PIS -140— PLE piskeamoogeak, it is dark; piskeak, it is dark. piskeamoogwasik, it is dull weather. piskeinsoodega, I am for darkness. piskiik, the farther shore is obscure, hence it is wide. piskiskunan, the great toe; pisk oogwadase, I thrust in iny feet, toes. piskwadimk, a wide entrance. piskwadoo, I bring it in; pisk- wadase, I am brought in. piskwae, I enter, come in; pisk wa\ Imperative, Come in! enter! piskwabi, I run into the house; piskwedesin. piskwe, a bladder; wiskwe, a bladder blown full of air. piskwegimk, I invite him, in duce him, fetch him in. piskweoonakwia, I spring it suddenly. piskwinskase, I thrust my hand into the doorway. piskwitk, water flows in. piskwobege, I creep in on hands and knees. piskwukogzva, I drift in. piskwodigun, (sooskwodagwi a door. pisooedadum, I consider it failure. pisoowoo, unsuccessfully. pistamoon, something eaten as a relish, as butter or molasses on bread. pitesin, I jump into a pit; pites- kak, I kick him into a hole; pitesin. ptlkasoon, an upper garment pitkumadun, I load it up, gTov/inglpitkumase, waiting pitkwedagun. , I am filled up. pitkusawodutn, I load a gun; pitkusooa, piikusogun, a powder-horn. a chopping-block, anvil. pitkwedogunogum, the lower beam of a dead-fall trap, upon which the animal is killed by the siktogunogum, or drop- stick. pitkwealasoodumdkun, an altar, a kneeling-place. pitkwelooskun&kun, a kneading- trough, bake-board. pitoogeak, the river runs from afar, extends far inland. plaksigun, a shaving of leather; pelkusowa, I shave leather. plaksiguna, split-leather. plamoo, (pulamoo), a salmon; plamoohga, 1 fish for salmon. plamod-ipkool, s p e a r - mint, salmon food. pletrun, an opening in a beaver- dam. Pligun, , N. S ., the opening in the beaver-dam; here, according to tradition, Glooscap opened the beaver- dam, and drained off the waters that had previously flooded the . In this the Micmacs proved themselves careful students of Geology, for an old beach is to be seen which extended along the base of the moun¬ tains before the valley emerg¬ ed; though it is not probable that any Micmacs were here at that ancient time. J. S. C. plckteok, a handspike for break¬ ing open a beaver-dam.