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aláhkʷəsαwe

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he carves, does shaping in wood by knife or blade,

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  • aláhkahikan shared opening AN † whore (recent 19th C. usage, an eccentric calque from an English r-less dialect),
  • aláhkeso shared opening he burns thus.
  • aláhkəčime shared opening he fishes with a casting met,
  • aláhkʷihke shared opening there is an area of standing trees over there, in that direction.
  • aláhkʷənəso shared opening he manipulates his penis, masturbates,
  • aláhkαkan shared opening sling stick, wooden throwing instrument (used for hunting small game),

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  • nətə̀lahkʷəsα related meaning: Knife (+1 more) I c arve him, shape him by knife [wood].
  • čilakʷtáhikan related meaning: Knife (+1 more) notch in a tree, blaze (made with a knife or axe)
  • alíkəsαwe related meaning: Knife he saws (with a knife or saw),
  • atάkhike related meaning: Knife he throws, propels knives, slings,
  • áləsαwe related meaning: Knife he cuts (with a knife),
  • ketαlakəssésαwe related meaning: Knife he cuts off ears (with a knife),

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