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álako

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he puts on face paint,

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  • álahlakʷ shared opening ore, mineral, unsmelted metal, † metal,
  • álahpske shared opening it is dot-shaped, round, circular, disc-shaped,
  • álahpsko shared opening spot, dot, patch, disc, ring, circle, sphere,
  • álahpskohs shared opening dot,
  • álahsən shared opening the diffused light shines (thus, so); there is a diffused light.
  • álahte shared opening 1) it lies so, is positioned thus, 2) a light is cast thus, so, it casts a light so, thus.

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  • akʷάkʷanəwe related meaning: Face he has dirty/soiled cheeks,
  • aláhpskikʷe related meaning: Face he has a spotted face, freckled face,
  • alílako related meaning: Face 1) he puts on face paint, 2) he applies vermilion or any paint to his face,
  • aləmóhkʷehsin related meaning: Face he lies with his back to the speaker, with his face the other way,
  • aləmóhkʷepo related meaning: Face he sits with his back to the speaker, with his face in a direction away, the other way,
  • apakákʷičin related meaning: Face he is swimming face-down.

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