The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 't-atuwaqtahal | s/he raises welts on h/ by hitting h/ (with stick, cane, whip, etc.) |
| 't-atuwaqtehmon | s/he scars it by hitting it |
| atuwe | (animal) s/he sheds hair or fur, molts; (baby) s/he loses baby hair |
| 't-atuwehkan | s/he uses it instead of something else (e.g., tool, utensil) |
| atuwemu | s/he changes own shoes (puts on different pair) |
| 't-atuwikhomon | s/he changes or revises it (document, drawing, etc.) |
| atuwoskonikehs | (invisible being who roams forest) forest spirit |
| awa | hour |
| 't-awahsahal | s/he fans h/ |
| 't-awahsehmon, 't-awahsahmon | s/he fans it (fire) |
| awahsihike | s/he fans; (baseball) s/he strikes out |
| awahsihikon | small hand-held fan |
| 't-awahsihikonektun | s/he fans with it, uses it as fan |
| 't-awahsihputun | s/he fans it vigorously |
| awawehs | (bird, probably Coccyzus erythropthalmus, black-billed cuckoo) cuckoo |
| awisiw | seldom, rarely |
| awiska | s/he seldom dances |
| awistaqot | (bell) it tolls |
| awonehe | instead |
| awot | also this one |
| awotu | s/he, it is worth something |
| awotuhke | s/he charges price for services |
| 't-awskacokahal | s/he blends h/ by stirring h/ (soft substance) |
| 't-awskacokahmon | s/he blends it by stirring it (soft substance) |
| awskacokihike | s/he blends soft substance by stirring |