The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| yalpektihike, alpektihike | s/he splashes around in water |
| yalqepu, alqepu | s/he sits around |
| yalsuwasu, alsuwasu | s/he goes around making plans |
| yaltaqot, altaqot | it is heard around (people say); it is heard going around |
| yaltaqsu, altaqsu | s/he is heard around, heard going around |
| yalte, alte | it lies around |
| yaltehkasu, altehkasu | s/he, it is kicked around |
| yaltestahsu, altestahsu | s/he takes collection (refers to sound of coins dropping into basket) |
| yaltestike, altestike | s/he goes around making noise with feet (e.g., wearing high heels); s/he goes around taking collection (refers to sound of coins dropping into basket) |
| yaltoqasu, altoqasu | (thread, hair, root, etc.) s/he, it is wound or threaded around in convoluted way; s/he, it is being used to sew with |
| yaluhse, aluhse | s/he walks around |
| yaluhsewiw, aluhsewiw | it moves around |
| yalutewiw, alutewiw | (business or institution relocating; pain in part of body) it moves around |
| yaluwalke, aluwalke | s/he fights around, goes around causing trouble |
| yaluwawotuwok, aluwawotuwok | they go around fighting with each other (physically) |
| yaluwike, aluwike | s/he is pointing this way and that |
| yaluwule, aluwule | s/he carries load around; (child) s/he has full diaper |
| yap, iyap | buck deer |
| yaq | (reportedly) it is said, they say, people say; (with direct quotation) s/he says (said), they say (said); (in questions of fact) is it true that ...? |
| yaqa | that's why |
| yat | that, that one (away from speaker and person spoken to; yonder) |
| yata | (emphatic) that one over there |
| yat-te | each and every one individually |
| yat-te wen | each and every person individually |
| yehketkikk, yehketkikkol | (see yakat, yeket) |