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Early Hick Lexicon — Water Terms

Entries in the Water Terms semantic field.

'irai /ʔi.rai/
sacred water (noun) — Used in ritual contexts and sacred sites [Sacred Terms, Water Terms, Ritual Terms]
Shows sacred prefix with basic term for water
aiesp /ai.esp/
bathe (noun) — Basic term for immersion in water [Water Terms, Motion Terms, Body Terms]
Shows lexicalization of subessive case into basic verb stem