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Kwaio nunu(-)

Glosses

  • shadow, image, picture
  • shadow, image, picture; the shade of s.o. who wanders in dreams and talks to people

References

Cognatesets

  • POc *[qa]nunu ‘shadow of person, likeness, reflection’ with glosses shadow, image, picture
  • POc *[qa]nunu ‘shadow of person, likeness, reflection; soul that may leave the body in dreams’ with glosses shadow, image, picture; the shade of s.o. who wanders in dreams and talks to people

Sections

  • 5.3 The human body
    • shadow, image, picture
  • 6.7 The spirit world
    • shadow, image, picture; the shade of s.o. who wanders in dreams and talks to people
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