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cen
noun
A noun used to describe various wooden items including sticks, logs, poles, or the trunk of a tree.

“cen k'ey ula' k'e'et.”

The stick is on the ground.

Also means
  1. stick
  2. log
  3. pole
  4. wooden object
  5. stem, stalk, trunk (of a tree)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cenuu
noun
A light boat used for travel on water.

“Cenuu c'deltał.”

The canoe is moving through the water.

“Cenuu tadzes.”

The canoe floats in the water.

“Cenuu nda'a hwt'a.”

The canoe is by the water.

Also means
  1. canoe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cenʼaay
noun
An alternative form of the word for axe.

“Cenʼaay nelc'e.”

The axe is heavy.

Also means
  1. alternative form of biceniʼaay (“axe”)
  2. axe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cenkʼaʼ
noun
A projectile typically shot from a bow.

“Cenkʼaʼ nelggay.”

The arrow is white.

Also means
  1. arrow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cenʼłkatlʼi
noun
A bird that climbs tree trunks and hammers into the wood to find insects.

“cenʼłkatlʼi tseli kʼa kʼi.”

The woodpecker is pecking on the tree.

Also means
  1. woodpecker

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tcen
noun
This is a word for a piece of wood, a stick, or a log.

“Tcen ntsa'ii ntsii.”

The large log is heavy.

Also means
  1. alternative form of cen ("stick, log, wooden object")
  2. stick or log

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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decen
noun
A wooden object such as a stick or a log.

“decen nilt'a.”

The stick is burning.

Also means
  1. stick, log, wooden object
  2. stick or log

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tcenkʼaʼ
noun
An alternative word for a projectile shot from a bow.

“Tcenkʼaʼ nedi.”

The arrow is long.

Also means
  1. alternative form of cenkʼaʼ (“arrow”)
  2. arrow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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biceniʼaay
noun
A tool typically used for chopping wood.

“Biceniʼaay tl'ah.”

The axe is sharp.

Also means
  1. axe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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decen kʼaʼ
noun
An alternative phrase used to refer to an arrow.

“Decen kʼaʼ k'ey.”

It is a wooden arrow.

Also means
  1. alternative form of cenkʼaʼ (“arrow”)
  2. arrow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tsaeł ceneʼ
noun
The lower part of a tree left standing after the rest has been cut down or fallen.

“tsaeł ceneʼ taa nałde.”

It is standing by the stump.

Also means
  1. stump
  2. chopping block

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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baetAppears in an example
noun
A type of cold-water fish found in local lakes.

“Baet cen.”

I caught a lake trout.

Also means
  1. lake trout

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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-ghaʼAppears in an example
noun
This refers to the hair found on a person or animal.

“Cen-ghaʼ ggaay.”

My hair is short.

Also means
  1. hair

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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