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nospάsihtawα

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I stay awake to take care of him [sick person]

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  • nəmosάpamα related meaning: Sick / illness (+1 more) I look in on him (a sick person)
  • nəwitápihtawα related meaning: Sick / illness (+1 more) I sit with him (as with a sick, injured, or helpless person), not in general,
  • esəpánsohke related meaning: Sleep (+1 more) 1) he (raccoon) feigns sleep; 2) he (a person) feigns sleep (_idiom._ ~he plays raccoon"); 3) he hun
  • móspəssin related meaning: Sick / illness (+1 more) he (dead or sick person) lies bloated, with a distended body or belly;
  • nspə̀kʷsin related meaning: Sleep (+1 more) 1) he dreams of someone or something, 2) he dreams with it or him (an object or person),
  • sipkatawάpəwino related meaning: Sleep (+1 more) a person who keeps awake at night, a `night0owl',

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