авʼалмиӄ

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *æɣælmiq. Cognate with Chukchi эгэлмиӄ (eɣelmiq), and Koryak авʼалмын (awalmən).

Noun[edit]

авʼалмиӄ (awalmiq) (dual авʼалмиӄти, plural авʼалмиӄувʼвʼи)

  1. tinder, dry sticks and fibre used to help light a fire.
    Умакаллат авʼалмиӄувʼвʼи.
    They gathered tinder together.
    Ъынпыӈавʼ иви кытвыл анимлǝтъаллака авʼалмиӄыӈ.
    The old woman said, "don't dump water on the tinder".

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