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nohsawi-pónαwe

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he follows a trap line,

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  • nohkaskəméhstike shared opening he melts things, liquifies (something),
  • nohkaskə́meso shared opening he (ice) thaws by heat, heat of sun.
  • nohkaskə́mete shared opening it (piece of fat) thaws by the heat of fire, sun.
  • nohkatamάweyi shared opening pre-chewed morsel of food, [chewed by Penobscot mothers and fed to toothless babies],
  • nohkákithame shared opening he soaks things to soften them for himself, for use,
  • nohkáskəmehle shared opening he/it melts,

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  • áhkʷsakʷe related meaning: Trap (+2 more) he is trap shy, detects human scent on a trap;
  • asonάkʷhikan related meaning: Trap (+2 more) scent, musk spore, lure used to bait trap,
  • ketsákənike related meaning: Trap (+1 more) he frees animals from traps,
  • nαči-pónαwe related meaning: Trap (+1 more) he goes trapping,
  • pali-pónαwe related meaning: Trap (+1 more) he misplaces traps,
  • pòne related meaning: Trap (+1 more) he leaves, [_idiomatically_ ~he sets a trap"],

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