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"etymology_text": "Originally meant opossum, its meaning shifted after the Columbian exchange. Opossums are now referred to as ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ (siqua utsetsasdi, “pig who grins”) and derivate terms.",
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"word": "ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ"
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"word": "ᏏᏆ"
}
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"word": "ᏏᏆ"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Cherokee dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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