The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he squints
s/he has small hole
(bead, etc.) it has small hole, there is small hole in it
s/he turns its volume down (radio, music, etc.)
it looks small, is seen as small
(rock, potato) it is small
it drizzles
s/he cuts it into small bits
(something round; e.g., crab apple, rosary bead) s/he is tiny
(something round; e.g., crab apple, bead) s/he is small
s/he has small belly
(stick) it is small in diameter, thin
(person, log, flagpole, carrot, cigar) s/he is small in diameter, is thin
it is a small field; there is a small field
s/he has thin or narrow face
(something small and string-like) it is thin, it is fine
it is finely braided, it is thin braid
s/he braids it into fine or thin braid
(snake, string, person) s/he is thin; (person) s/he is skinny
(rope, snake, etc.) s/he is thin
(bird, turtle) she lays small eggs
s/he cuts h/ into thin slice, narrow strips
s/he cuts it into thin slices, cuts it into narrow strips
s/he slices something belonging to h/ into thin pieces
small, little; (sound, light) faint