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  1. Morph-R  
    1. lump, bumpy, humped WMDD
    1. Morph-NA-4w  
      1. nighthawk [onomatopoeia: “pîsk, pîsk”] WMDD
      1. Morph-NA-3  
        1. great eagle [cf. apiskway-] WMDD
        1. NA-4w 🧑🏽   like: wâhkwa, ihkwa   📖
          Word components: pîskw-
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          , {-a}(1)
          1. nighthawk, common nighthawk, mosquito hawk [Lat. Chordeiles minor] CW
          1. piskwâw

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            VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
            Word components: piskw-
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            , -â(1)
            1. it is lumpy, it has a lump CW
            2. It has a lump MD
            1. Morph-R  
              1. fit in [cf. /tâp-/-2, /tâpis-/] WMDD
              1. IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                1. Only MD
                1. Morph-NA/I-3-final  
                  1. rock, stone, metal; money [cf. /-âpisk-/] WMDD
                  1. Morph-medial  
                    1. back [cf. NDI-1 -spiskwan-] WMDD
                    1. Morph-medial  
                      1. night [cf. VII-1v tipiskâ-, /tipisk-/] WMDD
                      1. piskwahêw

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                        VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw   📖
                        Word components: piskw-
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                        , ah-
                        1. s/he piles s.o. in a lump CW
                        1. piskwacâw

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                          VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
                          Word components: piskw-
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                          , -ac-** , -â(1)
                          1. it is a lump, it is a bump CW
                          2. it is shaped like a knob CW
                          3. it is a bunch of hair, it is a tuft of hair CW
                          1. piskwahcâw

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                            VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
                            Word components: piskw-
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                            , -ahc- , -â(1)
                            1. it is a knoll CW
                            1. piskwastâw

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                              VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: kisihtâw   📖
                              Word components: piskw-
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                              , astâ-
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                              ( ast-
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                              , -â(3) )
                              1. s/he piles s.t. in a lump, s/he heaps s.t. up CW
                              1. piskwastêw

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                                VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
                                Word components: piskw-
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                                , astê- ( ast-
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                                , -ê(1) )
                                1. it is a mound, it is piled up CW
                                1. Morph-NI-3  
                                  1. bottle [“môtê-” borrowed from French bouteille + [y] + /-âpiskw/] WMDD
                                  1. piskwatinâw

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                                    VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
                                    Word components: piskw-
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                                    , -atin-
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                                    , -â(1)
                                    1. it is a mound, it is a knoll CW
                                    1. piskwascikêw

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                                      VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                      Word components: piskw-
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                                      , ast-
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                                      , -ikê(1)
                                      1. s/he piles things in a lump CW
                                      1. piskwâpiskâw

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                                        VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
                                        Word components: piskw-
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                                        , -âpisk-
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                                        , -â(1)
                                        1. it is a reef, it is a low rocky ridge near the waterline CW
                                        1. piskwahpitwâw

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                                          VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                          Word components: piskw-
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                                          , -ahpitw-** , -â(2)
                                          1. s/he has his/her hair tied in a knot CW
                                          1. piskwâkonakâw

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                                            VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
                                            Word components: piskw-
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                                            , -âkon-ak- ( -âkon-
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                                            , -ak-(1) ) , -â(1)
                                            1. there is a lump in the snow, it is a mound of snow CW
                                            1. piskwâwikanêw

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                                              VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                              Word components: piskw-
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                                              , -âwikan-
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                                              , -ê(2)
                                              1. it has a lumpy back CW
                                              2. s/he has a humped back, s/he is a humpback CW
                                              3. He has a hump on his back MD
                                              1. piskwahpitâwin

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                                                NI-1 💧   like: cîmân, astotin   📖
                                                Word components: piskw-
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                                                , -ahpit , -â(2) , -win
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                                                1. forelock, headdress CW
                                                1. piskwatanaskaham

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                                                  VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: nâtam   📖
                                                  Word components: piskwat-
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                                                  , -anask- , -ah(1)
                                                  1. s/he takes the top off s.t. (e.g. pole) CW
                                                  1. piskwatanaskahwêw

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                                                    VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: kîskiswêw   📖
                                                    Word components: piskwat-
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                                                    , -anask- , -ahw(1)
                                                    1. s/he takes the top off s.o. (e.g. tree) CW
                                                    1. piskwâwikanêwatim

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                                                      NA-3 🧑🏽   like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w)   📖
                                                      Word components: piskw-
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                                                      , -âwikan-
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                                                      , -ê(2) , [w] , atimw-
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                                                      1. camel CW
                                                      1. piskwatanaskahikêw

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                                                        VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                                        Word components: piskwat-
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                                                        , -anask- , -ah(1) , -ikê(1)
                                                        1. s/he takes the tops off things (e.g. poles) CW
                                                        1. piskwatâpiskataham

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                                                          VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: nâtam   📖
                                                          Word components: piskwat-
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                                                          , -âpisk-
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                                                          , -atah
                                                          1. s/he shapes a metal knob on s.t. CW
                                                          1. piskwatâpiskatahwêw

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                                                            VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: kîskiswêw   📖
                                                            Word components: piskwat-
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                                                            , -âpisk-
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                                                            , -atahw
                                                            1. s/he shapes a metal knob on s.o. CW
                                                            1. piskwâwikanêwi-pisiskiw

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                                                              NA-2 🧑🏽   like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy   📖
                                                              Word components: piskw-
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                                                              , -âwikan-
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                                                              , -ê(2) , [w] , -i
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                                                              , pisiskiw-
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                                                              1. camel CW MD
                                                              1. Morph-Vr  
                                                                1. hilly [?? /iT-/ + /piskw-/ ?? /isp-/ + /(p)iskw-/ ??] WMDD
                                                                1. Morph-R  
                                                                  1. knob [cf. /piskw-/] WMDD
                                                                  1. Morph-R  
                                                                    1. ?? [possibly misheard for /piskw-/] WMDD
                                                                    1. nêwâpisk

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                                                                      IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                                                                      Word components: nêw-
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                                                                      , -âpiskw
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                                                                      1. four dollars, $4 [also a man's name: NA-3 nêwâpiskw-] CW
                                                                      1. Morph-NA-2  
                                                                        1. osprey [cf. apiskw-] WMDD
                                                                        1. Morph-medial  
                                                                          1. rock, stone, metal [cf. /-âpiskw/] WMDD
                                                                          2. metal or stone MC
                                                                          1. Morph-R  
                                                                            1. pile up, lump [cf. {CaCê-} mutation of /piskw-at/] WMDD