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wə̀lαčəmo

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1) he tells good news, glad tidings, 2) he tells a good story,

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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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  • ahkʷíhtαkʷəso related meaning: Speak / say he is rude by speech;
  • alí-ksoso related meaning: Speak / say he fibs, tells untruths,
  • alí-kəloso related meaning: Speak / say he speaks the word, speaks thus, he pledges,
  • alənάpαtəwe related meaning: Speak / say he speaks the Indian language,
  • aməssaníkemo related meaning: Speak / say he ridicules by speech,
  • anákhəwe related meaning: Speak / say 1) he stammers, hems and haws, 2) he speaks, sings, hums in staccato fashion

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