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mαtáhkʷəhαnəto

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1) supernatural mover of trees, magic shaker of trees, 2) Pers.N Madockawando (Penobscot chief from 1167 (?) until his death in 1698)

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  • 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,
  • welákʷansit related meaning: Chief (+1 more) N. one with small handsome heels, name of Young Mog (or Heracouansit, Warracansit), c. 1663-1724, a
  • ápakʷsakʷ related meaning: Death (+1 more) hollow log (dead lying on the ground) or a rotten tree standing up crumbling,
  • átowsakʷ related meaning: Death (+1 more) rotten dead tree, or log killed by the honey cap mushroom [especially kills red maple, red oak, ches
  • káwahsən related meaning: Death (+1 more) a fallen dead tree, log,
  • msəwáhkʷihke related meaning: Death (+1 more) there is a stand of dead trees, a dead forest, dead trees abound.

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