The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| epahsi-kulon | (measure of wood) half cord |
| 't-epahsilc, 't-epahsilcom, 't-epahsakilcom | h/ middle finger |
| 't-epahsi-miluwan | s/he gives half of it away |
| epahsi-skicin | one who is half Indian (half Native) by descent |
| 't-epahsitahatomon | s/he is half decided about it, is of two minds about it; s/he considers it to be dilemma |
| 't-epahsi-tomosal | s/he cuts or divides h/ in half |
| 't-epahsi-tomosomon | s/he cuts or divides it in half |
| epahsi-tpuhkot | it is midnight, it is the middle of the night |
| epahsiw | halfway, in the middle |
| epahsiyahsu | s/he is a little crazy, s/he is not all there |
| epahsiye | s/he is foolish, is crazy |
| epahsonasu | it is divided in half, is halved |
| 't-epahsonomon | s/he divides it in half, halves it |
| epahsuhkak | they split into two teams, they form two teams |
| Epakuwitk | on or to Campobello Island, New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island |
| epascokte | (soft substance) it half fills (something) |
| epaspe | s/he, it is half full of liquid |
| 't-epaspehlal | s/he fills h/ halfway with liquid |
| 't-epaspolal | s/he fills h/ halfway with liquid |
| 't-epassal | s/he cuts h/ in half |
| 't-epassomon | s/he cuts it in half |
| epastoq, epastoqiw | in middle of body of water (bay, lake, river) |
| epeskocossis | (bird, Hirundo rustica) barn swallow |
| epeskomakon | (sports, games) ball |
| epeskomaluwehs | killer whale, orca (Orcinus orca; so named because of habit of tossing seals in the air when hunting); circus sea lion (Zalophus californianus; refers to seal's ability to play with a ball) |