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wətakániso

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1) he (pole) is flexible, pliable, 2) he (person) is a contortionist

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  • wətaháhso shared opening † he owns a horse;
  • wətahlápihke shared opening kidney fat, perineal fat [when taken from a deer is used in waterproofing moccasins]
  • wətahtáwtikan shared opening 1) his receptacle, 2) his crop (of bird)
  • wətakakʷíthαso shared opening pass. reflex.9 he/it is placed in the water to soften to limberness
  • wətakanahkámike shared opening the ground, earth is soft after thawing, unfreezing, there is soft, wet earth due to unfreezing
  • wətakanahkʷemákəso shared opening he (tree) is limber, flexible

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  • akənáwewe same theme: People he deals out, distributes to people;
  • aləmákʷətehle same theme: People he swims away/onward under the water (person, fish, beaver, otter),
  • alαkómkαməwe same theme: People he does adopting, adopts people;
  • amekalohkewíno same theme: People he degrades people by inborn trait or nature,
  • anə́shake same theme: People he has a limp body or flesh, his body is limp, (as a fat person, toad or frog),
  • apikʷáhpskəso same theme: People he is hollow (a ball, person).

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