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wə̀ssakahkʷ

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quaking aspen; large tooth aspen, ⟨sciname⟩(Populus tremuloides AND grandidentata Michx.), ⟨/sciname⟩

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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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  • mólehpən related meaning: Tooth (+1 more) yellow dog's tooth violet, dog-tooth violet root ⟨sciname⟩(Erythronium americanum John Ker Bellenden
  • alaleskʷátike related meaning: Tooth he incises leaves of birch bark with his teeth to make artistic design patterns,
  • alαmkátike related meaning: Tooth he is grinding, gnashing,, crunching with teeth, mouth,
  • alαpítahso related meaning: Tooth he (child) has small teeth,
  • alαpítewo related meaning: Tooth he moves, shows his teeth (thus, so),
  • alάmkatam related meaning: Tooth he grits, gnashes his teeth,

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