The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| apuciqaha | (insect) dragonfly, damselfly, darning needle |
| apuciyaskuwakon | see-saw, teeter-totter |
| apuciyaskuwasut | see-saw, teeter-totter |
| 't-apuckolacqimal | s/he tips h/ over and drags or slides h/ upside-down (e.g., person on sled) |
| 't-apuckolacqitun | s/he tips it over and drags or slides it upside-down (e.g., sled, table) |
| apuckolahsewe | s/he wears clothing inside out |
| apuckolamson | it blows over backward |
| apuckolapotasu | it is looked at upside-down, appears to be upside-down |
| 't-apuckolapotomon | s/he looks at it when it is upside-down (e.g., trying to read book held upside-down) |
| 't-apuckolehlal | s/he turns h/ upside-down |
| apuckolehtikon | toggle switch, light-switch |
| 't-apuckolehtun | s/he turns it upside-down |
| 't-apuckolehtuwan | s/he turns something belonging to h/ upside-down |
| apuckolessu | s/he flips over backward, does a back-flip (intentionally or unintentionally) |
| apuckoli (apuckol-) | upside-down, inside-out; falling backward |
| 't-apuckolikhomon | s/he ransacks it |
| 't-apuckoli-milan | s/he gives it to h/ upside-down |
| apuckoli-monessu | it comes off upside-down |
| 't-apuckolinomon | s/he sees it as being upside-down |
| 't-apuckolinomuwan | s/he sees something belonging to h/ as being upside-down |
| 't-apuckoliptun | s/he carries it upside-down, turns it upside-down quickly |
| 't-apuckoli-punomon | s/he puts or places it upside-down |
| 't-apuckoli-punomuwan | s/he put something belonging to h/ upside-down |
| apuckoliye | s/he falls over backward |
| 't-apuckolkomon | s/he wears it inside-out; s/he tilts it back at an angle (e.g., chair s/he is sitting in) |