Spirit power, tutelary or guardian spirit. Also called šúkʷat. [NE taˀáx̣; NP /wéyekn/; cf. NP /taˀáx̣toy/ ‘source of sorcerer’s power’ (Aoki 1994:700); /teˀéx̣et(u)/ ‘young unmarried man’; also perhaps /tax̣ám/ ‘elusive, quick, crafty, equipped with supernatural capabilities’ (Aoki 1994:695).]
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