The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ucipkenal | s/he breaks off piece of h/ (with hands) |
| ucipkenomon | s/he breaks off piece of it (with hands) |
| uci-pokehkuhyal, uci-pokehkuwyal | s/he bites off piece of gum s/he is chewing and gives it to h/ |
| uci-pokehtun | s/he bites a piece from it |
| uciptinessin | s/he makes handprint on it; s/he grabs it up (e.g., at sale) |
| uciptun | s/he takes or brings it from there, carries it from there; s/he took it there to be worked on (and is now back) |
| uciqalal | s/he acquires h/ or gets h/ from (someone or somewhere) |
| uciqatomon | s/he acquires it or gets it from (someone or somewhere) |
| ucitahamal | s/he has an opinion of (about) h/ |
| ucitahasin | s/he regrets it, rues it |
| ucitahatomon | s/he has an opinion of (about) it |
| uckuhnomuwan, uckuwonomuwan | s/he hands it to h/ |
| uckuhqepihtuwal | s/he sits facing toward h/ |
| uckuwacqiptun | s/he drags it here |
| uckuwacqitun | s/he drags or slides it toward here |
| uckuwahkan | s/he throws it toward here |
| uckuwahkewan | s/he throws it toward or to h/ |
| uckuwahkihtuwal | s/he bends over with rear end facing h/ |
| uckuwiphal | s/he brings h/ here; s/he gives h/ a ride to here |
| uckuwiphoqalal | s/he chases h/ toward here |
| uckuwiphuwamal | s/he runs or flees here to h/ |
| uckuwiptun | s/he brings it, carries it to here |
| uckuwosopqalal | s/he comes here to drop h/ off for care (e.g., child or pet) |
| uckuwosopqatomon | s/he comes here to drop it off for care |
| uckuwyamal | s/he comes here to h/; (inverse forms) it comes to h/, s/he has it coming, s/he deserves it |