The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-akuwi-punomon | s/he puts or places it out of sight (behind something) |
| akuwitutom | s/he hides behind something, stays out of sight; s/he tries to escape notice (even though s/he can be seen), tries to be inconspicuous |
| akuwiw | extending or moving behind or in back of (something); extending or moving out of view or out of sight (behind something) |
| akuwiye | s/he, it disappears behind something, goes out of view (behind something) |
| akuwolamson | (wind) it is prevented from blowing this way by a barrier (windbreak) |
| akuwotkuhu, akuwotokku | s/he jumps behind something, jumps out of sight |
| akuwuhqehtehsin | s/he quickly hides head behind something |
| akuwuhse | s/he walks behind something, walks out of view |
| akuwuhucin | s/he bends down behind something |
| al | (indicates uncertainty, vagueness, approximation) around, about, approximately; indicates lack of direct knowledge |
| al- | (see also entries beginning with iyal-, yal-) |
| alamossit | (bird, Archilochus colubris) ruby-throated hummingbird |
| alaqimin | (Vitis riparia) river grape |
| alaqiminimus | (Vitis riparia) river grape vine |
| alhi (alh-) | (expresses bewilderment or lack of first-hand knowledge when asking how something happened) |
| ali | (see yali) |
| alokahantuwina | (expresses emphasis) |
| -alokamqahk | million |
| alokittis | (someone or something little) isn't s/he cute! isn't it cute!; (following a noun, also) dratted, damn; (also, expresses surprise at someone or something seen unexpectedly) |
| -alokittiye-, -alokittiy- | (strong expletive expressing anger, scorn, frustration, etc., or intensifying the meaning greatly; considered vulgar by some speakers) |
| alokittiyena | (see kinalokittiyena) |
| alokuhkis | (term of endearment said to or about baby) |
| alom, alom-ote | (see malom) |
| alomansk | (see olomansk) |
| alomonik, alomonikon | almanac |