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mkʷὰtəpe

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he has a red head,

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nəmíhkʷαtəpaI...
méhkʷαtəpαt1) one with a red head, 2) a recent widow who has violated the mourning customs (and has her hair shaved off one side of her head and the bald surface painted with red ochre as punishment),part.
mehkʷάtəpαčikpl.

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  • nəmíhkʷαtəpa conjugated form I... Break down →
  • méhkʷαtəpαt variant part. — 1) one with a red head, 2) a recent widow who has violated the mourning customs (and has her hair shaved off one side of her head and the bald surface painted with red ochre as punishment), Break down →
  • mehkʷάtəpαčik plural pl. Break down →

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  • apíkʷαtəpe related meaning: Head he has a hollow head.
  • awə́ssαtəpe related meaning: Head he has a wet head, his head is wet,
  • ačitawámihle related meaning: Head he falls head first;
  • ačitawékhočin related meaning: Head he is suspended upside down, hangs with his head down, hangs by his feet;
  • ačitawítəwihle related meaning: Head he (bird) flies head down.
  • ačitawóhkʷepo related meaning: Head 1) he sits bowed head; 2) he sits with his head facing downward;

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