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noləmi-pάkʷahsən

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the moon shines with decreased intensity; there is dim moonlight, pale moonlight.

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  • pάkʷahsən related meaning: Moon (+1 more) there is moonlight (there is pure periodic light),
  • kə̀sahso related meaning: Moon (+1 more) he shines brightly (sun, moon or star only),
  • pə̀ssahso related meaning: Moon (+1 more) he (sun, moon, etc.) is naturally bright, is giving off light
  • pə̀ssahtawe related meaning: Moon (+1 more) he/it shines, glows, gives off light (as a firefly, star, the moon, but not the sun),
  • pάkʷahsin related meaning: Moon (+1 more) he (moon) gives of light, the moon shines as a condition
  • ahsəwi-pάkʷahsən related meaning: Moon the moonlight is behind the clouds.

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