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mskʷàčis

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1) burl, knur, knob on a tree, 2) club made of woody burl used for killing animals, 3) war club,

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PenobscotEnglishPart of Speech
mskʷáčisak;pl.
nəmə́skʷačismy war club,
nəməskʷáčisəmmy own...emp.

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  • mskàməso shared opening he finds for himself, for personal use,
  • mskànakʷ shared opening a glutton,
  • mskàsk shared opening red spruce tree ⟨sciname⟩(Picea rubens Sargent)⟨/sciname⟩,
  • mskáhsahtam shared opening he eats voraciously, ravenously,
  • mskánakʷe shared opening he is gluttonous,
  • mskáskʷihke shared opening 1) red spruce trees abound, 2) there is a stand of red spruce

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  • olí-mičin related meaning: Enemy / war (+2 more) he eats it well (the _Onemechin_ of Champlin, and _Ol(e)mechin_ of Lescarbot); Eastern Abenaki chief
  • kínαpe related meaning: Enemy / war (+1 more) brave, warrior,
  • mαtáhkʷəhαnəto related meaning: Death (+1 more) 1) supernatural mover of trees, magic shaker of trees, 2) Pers.N Madockawando (Penobscot chief from
  • nὰka related meaning: Death (+1 more) the former (dead or living, but lost, stolen or missing),
  • tὰhəwe related meaning: Enemy / war (+1 more) enemy spy, (doubtful form),
  • welákʷansit related meaning: Death (+1 more) N. one with small handsome heels, name of Young Mog (or Heracouansit, Warracansit), c. 1663-1724, a

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