The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| etoki-te, etokiw-ote | if, whether |
| etoki-tehp | if possible |
| Etolayin | Adeline |
| Etolet | Adelaide |
| etoli (etol-) | (conjunct forms only, indicates progressive or ongoing action; usually translated using English verb forms with -ing) the one that is ...; (indicates location or moment in time) where or when ... (see examples) |
| Etolihtik | in, at, to L'Etete, New Brunswick |
| etoli-mocimkahqihkek | in thick woods |
| etoli-monihqihkek | in, on, to group of islands or archipelago |
| etoli-nomihqosit | h/ birthplace |
| Etomun | Edmond |
| Etona | Edna |
| 't-etqahal | s/he heads h/ off or intercepts h/ (with canoe or boat) |
| 't-etqahmon | s/he heads it off or intercepts it (with canoe or boat) |
| etqe (etqiy-) | moving or taking shortcut so as to intercept or head off (someone or something) |
| 't-etqehkomon | s/he heads it off or intercepts it by taking shortcut |
| etqehkusu | s/he takes shortcut |
| 't-etqehkuwal | s/he heads h/ off or intercepts h/ by taking shortcut |
| etqehom | s/he takes shortcut swimming, swims so as to intercept (someone or something) |
| etqe-suku | s/he takes shortcut canoeing or paddling, paddles so as to intercept (someone or something) |
| etqewse | s/he takes shortcut walking, walks so as to intercept (someone or something) |
| etqihike | (hunter, marksman) s/he shoots ahead of moving target (trying to hit it) |
| etsossu | (person, e.g., African-American) s/he is black |
| etuci (etuc-, etut-) | (conjunct forms only) very; to an extreme; at that point; when going by; (etuci ... cel) so ... that (see example) |
| etut- | (see etuci; see also entries beginning with tut-) |
| etutalokittiyewtomat | (conjunct forms only) s/he smokes continuously, is chain smoker |