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apxantiich'íshpuk white man's money
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lexicon ID #498 | revised Sep 21 2014
apxantiich'íshpuk • N • white man's money
Literally: 'white-man money'
| Derivation: | apxantínihich ishpuk | (= ápxaan tírih-ich ishpuk) |
| white.man dentalium.shells | (= cap wide-DIM dentalium.shells) |
Source: JPH mat 15.764
Note: JPH has apxántiich'ishpuk (note accent) WB.
See ishpuk 'money'