The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| enawotahkakon | (competition of runners, horses, automobiles, etc.) race |
| enawotuwok | they race against each other |
| en ci | (see tan ci) |
| enehsawte, enehson, enehsu | (see nenehsawte, nenehson, nenehsu) |
| enehtawe | s/he is a deaf-mute |
| enemikcoss | (bird, Actitis macularius) spotted sandpiper |
| 't-eneptehsimal | (person standing up or walking) s/he bounces h/ up and down (child held in arms) |
| eniqs | ant |
| eniqsikuwam | anthill, ant nest |
| eniqsimus | (plant, Comptonia peregrina) sweet-fern |
| eniqsuwihpit | anteater |
| 't-enkamhal | (competition, race) s/he challenges h/ |
| enkamhutin | there is a contest or race or competition |
| enkamhuwe | s/he races, competes |
| Enocola | Angela |
| enoconiye | (railroad) engineer |
| enopils | handbill, flyer, written announcement |
| enuhkawe, nenuhkawe | s/he follows behind; s/he accompanies, escorts, guides |
| enuhkawin, nenuhkawin | one who comes right behind, the very next one; one who accompanies; (hunting, fishing) guide |
| enuhkawotuwok, nenuhkawotuwok | they support each other side by side, give courage to each other; (military) they cover each other by patrolling, watch out for each other |
| 't-enuhkomon, nenuhkomon | s/he follows close behind it |
| 't-enuhkuwal, nenuhkuwal | s/he follows close behind h/; accompanies h/, escorts h/, guides h/ |
| 't-enuwahkukehtun | s/he reshapes it, corrects its shape (e.g., repairing a dent in a car fender by hitting it from underneath and popping it back into place) |
| enuwahqe | s/he keeps an eye on cooking food (at request of cook) so that it doesn't burn or boil over, etc. |
| 't-enuwaqhal | s/he braces h/ or props h/ up with stick |