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wə̀sikan

INAN

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bare bone, bone denuded of flesh,

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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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  • kəssínačo related meaning: Bone (+1 more) 1) he is chilled cold, chilled to the bone, 2) he shivers from the cold, has goose flesh, goose pimp
  • nəsikikánahtamən related meaning: Bone (+1 more) I eat all of the flesh from it (bone); I eat all the meat off the bone
  • aləmóssəwiye related meaning: Meat dog meat, flesh,
  • awehsóhsəwiye related meaning: Meat bear meat, (
  • kəspáhstikan related meaning: Meat piece of jerked meat,
  • kʷilohtáhikan related meaning: Bone 1) instrument used in searching by osteomancy, 2) bone used in divination to locate something or a p

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