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|nəss-|

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fear, apprehension

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  • |nəhk-| shared opening to nothing, into the void or oblivion; to darkness
  • |nəhl-| shared opening kill
  • |nəhs-| shared opening three
  • |nəhs-| shared opening bring to a focus
  • |nəhse-| shared opening shred
  • |nəhsα-| shared opening danger, dangerous

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  • |kwəht-| same theme: Fear / danger fear
  • |sek-| same theme: Fear / danger fear
  • |wihwip-| same theme: Fear / danger force as a last resort, under a threat
  • |čačip-| same theme: Fear / danger frighten, terrify
  • |čipak-| same theme: Fear / danger horror, terror, loathing
  • asíkʷhike same theme: Fear / danger 1) he does plunging, 2) he pokes a stick into an animal hole or hollow tree to scare him out,

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