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nekáwihtəkʷ

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1) sandy river, 2) _PN_ Tobique River

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  • nekawáhkamikʷ shared opening sandy land, sandy place,
  • nekawíhtəkʷi shared opening A Malecite [Maliseet] Indian from Tobique Point,
  • nekawάmkimin shared opening sand plum, sand cherry, ⟨sciname⟩(Prunus depressa Pursh)⟨/sciname⟩,
  • nekáwαkam shared opening Sandy Lake,
  • nekkα- shared opening to a superaltive degree
  • nekkα-kαkάwohse shared opening he walks as fast/quickly as he can/as possible; he walks his fastest, at the top of his bent,

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  • aləssíkαntekʷ related meaning: River (+1 more) 1) river of rock shelters, 2) _PN_ Androscoggin River,
  • ásəpihtəkʷ related meaning: River (+1 more) 1) parallel river, 2) _PN_ Ossippee River in N.H. and Maine;
  • kinəpékʷihtəkʷ related meaning: River (+1 more) _PN_ Kennebec River
  • kkihkάnihtəkʷ related meaning: River (+1 more) 1) garden river, 2) _PN_ Chaudière River Quebec Province
  • kəsíwskihtəkʷ related meaning: River (+1 more) 1) river of hemlock trees, 2) _PN_ Hemlock Stream [in Penobscot Co., Me.]
  • kʷə̀nihtəkʷ related meaning: River (+1 more) 1) long river, 2) _PN_ Connecticut River;

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