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káwəyαkan

INAN

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1) a dream, 2) sleep,

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  • káwahsən shared opening a fallen dead tree, log,
  • káwahəwe shared opening 1) he wins at a game, contest, 2) he beats people in a game,
  • káwaske shared opening It is rough, uneven
  • káwatən shared opening it is frozen,
  • káwačo shared opening he is cold,
  • káwehso shared opening mallard duck ⟨sciname⟩(Anas platyrhynchos L.)⟨/sciname⟩,

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  • aləkʷáhsəwαkan related meaning: Sleep a dream,
  • ánehkson related meaning: Sleep 1) mat, carpet, 2) pallet for sleeping or sitting 3) robe or skin to lie on, 4) underneath cover of
  • askáməkʷahso related meaning: Sleep he sleeps for eternity, to the end of time,
  • áləkʷahso related meaning: Sleep he dreams (thus, so),
  • áləməkʷso related meaning: Sleep he sleeps on,
  • esəpánsohke related meaning: Sleep 1) he (raccoon) feigns sleep; 2) he (a person) feigns sleep (_idiom._ ~he plays raccoon"); 3) he hun

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