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níweskʷ

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1) dried seed used for planting, 2) essence of life, 3) spirit,

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níweskok;
wəlí-niweskʷ† Holy Spirit

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  • awehsohsəwi-kéhtαkʷəso related meaning: Spirit / ghost bear spirit, ghost.
  • ésahsit related meaning: Spirit / ghost Flaming Skelton (fiery skelton ghost of people who starved to death in the woods),
  • éskʷətayit related meaning: Spirit / ghost 1) ball lightening, 2) ball-of-fire ghost [the commonest ghost whose appearance is considered a bad
  • ketəwáhkʷsoket related meaning: Life / live a small weasel like animal who gnaws wood, lives with a fallen tree or log, white with a long pointe
  • kéhtαkʷəso related meaning: Spirit / ghost 1) ghost, spirit [general term]; 2) also [rarely] St. Elmo's fire, shooting star, apparition,
  • ktáhαnəto related meaning: Spirit / ghost Great Spirit, God

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