The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ulamsotomon | s/he believes in it; s/he believes it |
| ulamsotomuwan | s/he believes it about h/; s/he believes something said by h/ |
| ulamsotuwal | s/he believes h/, s/he believes in h/ |
| ulankeyutomon | s/he takes good care of it, cherishes it |
| ulankeyutomuwan | s/he takes good care of something belonging to h/ |
| ulankeyuwal | s/he takes good care of h/ |
| ulanokewotun | s/he puts it in order (paper, page, etc.) |
| ulapekhomon | s/he ties it up well; s/he rectifies it (situation, etc.) |
| ulapekhomuwan | s/he ties it up well for h/, ties well something belonging to h/ |
| ulapemal | s/he can count on h/, can rely on h/; s/he can trust h/ |
| ulapenkatomon | s/he pays good price for it, pays well for it; s/he gets severely punished for it, "pays dearly" for it |
| ulapenkuwal | s/he pays h/ well |
| ulapetomon | s/he makes good use of it |
| ulapomal | s/he takes good look at h/, gets good look at h/ |
| ulapotomon | s/he takes good look at it, gets good look at it |
| ulapqehtun | s/he unties it carefully |
| ulaqsuhutun | s/he aims it well |
| ulaqtahal | s/he digs h/ out with adze or chisel (e.g., wooden bowl) |
| ulaqtehmon | s/he digs it out with adze or chisel (e.g., dugout canoe, rock) |
| ulasihkomon | s/he welcomes it |
| ulasihkuwal | (formal) s/he greets h/, welcomes h/ |
| ulasikotuwal | (formal) s/he greets h/, welcomes h/ |
| ulasuweltomon | s/he is thankful for it |
| ulasuweltomuwal | s/he thanks h/ |
| ulasuweltomuwan | s/he thanks h/ for it |