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kel-asan/ kel-asi/ kiyel-asan,
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mengel-as/ mankelkel-as/ engel-as,
me--an
mekel-asan/ ekel-asan
To strip bark from wood; usually done so that the firewood will dry quickly.
Towan kel-asiy kinjow to say memeken chakosl.
He is stripping the bark off the firewood that he gathered so that it will dry fast.