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àkʷihan

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quilt, cover, robe of skins for a bed, covering of hides for a bed;

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  • àkʷa shared opening it is said, someone said,
  • àkʷatte shared opening
  • àkʷe shared opening he lands (in a boat),
  • àkʷəsse shared opening blueback trout ⟨sciname⟩(Salvelinus oquassa Girard)⟨/sciname⟩,
  • àkʷəsso shared opening 1) he controls himself, 2) he regains his composure,

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  • kisəwékskame related meaning: Skin (+3 more) he warms his feet with a blanket, hide, fabric,
  • nətakʷanékhamən related meaning: Skin (+3 more) I cover it with a hide, fabric;
  • nəwissékhamən related meaning: Skin (+3 more) I cover it (with fabric, bark, hide, etc.);
  • ánehkson related meaning: Skin (+2 more) 1) mat, carpet, 2) pallet for sleeping or sitting 3) robe or skin to lie on, 4) underneath cover of
  • αttolhάwekən related meaning: Skin (+2 more) material or hide for a body wrap, stole, or shirt,
  • akʷánhike related meaning: Skin (+2 more) he is covering, he is engaged in covering, he covers (with a sheet, rug, bark, hide, etc.),

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