The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| uli-punal | s/he puts h/ away, puts h/ back in proper place; s/he places h/ carefully |
| uli-punomon | s/he puts it away, puts it back where it belongs; s/he places it carefully; s/he deposits it (money, collateral) |
| uli-punomuwan | s/he puts away something belonging to h/ |
| uli-punomuwewal | s/he puts something away for h/ |
| uli-punomuwewan | s/he puts it away for h/, puts it back for h/ (on h/ behalf; to keep for h/) |
| uli-qsihtun | s/he cherishes it well |
| uliqsuhutun | s/he aims accurately at it |
| uli-skuhutomon | s/he speaks well or approvingly of it |
| uli-skuwimal | s/he speaks soothingly to h/ |
| ulitahamal | s/he thinks well of h/; s/he accepts h/, approves of h/ |
| ulitahasin | (see unitahasin, wolitahasu) |
| ulitahaskuwal | s/he makes h/ happy |
| ulitahasuwehlal | s/he makes h/ happy |
| ulitahasuwewal | s/he is happy for h/ |
| ulitahasuwi-wolasihkuwal | s/he greets h/ happily or cordially |
| ulitahatomon | s/he is approves of it, agrees to do it; s/he thinks well of it |
| ulitahatomuwan | s/he approves of something belonging to h/ or done by h/, agrees with an idea or opinion expressed by h/ |
| ulitahatomuwewal | s/he gives h/ permission (to do something) |
| uli-tpinomon | s/he watches it carefully |
| uli-tpinomuwan | s/he watches over or guards well something belonging to h/ |
| uli-tpitahatomon | s/he thinks about it carefully, considers it, mulls it over |
| uli-wewitahatomon | s/he remembers it well |
| uliwihtomon | s/he says or pronounces it well |
| uli-wolamsotuwal | s/he listens to h/ well, pays close attention to h/; s/he trusts or has faith in h/ words |
| uliyal | s/he cleans or guts h/ (fish, deer, pumpkin, etc.); s/he cleans h/ when harvesting h/ (strawberry, onion, etc.) |