The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'tawotomhe, 'tawtomehe | s/he knows how to slide |
| 'tawsu | s/he survives, lives through (something); s/he comes out alive (from accident, war, disease, etc.) |
| 'tawtaqsu | s/he knows how to speak; s/he is clever with words, is funny |
| 'tawtihike | s/he knows how to chop wood |
| 'tawtoku | s/he maneuvers well, knows how to finagle, knows how to get by |
| 'tawtutuwe | s/he is good at getting a fire going, knows how to build fire (in fireplace, at campsite, etc.) |
| 'tawwalke | s/he knows how to fight |
| 'tawwikhike | s/he knows how to write, is good writer |
| taye | (on wheel of automobile, truck, etc.) tire |
| Tayen | Diane |
| 'tayimuwiw | it is time (to do something) |
| tayomons | (card suit) diamond (Pesk) |
| 'tayphomon | s/he types it (using typewriter, computer keyboard, etc.) |
| tayuwe | when (past) |
| tayuwek | when (in future); sometime |
| te- | (see also entries beginning with t-, ta-, tah-, to-, tu-) |
| 'te- | (also check entries beginning with e- or 't-e- in the E section of the dictionary) |
| te | (see ote 2) |
| tehc | (see ote 2) |
| tehk- | (see also entries beginning with tk-) |
| tehkekkil | hot weather clothing, summer uniforms |
| tehkepsulu | (see kehtepsulu) |
| tehkolepsis | pancake; griddle-cake; hot-cake |
| tehkolepsiske | s/he makes pancakes |
| tehkoneps, tehkoneposs | monkey, ape, baboon, chimpanzee |