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Pehiˊttin

language not yet identified
/peːʰiːttiːn/ imputed
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  • 2-033 by the Chukchee into a separate constellation, and are called Pehiˊttin. This
  • 2-033 to Pehiˊttin at the time of his first appearance. I was told, both on the
  • 2-033 Kolyma and the Anadyr, that Pehiˊttin was a forefather of the tribe, who,
  • 2-036 Two small stars near Pehiˊttin are called “reindeer-dam” (veñkeˊnřu), the
  • 2-036 second star being a reindeer-calf. They are approaching Pehiˊttin to be
  • 2-036 (e) which represent Pehiˊttin (Eagle).² The group on the right hand repre-sents
  • 2-036 ² The man who drew the sketch could give no reasons why he put in Pehiˊttin three stars instead of
  • 2-037 beside him. Between the Sun and the Moon are the stars of Pehiˊttin.¹

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