Close, lock. iwác̓aaka pčɨ́šna ‘he barred the gate’; iwác̓aaka níitna ‘he locked the house’; šapáwač̓ak ’cause to stick, attach’; wác̓aaki ‘locked’. [WS wác̓aak ‘get close, approach’; NP /wec̓éˀk/ ‘secure by hitting (with, e.g., a nail)’.]
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Close, lock. iwác̓aaka pčɨ́šna ‘he barred the gate’; iwác̓aaka níitna ‘he locked the house’; šapáwač̓ak ’cause to stick, attach’; wác̓aaki ‘locked’. [WS wác̓aak ‘get close, approach’; NP /wec̓éˀk/ ‘secure by hitting (with, e.g., a nail)’.]