The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| apaciye | s/he comes back, returns |
| apaciyewiw | it comes back, returns |
| apacuhse | s/he comes back walking; (sun) s/he rises farther to the north each day (i.e., days are getting longer) |
| apacuhsewiw | it returns gradually, works its way back |
| apahqe | s/he is back from having cooked |
| apahqessu | (tree, sapling, person) s/he straightens up, returns to upright position (after having been bent over) |
| apahqessuwiw | it straightens up, returns to upright position (after having been bent over) |
| apakc | save me the butt of your cigarette! (Sipayik) |
| apakcuhke | s/he picks up discarded cigarette butts, s/he saves cigarette butts (Sipayik) |
| apalke | s/he is back from digging |
| apame | s/he is back from having gone fishing |
| apamke | s/he is back from having played game; s/he is back from having run for office (e.g., in another community), is back from having competed |
| apankuwe | s/he is back from having made purchases, s/he is back from having sold |
| 't-apapenkatomon | s/he is back from having paid for it |
| 't-apaphal | s/he is back from having tracked h/ |
| apaphike | s/he is back from netting fish |
| apapilom | s/he is back from fetching water |
| apaptahsu | s/he is back from having gone tracking |
| 't-apaptun | s/he is back from having tracked it (e.g., car) |
| apatamik | boomerang |
| 't-apatapenkatomon | s/he pays it back |
| 't-apatapenkatomuwewan | s/he pays it back for h/ |
| apatawsiktasu | it is brought back to life, is revived |
| apatawsu | s/he comes back to life |
| apatawsuwiw | it comes back to life |