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the water slows up, the current is retarded (as by obstruction, dam)

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  • čáni-psαn shared opening the snow stops temporarily, lets up
  • čánihaso shared opening 1) he/it is stopped, obstructed, 2) he stays, tarries;
  • čánihle shared opening he/it slows down, decreases speed,
  • čánipiye shared opening he stops paddling,
  • čánəpeke shared opening the water ends, slows down
  • čánəpeko shared opening the water stops rising

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  • akʷάkʷαkame same theme: Water it is a dirty pond, polluted lake, it is a dirty body of water.
  • alakʷi-wəličəwánohse same theme: Water the water runs smoothly,
  • alάləwihtan same theme: Water the current flows in the form (semblance) of a tail, the stream meanders.
  • alάmičəwan same theme: Water there is an undercurrent of shallow water flowing into a basin or pool.
  • alάməpeke same theme: Water it is within, under the water, below the surface of the water,
  • amílikən same theme: Water 1) it projects into the water, extends from the shore, 2) it grows out into the water, 3) it grows o

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