The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| celinaqsu | s/he looks depressed; s/he looks as if s/he doesn't know what to do next |
| celitahasu | s/he is at loss for words; s/he looks as if s/he doesn't know what to do next |
| celiye | s/he is helpless |
| 'celokahkumol | roof of h/ mouth, h/ soft palate |
| celopu | s/he is in out-of-the-way place, is inaccessible |
| celtaqsu | s/he sounds depressed; s/he is saying that s/he (self) is depressed; s/he sounds as if s/he doesn't know what to do next |
| celte | it is in out-of-the-way place, is inaccessible |
| Cemkuk | at, to Chamcook Mountain, near St. Andrews, New Brunswick |
| Cems | James |
| Cenopi | Genevieve |
| cepasokahasu | (see cocepsokhasu) |
| cepi (cep-) | (see cocepi) |
| cepkatok | married person |
| cess, ceste, cestehp | as if |
| Cessihka | Jessica |
| 'cessu | s/he, it comes from there |
| cestehsin | s/he arrives hurriedly, arrives at that moment |
| 'cetoqahmon | s/he steadies or braces it; s/he fits it with brace |
| 'cetuhkuwal | s/he gives h/ courage, holds h/ steady (e.g., helps h/ walk) |
| 'cetunal | s/he steadies h/, braces h/ using hand (person standing or walking) |
| 'cetunomon | s/he steadies it, braces it using hand (upright object) |
| cetuwaqhikon | brace, prop, support |
| 'cetuwaqhomon | s/he braces it, supports it , props it up |
| 'cetuwaqhomuwal | s/he supports h/ (physically or morally) |
| 'cetuwaqhomuwan | s/he braces, supports, or props up something belonging to h/ |