The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| wolsotaqsu | s/he speaks or sings pleasantly, h/ voice is pleasing to the ear |
| woltaqot | it sounds good |
| woltunehtaqsu | s/he talks better when drinking |
| wolukon | h/ hip |
| wolukonoput | h/ rump, h/ backside; h/ buttocks |
| woluwe | (person) s/he has nice hair (quality, style); (animal) s/he has nice fur |
| woluwepu | h/ hair is nicely styled, combed, etc. |
| woluwikhasu | s/he, it is well written, is well drawn or photographed; s/he is decorated with beautiful or skillfully executed designs |
| woluwikhike | s/he writes or draws well, s/he takes good photographs |
| woluwikhikon, woluwikhikonoss | (cards) trump card; (woluwikhikon) good book, drawing, or photograph |
| woluwipon | (surface of ocean, lake, river) it is calm |
| wonahluhs | forgetful or senile person |
| wonahluhsuwakon | forgetfulness, senility |
| wonahluhsuwiw | s/he is senile, is forgetful |
| wonahluhsuwiye | s/he is showing signs of physical and mental decline or deterioration |
| wonakessu | s/he gets up from sitting position |
| wonakomehs, wonakomehsis | (figure in oral tradition) little person who lives in among rocks |
| wonaku | s/he stands up, gets up (especially, to dance) |
| wonatomine | s/he is crazy, is demented |
| wonatominehtaqsu | s/he sounds crazy, sounds foolish |
| wonatominenaqot | it looks crazy or absurd |
| wonatominenut | (humorous) head-case, nut-case |
| wonatominesson | it goes crazy |
| wonatominessu | s/he goes crazy, goes berserk |
| wonatominewakon | craziness |