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amváamvaan otter
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #356 | revised Sep 17 2014
amváamvaan • N • otter
Literally: 'salmon-eater'
| Derivation: | áama amvaan | (= av-va-a av-va-aan) |
| salmon eater | (= eat-PL.ACT-DEVERB eat-PL.ACT-Agentive) |
Source: WB 86.1, p.317; JPH ani 06:658
Note: By-name is páy sáruk 'that one downhill'.
See áama 'salmon' See amvaan 'eater'
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