pqiptesuwiw

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Verb

pqiptesuwiw (verb stem pqiptesuwi-)

1. (Inanimate Intransitive) the leaves are changing color

Derived terms

• pqiptes (“an autumn leaf that has changed color”)

References

• Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008) “pqiptesuwiw”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project