The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'cipokihtaqsuwamal | s/he talks loudly to h/, yells at h/ |
| 'cipokihtaqsuwatomon | s/he talks loudly to it, yells at it |
| cipokihtihike | s/he bangs loudly |
| 'cipokiwihtomon | s/he says it loud |
| 'cipokiwihtomuwan | s/he says it loud to h/ |
| cipokocesu | s/he shrieks (usually, child) |
| cipokokile | (dog) s/he barks loudly |
| cipokolamson | (wind) it blows violently, blusters |
| 'cipokolamuhtuwal | s/he outshouts h/ |
| cipokomtu | s/he is loud, is boisterous |
| cipolahqakon | kettle stick (stick positioned in ground at angle so that cooking pot can be suspended from it over a fire) |
| cipolahqan | kettle stick (stick positioned in ground at angle so that cooking pot can be suspended from it over a fire) |
| cipomolsu | s/he has eerie or creepy feeling |
| 'cipomomal | s/he senses h/ presence (spirit) |
| cipotu, cipotuk | maybe, perhaps; it is possible that ... |
| cipqahsin | s/he has nightmare |
| cipqahsu | s/he has nightmare |
| cipqam | s/he has nightmare |
| 'cipsotomon | s/he finds its sound frightening |
| 'cipsotuwal | s/he finds h/ voice or h/ words frightening |
| 'ciptahal | s/he startles h/ by hitting h/ |
| ciptaqot, ciptaqsu | (see cipihtaqot, cipihtaqsu) |
| 'ciptehkuwal | s/he startles h/ by appearing suddenly |
| 'ciptehsimal | s/he startles h/ |
| ciptehsin | s/he jumps when startled, twitches |