac, tan-ote psihkac | as ... as possible |
| tan tehpu | (see examples) ever, however |
| tan tehpu tuciw | anytime |
| tan tuciw | now and then, every so often, every once in a while, from time to time, periodically |
| tan wen | whoever, whomever |
| tan wot, tan yut | the one who, the one which; whichever one (of these or those); whoever, whatever; (tan wot nit, tan yut nit) which one of these? which one of those? |
| tan yut | the one that, the one which; whichever one (of these or those); whatever; (tan yut nit) which one of these? which one of those? |
| tap | (weapon) bow |
| 'tapakon | sled, toboggan; car, wagon, carriage; (in general) vehicle |
| 'tapehkikon | h/ chin |
| 'tapehkikonihtehkuwal | s/he kicks h/ in jaw or chin |
| 'tapekopu | (wire, rope) s/he comes from there |
| 'tapeksu | s/he traces roots from, is descended from (lineage or family) |
| 'tapekte | its roots come from there; (sled, car) it comes from there |
| tapon | tavern, inn |
| Tapot | David (Wol) |
| 'taptahsu | s/he tracks from there |
| 'taptu | s/he leaves tracks from there, leaves tracks behind |
| 'tapu | s/he looks from there |
| tapu | two (in counting) |
| taqanan | (fish, family Salmonidae, species uncertain) land-locked salmon |
| 'taqte | (something stick-like) it sticks out from there |
| 'tatatol | (parent) h/ father, h/ dad, h/ daddy |
| 'tawacomu | s/he knows how to tell a story |
| 'tawacqiye | s/he knows how to "hitch a ride" from vehicle by holding on to bumper and sliding along on snow-covered road |