See -CHʼIL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"heat",
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"niłchʼil",
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"niilchʼił",
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"fire",
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"crackles",
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"dilchʼił",
"dilchʼił#Navajo"
],
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"lightning",
"lightning"
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"łeʼdilchʼííł",
"łeʼdilchʼííł#Navajo"
],
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"nʼdilchʼil",
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"adiilchʼił",
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"plant",
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"dense",
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"díłchʼil",
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"hodíłchʼil",
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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "-MÁÁZ"
},
{
"word": "-TAAZ"
},
{
"word": "-ZHAʼ"
},
{
"word": "-KʼOL"
},
{
"word": "-GĘSH"
},
{
"word": "-GIZH"
}
],
"word": "-CHʼIL"
}
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