The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'cikawi-nutehkomon | s/he forces it out (pushing it) |
| 'cikawi-nutehkuwal | s/he forces h/ out (pushing h/); s/he forces h/ to move out |
| 'cikawi-nutehlal | s/he forces h/ to go out |
| 'cikawi-nutehtun | s/he forces it out |
| cikawi-pithusu | s/he forces way in (bodily) |
| 'cikawi-psonehtun | s/he crams it full, stuffs it by force |
| 'cikawi-sihmuwal, 'cikawosihmuwal | s/he forces h/ to drink |
| cikawi-wolame | s/he insists s/he is right, has to be right all the time |
| cikawi-wolamewinuwiw | s/he is argumentative person |
| 'cikawi-wolitahatomon | s/he accepts it reluctantly, accepts it in spite of misgivings about it |
| 'cikawiyal | s/he teases h/ (affectionately or meanly), torments h/ |
| cikawiye | s/he goes ahead in spite of bad conditions, roadblock, etc. |
| cikawiyusu | s/he keeps on in spite of obstacle, difficulty, adversity; s/he endures (something) |
| 'cikawkomon | s/he forces self to approach it |
| 'cikawkuwal | s/he forces self to approach h/; s/he disobeys h/, defies h/ |
| 'cikawocemal | s/he forces h/ to kiss |
| cikawoluhke | s/he works in spite of something; s/he is joker or teaser |
| cikawoluhkesku | s/he is a tease, is a joker (by nature) |
| cikawomahtu | s/he is stubborn, is headstrong |
| cikawomahtuwinuwiw | s/he is stubborn or headstrong person |
| 'cikawsihmuwal | s/he forces h/ to drink |
| cikawsite | h/ toes point up when s/he walks (i.e., with each step, heel touches first and toe is lifted high before being set down) |
| 'cikawsomal | s/he force feeds h/ |
| cikawsonu | s/he strains muscles |
| 'cikawtehkomon | s/he confronts it; s/he forces way through it |