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wə̀sihkat

II · m. reflex.

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1) it is ebb tide, 2) the water level goes down, lowers, recedes, 3) the tide goes out

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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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  • 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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