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kêemish / keemisha- something supernaturally dangerous, a devil, a monster; poison; a wild animal
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3794 | revised Oct 31 2014
kêemish / keemisha- • N • something supernaturally dangerous, a devil, a monster; poison; a wild animal
Derivatives (4)
kêemish "deceased person"
keemisháaxiich "halfbreed child (obsolete term)"
kêemishaha "to be poisonous"
keemishatunvêech "little wild animals"
Source: WB 868.3, p.360
- pakôokaninay vúra vakêemishas îin kunípaanik ... The Savage Ones of every place used to say ... [Reference: TK 255.14]
- kêemish kun'ákihanik. They fed him poison. [Reference: WB T93. Violet's dog. 012]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (8)