Origin:
šapá- (causative) + naamn (to fade away)
Definition:
Squander, waste.
Example:
čáwnam šapánaamta x̣ax̣áykʷ yalmílk ‘don’t spend your money foolishly’.
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[NP /sapálaˀamn/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation