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pə̀les

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passenger pigeon ⟨sciname⟩(Ectopistes migratorius L.)⟨/sciname⟩ now extinct,

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pə̀lesakmeaning transferred to modern domestic pigeonpl.

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  • pə̀ko shared opening gum, pitch (in sap form, or when used to pitch a canoe,
  • pə̀kohke shared opening 1) he does pitching (to boats, etc.), 2) he gathers pitch,
  • pə̀kok shared opening 1) in the dirt, ashes, dust, 2) in the gum
  • pə̀kəte shared opening smoke,
  • pə̀kətehte shared opening there is a pall of smoke, a condensation of smoke
  • pə̀kʷihle shared opening he/it becomes blistered, it chafes, becomes chafed

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