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wə̀tame

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he smokes tobacco, draws on a pipe,

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PenobscotEnglishPart of Speech
nótamaI...
wétamαtone who smokes, a smoker;part.
wə̀tamasmoke;imper.
→àhtαmα nótamαwI do not smoke.
áhtαmαtte nótamαwI never smoke.
kkatí-wətamaˊDo you want to smoke?

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  • wə̀kahəle shared opening he/it is ripped, ripped apart (at the seam, etc.);
  • wə̀kawəso shared opening he overlooks (things),
  • wə̀kihke shared opening he barks, howls (dog, fox, wolf); he chatters (squirrel, chipmunk); he whoops (crane, heron);
  • wə̀kαhaso shared opening he rips,
  • wə̀lahkʷəle shared opening he/it has a pleasant odor, there is a pleasant odor,
  • wə̀lahpske shared opening it is a nice rock, a pretty rounded object

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  • mehčí-wətame related meaning: Pipe (+1 more) he finished his supply of tobacco, he finished smoking,
  • méhtsənaso related meaning: Pipe (+1 more) he is out of tobacco,
  • páhtaso related meaning: Pipe (+1 more) he is ill from smoking, overcome by tobacco smoke,
  • pəkətehtéhstike related meaning: Pipe (+1 more) he blows smoke, is smoking, smokes tobacco,
  • wətamάweyo related meaning: Pipe (+1 more) he has, owns tobacco,
  • nehspíhpαməkʷ related meaning: Pipe (+1 more) kinnikinnick, mixture of tobacco and red willow (osier), dry willow leaves, or powdered hemlock bark

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