Barbecue pit, underground barbecue. iƛ̓áyša támayčt ‘he’s digging up his barbecue (camas, etc.)’; wáatamayčt ‘turn to sing’. [WS támačt; N támakt; NP /témekt/.]
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Barbecue pit, underground barbecue. iƛ̓áyša támayčt ‘he’s digging up his barbecue (camas, etc.)’; wáatamayčt ‘turn to sing’. [WS támačt; N támakt; NP /témekt/.]