The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| yalapekhasik, alapekhasik | adjustable wrench |
| yalapektuhusu, alapektuhusu | s/he goes around playing music |
| yalapeku, alapeku | s/he crawls around |
| yalapessu, alapessu | s/he glances around |
| yalapotuhusu, alapotuhusu | s/he walks around using cane |
| yalaptahsu, alaptahsu | s/he tracks (someone) around |
| yalaptu, alaptu | (person, animal) s/he goes around leaving tracks |
| yalapu, alapu | s/he looks around |
| yalapuhke, alapuhke | s/he is brewing tea, medicine, etc. going from place to place (e.g., in kitchen) |
| yalaputihike, alaputihike | s/he looks around with telescope or binoculars |
| yalaqe, alaqe | s/he, it is lying around |
| yalasksawe, alasksawe | s/he goes from place to place cutting grass or mowing |
| yalasuke, alasuke | s/he wades around |
| yalatokonahsu, alatokonahsu | s/he is pulling something or someone around by string, rope, etc. (e.g., reeling fish in, leading horse, dragging toy) |
| yalatuwe, alatuwe | s/he climbs around |
| yalayye, alayye | s/he plays around, goes from place to place playing |
| yalcokossomu, alcokossomu | s/he drinks around, making pest of self |
| yalcoksokku, alcoksokku | s/he vomits all over the place |
| yalcokte, alcokte | it is lying around in disarray or in state of untidiness |
| yalcokuhse, alcokuhse | s/he walks around in slush or mud |
| yalekhucin, alekhucin | s/he hangs around |
| yalekhucu, alekhucu | s/he hangs around |
| yaleksu, aleksu | s/he sails around, cruises |
| yalelomuhkasu, alelomuhkasu | s/he goes around laughing |
| yalenskiye, alenskiye | s/he jumps around, jumps all over the place; s/he waves limbs around, flails around |