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mehčinéwino

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corpse, dead body, cadaver,

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mehčinéwinəwak;pl.
nə̀pəwinosyn.

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  • nə̀pəwino listed as synonym corpse, dead body, dead person, cadaver,

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  • ésahsit related meaning: Death Flaming Skelton (fiery skelton ghost of people who starved to death in the woods),
  • mskʷàčis related meaning: Death 1) burl, knur, knob on a tree, 2) club made of woody burl used for killing animals, 3) war club,
  • mαtáhkʷəhαnəto related meaning: Death 1) supernatural mover of trees, magic shaker of trees, 2) Pers.N Madockawando (Penobscot chief from
  • nὰka related meaning: Death the former (dead or living, but lost, stolen or missing),
  • takʷs related meaning: Death † a die, (two large rounded discs, used in a different game),
  • tàkʷəss related meaning: Death die, button used in a game [made of knee-cap of deer or moose],

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