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Passamaquoddy in a sentence

Passamaquoddy meaning

A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).

Using Passamaquoddy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
  • In the example corpus, passamaquoddy often appears in combinations such as: the passamaquoddy, passamaquoddy and, of passamaquoddy.

Context around Passamaquoddy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 11 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

penobscot 1× old 1×

Often after:

tribe 2× elder 1× nation 1× bay 1× wild 1× fishermen 1× culture 1× story 1× language 1× penobscot 1×

Sentence patterns with Passamaquoddy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

access to passamaquoddy culture and 1× an old passamaquoddy story from 1× and other passamaquoddy and wolastoqey 1× authored by passamaquoddy elder david 1× by the passamaquoddy wild blueberry 1× confederacy the passamaquoddy penobscot micmac 1× for the passamaquoddy 1× for the passamaquoddy nation testified 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 30 year 1× aaron dana the 1× as a member 1× but the climate 1× dwayne tomah listens 1× in a statement 1×

Common sentence endings:

and wolastoqey elders 1× for the passamaquoddy 1× hunting and fishing 1× in canadian waters 1× maliseet and abenaki 1× of a conspiracy 1×

Words around Passamaquoddy

Just before it in the word index:

passaic 21 passageways 41 passageway 44 passages 480 passager 2 passage 2.083

Just after it in the word index:

passan 7 passang 5 passanger 3 passangers 2 passant 13 passard 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Passamaquoddy

  • In this selection, "passamaquoddy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, penobscot, old, tribe, elder and nation stand out and add context to how "passamaquoddy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include access to passamaquoddy culture and and an old passamaquoddy story from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "passamaquoddy" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with passamaquoddy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lewey now teaches the Passamaquoddy language at the university level. (10 words)

Aaron Dana, the Tribal Representative for the Passamaquoddy Nation, testified in support the legislation. (14 words)

They are known as the Wabanaki Confederacy: the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, Maliseet and Abenaki. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Those were spearheaded, however, by a former intern — Gellers had left the state in 1971 after three years of fighting a marijuana possession charge that state authorities had trumped up because of his advocacy for the Passamaquoddy. (37 words)

A 30-year project, it was co-authored by Passamaquoddy elder David Francis and University of New Brunswick professor Robert Leavitt, with help from community research co-ordinator Margaret Apt and other Passamaquoddy and Wolastoqey elders. (36 words)

With funding from the National Science Foundation, the community and Speaking Place made more than 100 videos in Passamaquoddy and built the first online language portal to link a dictionary with subtitled videos. (33 words)

Example sentences (14)

A 30-year project, it was co-authored by Passamaquoddy elder David Francis and University of New Brunswick professor Robert Leavitt, with help from community research co-ordinator Margaret Apt and other Passamaquoddy and Wolastoqey elders.

Aaron Dana, the Tribal Representative for the Passamaquoddy Nation, testified in support the legislation.

In a statement, Fisheries and Oceans Canada spokesperson Lauren Sankey, fisheries officials arrested and released one person on Nov. 15, 2022, after seizing 36 lobster traps during a patrol of Passamaquoddy Bay.

The forest is adjacent to thousands of acres of blueberry barrens owned by the Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company.

The latest incidents are similar to previous flare-ups, when Passamaquoddy fishermen from Sipayik were charged by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for fishing in Canadian waters.

As a member of the school board, Neptune hopes to increase student and teacher access to Passamaquoddy culture and ceremonial teachings, as well as work toward language revitalization.

But the climate was harsher in eastern Maine, the soils ruined by the ice sheets, so the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Maliseet sustained themselves by hunting and fishing.

JTA — Maine’s governor posthumously pardoned Donald Gellers, an attorney whose legal victories exposed the state’s abuses of the Passamaquoddy tribe and who state authorities framed as part of a conspiracy.

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Those were spearheaded, however, by a former intern — Gellers had left the state in 1971 after three years of fighting a marijuana possession charge that state authorities had trumped up because of his advocacy for the Passamaquoddy.

With funding from the National Science Foundation, the community and Speaking Place made more than 100 videos in Passamaquoddy and built the first online language portal to link a dictionary with subtitled videos.

Dwayne Tomah listens to and transcribes an old Passamaquoddy story from a digital copy of a wax cylinder recording.

He is also a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, which is part of the Wabanaki Confederation.

Lewey now teaches the Passamaquoddy language at the university level.

They are known as the Wabanaki Confederacy: the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, Maliseet and Abenaki.

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Common combinations with passamaquoddy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "passamaquoddy" in a sentence?
An example: "A 30-year project, it was co-authored by Passamaquoddy elder David Francis and University of New Brunswick professor Robert Leavitt, with help from community research co-ordinator Margaret Apt and other Passamaquoddy and Wolastoqey elders." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "passamaquoddy" from authentic English texts.
What does "passamaquoddy" mean?
Passamaquoddy means: A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
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