The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| atakelomoss, atakelomosq | bullfrog |
| atawsuwiw | its life changes |
| atc- | (see entries beginning with acc-) |
| 't-atekewhutolal | s/he changes h/ diaper |
| 't-atekonal | s/he changes h/ diaper |
| 't-atekonomon | s/he changes the wrapping on it |
| 't-atekonomuwan | s/he changes wrapping on something belonging to h/ |
| 't-atewolal | s/he moves h/ from one place to another and puts h/ away or arranges h/ |
| atewotahsu | s/he moves items (books, furniture, etc.) from one place to another and arranges them |
| 't-atewotun | s/he moves it from one place to another and puts it away or arranges it |
| 't-atewotuwan | s/he moves something belonging to h/ from one place to another and puts it away or arranges it for h/ |
| 't-athal | s/he tattoos h/ |
| athasik | tattoo |
| athasu | (body part) it is tattooed |
| athom | s/he swims to different location or place |
| 't-athomahsin, 't-ethomahsin | s/he bargains for it, dickers over it |
| athomahsit, ethomahsit | bargainer, haggler, dickerer |
| athomahsu, ethomahsu | s/he bargains |
| athomawotuwok, ethomawotuwok | they haggle or bargain with each other; they chaffer |
| 't-athomuwal, 't-ethomuwal | s/he bargains with h/ |
| 't-athomuwan | s/he tattoos something belonging to h/ (body part) |
| athusoss | snake |
| athusossuwihke | there are a lot of snakes there |
| athusossuwimin | (fruit of Sanicula marilandica) black snakeroot berry; (fruit of plant of genus Actaea) baneberry |
| 't-athusossuwinomon | s/he sees it as snakelike; (in translation) it looks like snake to h/ |