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ssanósikʷαn

INAN

In: ss

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firm, solid birch bark (used for canoe making)

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  • ssal shared opening † shawl,
  • ssalαnímosi shared opening sumach tree, ⟨sciname⟩(Rhus. typhina Torner)⟨/sciname⟩ [both species, smooth and staghorn],
  • ssalάnimin shared opening sumach berry,
  • ssanhósoti shared opening † corset,
  • ssani- shared opening dense, firm
  • ssani-pə́səkahte shared opening it is pitch dark, in a state of complete darkness,

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  • maskʷáwolakʷ related meaning: Birch (+1 more) birch bark canoe,
  • maskʷáyolakʷ related meaning: Birch (+1 more) birch canoe, watercraft made of birch,
  • maskʷémosi related meaning: Birch (+1 more) white or grey birch and canoe birch ⟨sciname⟩(Betula papyrifera and ⟨sciname⟩B. populifolia⟨/sciname
  • maskʷesí-sipo related meaning: Birch (+1 more) Birch Stream (located north of Orson Island in an area where birches grew in abundance, and Penobsco
  • wátapi related meaning: Birch (+1 more) fine spruce root (for sewing canoes, birch bark receptacles, etc.) small root of the red spruce are
  • akʷímoti related meaning: Canoe anchorage, a place to float, place to keep canoes floating (as a cove),

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