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ed; laid bare.

amiskskdgnmaguk, ul, the sheet (bark cloth) is somewhat broad.

amitkogumaguk, the sheet is pretty short; (adoo), I make it pretty short.

amjabaktc, uk, the sea-pigeon, (a small black duck having red feet).

amjelagwetc, k, a minnow.

am/et'zwalc. k, a sporting char» acter fond of dancing and games.

amkizwéskw, kwdk, the feminine term, a sporting lady, co— quette.

amkdwajooe, I am a man fond of all sorts of pleasures.

amkaweskowe, I am a woman fond of mirth, fun and frolic.

amkawenao, a humorous, jolly man, a wit.

amkawenooéskw, a happy, jolly woman.

amkuntfigd, I gather up scatter- ed heads of grain after the reapers, I glean; amkunldm- anul, I gather them together, grain, potatoes, etc.

amlcunooesé, I gather up ber- ries.

amkunuskoogwd I glean up up grain, fruit; Fut. amkmtus— koogwedes; Perf. kese am/eun- uskoogwa.

amkuntame, I gather up the scraps after eating.

amlamékw, P1. émlamdkw, a mackerel, (Lit. the variegat- ed fish).

Amlamkook, pr. n., Memram-

kook, N. B. Note: the real name is amalamk, meaning

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‘variegated;' the 00k termina- tion simply marks the Case Locative; in speaking of a place the Micmacs generally connect the idea of going to, coming from, or being in a place, and 00k is probably a contraction of iktoo/z which may express all these ideas. Thus we have T £2b00k100k, Halifax; Piktoak, Pictou; Uk- talzumkook, Newfoundl a n d; Neboo/ez‘ook. in the woods. The termination is further con- tracted to ck, or simply k. amnaspegalugik, ujz'k, aje, I surround them with a net. amnabegdlimk,amnabegdlkoose, amnabegdloakse, they are sur- rounded by a seine, by a net at a distance; wejooabegdlao- jik, they are surrounded by a net close up; amnabegulujik, I sweep away around them with a seine, (a net). amnastukaddkun, ul, 11., the lin— ing of a wigwam, made of boughs; amnastukddao, I line it (the Wigwam) with boughs; noojeamnastukadtgé, a Wigwam- liner by occupation. amnagaa’ase, I am covered with a blanket spread over my head; amnagzia’oo, I spread a blanket over it. amnigzidoo, I curve it, fold it around, bend it over, as with bark. Note: the terminations addse, aluk, etc., imply for myself, for him, etc. ammgddoomk, ul, the curving or bending of bark, cloth, etc.; also used as a passive participle; and indicated by