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nəmάwtehəmən

TI · class 1b

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1) I hit it with a missile, 2) I strike it in dead cneter, hit a bull's-eye;

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mάwtehehit it/himimper.

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  • nəkʷaskʷíhtəhα related meaning: Death (+2 more) I kill him, strike him dead unintentionally,
  • nəpəttαlakikʷéhtəhα related meaning: Eye (+2 more) I accidentally hit him in the eye, I strike him in the eye(s) by mistake
  • kʷáskʷaseso related meaning: Death (+1 more) he is very hot, he is burning to death, he is roasting from the sun or fire.
  • mskʷàčis related meaning: Death (+1 more) 1) burl, knur, knob on a tree, 2) club made of woody burl used for killing animals, 3) war club,
  • mə̀sαwe related meaning: Eye (+1 more) he hits the mark, center of the mark, makes a bull's-eye (with arrow only),
  • nəpəsəkαlakíkʷenα related meaning: Eye (+1 more) I force him to shut his eyes,

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