The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| apsoskonuwe | s/he does fine weaving |
| 't-apsosomon | s/he cuts it small, cuts it into small pieces |
| apsqe | (name for month in lunar calendar approximating July or August) |
| apsqecuwon | (water) it eddies, forms whirlpool |
| apsqehton | there is an eddy |
| apsqelamson | there is a whirlwind or dust devil, the wind swirls |
| apsqelamsuke | (snow, dust) s/he, it swirls around in the wind and piles up; (snow) s/he drifts |
| apsqesson | (water) it eddies |
| apsqewi-kisuhs | (name for month in lunar calendar approximating July or August) |
| apsuloke | (boat) its hull is shallow |
| apsutenehsiw | it is a small town or village |
| apsuwesu | s/he has hardly any body hair |
| aptahsu | (sun, moon, etc.) s/he continues to shine |
| aptelomu | s/he keeps on laughing |
| aptelomultinewey | grain of rice; (plural) rice |
| aptolan | it continues to rain, keeps on raining |
| 't-aptomimal | s/he went to hire h/ and returned |
| 't-apucehlal | s/he turns h/ inside-out, folds h/ back |
| 't-apucehtun | s/he turns it inside-out, folds it back |
| 't-apucehtuwan | s/he turns inside-out something belonging to h/ |
| apuci (apuc-, aput-) | inside-out, folded back |
| apuciku | his foreskin is pulled or folded back |
| 't-apuci-nahsehlal | s/he puts h/ on inside-out (garment) |
| 't-apuci-nahsehtun | s/he puts it on inside-out (garment) |
| 't-apuci-nahsonal | s/he puts h/ on inside-out (garment) |