The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| 'cocelehlal, 'celehlal | s/he is unable to help h/ |
| 'cocelehtun, 'celehtun | s/he cannot help doing it |
| cocelessu, celessu | s/he is stymied, is in predicament, doesn't know what to do |
| coceltaqsu, celtaqsu | s/he sounds stymied, sounds as if s/he doesn't know what to do |
| 'cocepahqahal, 'cepahqahal | s/he cooks for h/ separately |
| 'cocepahqehtun, 'cepahqehtun | s/he separates it, sorts it (stick-like object) |
| cocepamkahte, cepamkahte | it is piled separately; (plural; e.g., varieties of gravel) they are piled according to type (composition, size, etc.) |
| cocepamkopu, cepamkopu | s/he is piled separately; (plural; e.g., pieces of lumber) they are piled according to type (composition, size, etc.) |
| cocepankuwehtasu, cepankuwehtasu | it is sold separately |
| 'cocepankuwehtun, 'cepankuwehtun | s/he sells it separately |
| 'cocepaqosomon, 'cepaqosomon | s/he cooks it separately |
| cocepehtahsu, cepehtahsu | s/he separates fighters |
| 'cocepehtun, 'cepehtun | s/he separates it into pieces, takes it apart |
| cocepessuwok, cepessuwok | they move apart quickly; they diverge, disassociate |
| cocepewotasu, cepewotasu | it is put away separately, it is set apart (in arrangement); (plural) they are put away or arranged in separate places |
| 'cocepeyutomon, 'cepeyutomon | s/he sets it apart, treats it differently, uses it differently; s/he exempts it |
| 'cocepeyuwal, 'cepeyuwal | s/he sets h/ apart, treats h/ differently; s/he uses h/ differently; s/he exempts h/ |
| cocepi (cocep-); cepi (cep-) | separately, apart |
| cocepikapuwahasu, cepikapuwahasu | it is district; (territory, parcel of land, etc.) it is staked out, its boundaries are demarcated |
| 'cocepi-punal, 'cepi-punal | s/he sets h/ apart |
| cocepi-punasu, cepi-punasu | it is set aside or apart, is placed separately; it is allocated |
| 'cocepi-punomon, 'cepi-punomon | s/he sets it apart, places it separately |
| 'cocepi-punomuwan, 'cepi-punomuwan | s/he places separately something belonging to h/ |
| cocepiw, cepiw | separately, apart |
| cocepiye, cepiye | (ai) s/he is separated from spouse, (dual forms) they are separated; (ai & ii) s/he, it is coming apart |