likpesawakon
noun inanimate
gauge (tool with a number of evenly spaced blades used for cutting ash splints to desired width)
Plural :
likpesawakonol
Possessed :
'tolikpesawakon
Locative :
likpesawakonok
Diminutive :
likpesawakonossis
Example Sentences :
| Passamaquoddy-Maliseet | English Phrase |
|---|---|
| Elinaqqopon likpesawakonol nuhkomoss eyitponil. | My grandmother used to have a lot of gauges. |
| Tan ci wen kotuwihtaq amalhikkil posonutiyil, yuhtol-oc wen ehcuwi-wehkecil likpesawakonol weci wen kisi-cihciqatokosat wikpi: nemotahkapitey, wiwonaqopitey, loskonuwakoney, likcihikoney, apsatokahsok. | When one is going to make fancy baskets, these are the gauges one must have to cut the splints of ash to the correct width (literally, to cut them narrow): one for standers, one for rims, one for weavers, one for the first weaver of the side of the basket, one for fine splints. |
| Naciptuwin likpesawakon weci-kisatokosuk loskonuwakonok. | Go get me the gauge so I can cut weavers. |
| Likpesawakon oluwehkasu eci wen olsat wikpihil wecihc tetpi-kskeyihtit. | The splint gauge is used when one cuts ash strips so that they will be uniform in width. |
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| Example | Nancy | |
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| example | Dolly |