The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| uhc | about, concerning; for |
| uhk- | (see also entries beginning with 'q-) |
| uhkay- | (see also entries beginning with 'qay-) |
| uhkayihtomon | s/he is mad at it, is angry at it |
| uhkayihtuwal | s/he is mad at h/, is angry at h/ |
| uhkayuwal | s/he makes h/ angry or mad, infuriates h/ |
| uhkomol | h/ paternal aunt (father's sister or father's brother's wife); h/ boyfriend or girlfriend; (archaic) h/ grandmother |
| uhkomossol | h/ grandmother |
| uhsimisol | h/ younger sibling (brother or sister) |
| uhyuhsom | (see wiyuhs) |
| ukomolcin | (see oqomolcin) |
| ul- | (see also entries beginning with wol-) |
| ulacikhal | s/he gets h/ ready, outfits h/, equips h/ |
| ulacikhomon | s/he gets it ready, outfits it, equips it |
| ulahkomikonal | s/he straightens h/ out (person with problem) |
| ulahkomikonomon | s/he levels it (piece of ground, garden plot, etc.) |
| ulahqehtun | s/he arranges it nicely (stick, pencil, etc.) |
| ulahqewotun | s/he arranges it neatly (something stick-like) |
| ulahqewotuwan | s/he arranges something belonging to h/ (stick-like, e.g., firewood in wood-box) |
| ulahsewhutolal | s/he dresses h/ nicely |
| ulakhomuwal | s/he takes good aim at h/ |
| ulakonimal | s/he speaks about h/ with respect |
| ulamahal | s/he tells truth about h/; s/he persuades h/, convinces h/; s/he makes h/ tell the truth |
| ulamahmon | s/he corrects it |
| ulamsotomekhal | s/he convinces h/ |