The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-aluwiyal | s/he fails to make h/, tries without success to make h/ |
| aluwiye | s/he tries without success to go (somewhere); s/he, it cannot get there; (car, etc.) it fails to start |
| aluwiyewiw | it cannot get there; (car, etc.) it fails to start, it breaks down |
| 't-aluwokehkoluhtomon | s/he is unsuccessful in imitating it |
| aluwokisu | s/he is unable to read, tries without success to read |
| aluwolatom | s/he cannot breathe, has great difficulty breathing; s/he gasps for air |
| aluwolatomuwiw | (engine, pipe organ) it cannot take in air, cannot expel air |
| 't-aluwonuhmon | s/he is unsuccessful in buying it; s/he cannot afford it |
| aluwuhse | s/he tries to walk but cannot, is unable to walk |
| am, am-ote | (see mam, malom) |
| amakehs | butterfly |
| amakon | fishing tackle |
| 't-amalal | s/he hooks h/, catches h/ (fish) |
| amalekok | gingham, polished cotton, satin; striped, plaid, or checked fabric; piece of such fabric |
| amaleksokey | (inanimate) gingham, polished cotton, satin; striped, plaid, or checked fabric; (animate & inanimate) something made of this fabric |
| amalhahqe | s/he cooks fancy dishes, prepares elegant meals |
| amalhahqekonike | s/he does fancy wrapping, wraps gifts |
| amalhahsewe | s/he dresses fancily |
| amalhakopehtahsu | s/he weaves fancily |
| amalhapekiye | s/he performs acrobatics |
| amalhaqote | (gourmet food, delicacy) it is cooked fancily or elaborately |
| amalhaqsasik | finished lumber; fancy carving |
| amalhaqsasu | it is fancily carved |
| amalhaqsawe | s/he carves or whittles fancily |
| amalhaqsawewiw | (router, tool) it carves fancily |