The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| asuwalokiqe | s/he has crooked eye, has wandering eye, is wall-eyed |
| asuwamkapasuwok | they walk diagonally in lines |
| asuwamu | s/he, it flies or falls through the air at an angle (involuntarily) |
| asuwapekhusu | s/he has shirt buttoned crooked |
| asuwaqosu | s/he burns unevenly (e.g., pie in oven) |
| asuwaqote | it burns unevenly |
| asuwaqte | (something stick-like) it is at angle, it is crooked |
| 't-asuwatpehtahal | s/he pushes h/ head tilting it to side |
| 't-asuwatpehtehsimal | s/he bumps h/ head against something tilting it to side |
| asuwekhute | it hangs crooked, hangs at an angle |
| 't-asuwekonomon | s/he folds it diagonally (something sheet-like) |
| asuwi (asuw-) | at an angle, diagonally, obliquely, crooked |
| asuwihpusu | (shoe, tire, etc.) s/he wears unevenly |
| asuwihpute | it wears unevenly |
| 't-asuwihtahkusin | s/he wears it over one shoulder and diagonally across body to opposite hip |
| asuwihtahkusut | sash, wampum belt, etc., worn over one shoulder diagonally across chest |
| asuwihtasu | it is made at an angle, is made crooked |
| 't-asuwihtun | s/he makes it at an angle, makes it crooked |
| asuwikapuwessu | s/he takes step diagonally |
| asuwikciyemikot | (chair, etc.) its seat is crooked, its bottom is crooked |
| asuwi-kolaqhike | s/he nails crooked (e.g., the shingles s/he puts up are crooked) |
| asuwikon | it is crooked, slanted (in form, construction) |
| asuwikonatepu | s/he sits with legs crossed (one leg across lap or both legs crossed) |
| asuwikonikapuwu, asuwikonikapuhu | s/he stands with hips tilted to one side |
| asuwikonohom | h/ hips are tilted (e.g., because one leg is shorter than other, or because heel has fallen off one shoe) |