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nάtəwale

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he goes to fetch something on his back (as firewood),

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  • nάtahse shared opening he goes torching,
  • nάtawe shared opening he seeks the warmth
  • nάthole shared opening he fetches by canoe, boat,
  • nάtkeno shared opening he goes to travel,
  • nάtkʷaho shared opening he goes to chop wood,
  • nάtohkam shared opening 1) he walks toward it, 2) he fins it with his feet (as in the dark),

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  • kíwhʷale related meaning: Back (body) (+1 more) he picks up a load to put on his back, he places a burden upon his back,
  • nαtawíso related meaning: Go / leave (+1 more) he goes to gather berries,
  • tákʷαkso related meaning: Go / leave (+1 more) 1) he goes in the fall to hunt, 2) he engages in an autumn food gathering quest,
  • nənάtəwalα related meaning: Back (body) (+1 more) I go to fetch him on my back
  • nənάtəwatamən related meaning: Back (body) (+1 more) I go to fetch it on my back,
  • alaleskʷátike related meaning: Go / leave he incises leaves of birch bark with his teeth to make artistic design patterns,

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