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Shawnee Color Words

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mkate mkateewa mkateeweθi	waapa wakanaki wakanakiθi
wiipekwa wiipekoθi	pkonimškwaawi pkonimškwaawiθi
hoθaawa hoθaawa hoθaawoθi	mškwa mškwaawi mškwaawiθi
škipaki škipaki škipakiθi	škipaki škipaki škipakiθi

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