The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
ciyahkehs mink (Mustela vison)
ciyahkehsuhke s/he traps or hunts mink
'ciye s/he, it comes back from there, returns from there, has been there
ckin (term of address) man!
ckuhkawotuwok they (two) walk toward here
ckuhkonse s/he gathers driftwood toward here
ckuhpehe the tide is coming in
ckuhqepu s/he sits facing this way, sits facing toward here
ckuhtaqot, ckuwihtaqot (sound) it approaches here, comes toward here
ckuhtaqsu, ckuwihtaqsu s/he sounds as if s/he is coming toward here; h/ voice (or other sound s/he is making) is coming this way
ckuhtunepu s/he sits facing toward here with mouth open
ckuhukoniw recently, in recent days
ckunahsu (person, horse, etc.) s/he comes toward here pulling or pushing load (e.g., on sled, in wheelbarrow)
ckuwahkitutom s/he is bent over with rear end or buttocks facing this way
ckuwahkuhucin s/he is bent over with rear end or buttocks facing this way
ckuwakiye s/he dozes off (bending forward or toward here)
ckuwapasuwok they walk toward here
ckuwapessu s/he glances over toward here
ckuwapitetutom s/he comes toward here or faces this way baring teeth
ckuwapon it is dawn, dawn approaches, dawn arrives (Wol)
ckuwaptu h/ tracks come toward here
ckuwapu s/he looks toward here
ckuwatuwe s/he climbs toward here
ckuwawtihiw on the road toward here
ckuwhute (lake, river) it extends or flows toward here