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Early Hick Lexicon — Building Terms

Entries in the Building Terms semantic field.

'ilistal /ʔi.lis.tal/
library (noun) — Place for storing and accessing knowledge [Learning Terms, Building Terms]
school (noun) — Place for formal instruction [Learning Terms, Building Terms]
Shows development of dedicated learning spaces
parmatal /par.ma.tal/
library (noun) — Institutional term for book repository [Writing Terms, Building Terms]
Shows productive use of -tal for institutional locations