The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| ehqahkomiksu, eqqomiksu | s/he stops sinning |
| ehqalokittiye | oh my goodness!; (forcefully, urgently) stop it! |
| ehqame | s/he stops fishing, stops going fishing |
| ehqamkole | it stops burning, burns out |
| ehqamu | s/he, it stops moving through the air (flying or falling involuntarily) |
| ehqapasuwok | they stop walking |
| 't-ehqapetomon | s/he stops relying on it, stops making use of it |
| ehqawotu | s/he, it is no longer available for sale, is sold out |
| ehqewestu | s/he stops talking |
| ehqi (ehq-, eq-, ehk-) | (activity or process) stopping, ceasing (permanently, for good, or for a time); (in translation; see examples) since |
| 't-ehqi-cikawimal | s/he stops teasing h/ |
| 't-ehqi-cikawiyal | s/he stops teasing h/ |
| 't-ehqi-ehkosqenal | s/he stops hugging h/ |
| 't-ehqi-ehkosqenomon | s/he stops hugging it |
| ehqihpu | s/he stops eating (e.g., because full or too sick) |
| 't-ehqihpulal | s/he stops bothering h/, stops handling h/ |
| 't-ehqihputun | s/he stops fiddling around with it, stops bothering it |
| 't-ehqihtamal | (baby, young animal) s/he stops nursing from mother (or wet nurse); s/he stops sucking on h/ (breast, teat) |
| 't-ehqihtun | s/he stops making it, stops building it |
| 't-ehqihtuwan | s/he stops making or building it for h/ |
| ehqi-kolusku | s/he stops telling lies |
| 't-ehqikonal | s/he stops growing h/, stops raising h/ |
| 't-ehqikonomon | s/he stops growing it, stops raising it |
| ehqiluwehe | s/he stops being angry |
| 't-ehqiluwehehtuwal | s/he stops being angry at h/ |