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nkə̀pehle

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it is inundated, vanished in water, sunken out of sight (as a small island),

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sesəmí-nkəpehleit becomes permanently inundated.

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  • nə̀pehke similar spelling he searches for water;
  • nə̀pihle similar spelling he turns into water,

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Themes: Water Island Listen-3

  • maskʷesí-sipo related meaning: Island (+1 more) Birch Stream (located north of Orson Island in an area where birches grew in abundance, and Penobsco
  • nèhtəkʷ related meaning: Island (+1 more) point or peninsula on a river (either on a island or at a confluence of two stream),
  • kínənake related meaning: Island it is a big island,
  • kskə̀nake related meaning: Island it is a wide, broad island,
  • kʷə̀nənake related meaning: Island it is a long island,
  • mátənənake related meaning: Island it is an island of/in a hilly terrain, there is a mountain island;

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