The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ulasuwimal | s/he gives h/ good news, tells h/ something that makes h/ happy |
| ulasuwiyal | s/he pleases h/, does h/ a favor, honors h/ |
| ulatokehlal | s/he straightens h/ (rope, snake) |
| ulatokehtun | s/he straightens it out, lays it out well (something string-like) |
| ulatokewolal | s/he untangles or disentangles h/ (rope) |
| ulatokewotun | s/he untangles or disentangles it |
| ulatokuhutun | s/he straightens it out or arranges it (something string-like); s/he coils it neatly |
| ulatpehtahal | s/he hits h/ good and hard on head |
| ulatqonokosal | s/he shapes h/ (tree) by trimming or pruning |
| ulcokiqehtahal | s/he slaps h/ in face |
| ulehlal | s/he fixes or repairs h/ (e.g., bicycle); s/he likes to use h/; s/he gives h/ last rites; s/he cleans h/ (game animal); (inverse forms; medicine, discipline, education) s/he, it does h/ good, is good for h/ |
| ulehtahal | s/he hits h/ in order to repair h/ (e.g., bicycle tire) |
| ulehtehmon | s/he hits it to repair it (e.g., fender) |
| ulehtun | s/he fixes it, corrects it; s/he clears it (table); s/he makes it (bed); s/he likes to use it |
| ulehtuwan | s/he fixes it for h/, fixes something belonging to h/ |
| ulekonal | s/he folds h/ neatly |
| ulekonomon | s/he folds it neatly |
| ulelomal | s/he wishes h/ happiness |
| ulelomoqekhal | s/he brings h/ good luck |
| uleti | old lady; ('tuletimol) his wife, his old lady |
| ulewolal | s/he arranges h/; s/he puts h/ away (on shelf, in closet, etc.) |
| ulewotun | s/he arranges it neatly; s/he puts it away (on shelf, in closet, etc.) |
| ulewotuwan | s/he arranges or puts away something belonging to h/ |
| uleyutomon | s/he treats it well |
| uleyuwal | s/he treats h/ well, pleases h/ |