The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wapatpemikahk | at, to White Head Island, Grand Manan, New Brunswick |
| wapatq | (crest of breaking wave) whitecap |
| wapatqin | there are whitecaps (breaking waves on surface of ocean, lake, etc.) |
| wapcokiptine | h/ hands are white from having handled white substance (paint, chalk, cottage cheese, etc.) |
| wapekesson | (white paper, cloth, etc.) it shows or is seen quickly |
| wapekessu | (white garment, etc.) s/he shows or is seen quickly |
| wapekon | (cloth, paper, etc.) it is white |
| wapewha | (bird, Falco rusticolus) gyrfalcon |
| wapeyit | white person, white man |
| wapeyu | s/he, it is white in color |
| wapi (wap-) | white in color |
| wapihtuwe | s/he has white beard or whiskers |
| wapikate | h/ foot or leg is white; h/ feet or legs are white |
| wapi-kcahqomu | it sticks out and is white (e.g., whiter than what it sticks out from) |
| wapikcehpute | (light, eye) it shows white when it flickers |
| wapikceksok | white of eye |
| wapikcekson | (eye) the white of it shows up |
| wapikciye | s/he has white rump |
| wapi-kilahq | white goose (domestic); (originally) snow goose (Chen caerulescens) |
| Wapikonok | at Kendall's Head (near Eastport, Maine) |
| wapikosiyehpusu | h/ fingernails flash white |
| wapikp | (sapwood of Fraxinus nigra) ash wood with whitish color (used for fancy baskets) |
| wapi-kuhkukhahs | (bird, Bubo scandiacus) snowy owl |
| wapilatuwan | tree fungus, shelf fungus |
| wapilomonhasu | it is painted white |