The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-ewepahkewan | s/he throws it up to h/ |
| ewepahqis | (tree of genus Amelanchier or its fruit) serviceberry, shadbush, wild pear |
| 't-ewepahtuwehtuwal | s/he raises headlights at h/ (oncoming driver) |
| ewepamu | s/he, it moves rapidly upward (involuntarily) |
| ewepapekhikon | jack, crane, hoist, block and tackle |
| 't-ewepapekhomon | s/he hoists or lifts it with mechanical device |
| 't-ewepapesikhal | s/he gives h/ raise in pay |
| ewepapessu | s/he looks up quickly |
| ewepapesu | s/he gets raise in pay |
| ewepapu | s/he looks up |
| ewepaqhikon | pole used to prop up clothesline |
| ewepatuwe | s/he climbs up |
| ewepawotu | h/, its price rises; s/he, it becomes more valuable |
| 't-ewepehlal | s/he lifts h/, raises h/, hoists h/; (cards) raises h/, increases bet against h/ |
| 't-ewepehtun | s/he lifts it, raises it, hoists it |
| 't-ewepehtuwan | s/he lifts something belonging to h/ |
| 't-ewepekehtun | s/he raises or lifts it, pulls it up (cloth, paper, etc.) |
| ewepesson | it goes up, rises |
| ewepessu | s/he, it goes up, rises |
| ewephokessu | s/he shrugs shoulders |
| 't-ewephomon | s/he lifts it |
| ewepi (ewep-) | up above; upward, rising, ascending |
| ewepikan | ceiling |
| 't-ewepikcenomon | s/he raises it (eye) |
| ewepikonatutom | s/he has leg(s) propped up, holds leg(s) up |