ᓂᑭᑯᒋᐦᒋᔾ nikikocihciy
(noun, inanimate)
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an otter paw
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(plural) (nikikocihciya)
a traditional divinatory game whereby the answer to a yes-no question is determined by the position in which a pair of otter paws fall after being thrown, a ‘yes’ answer corresponding to both paws facing upwards, a ‘no’ corresponding to them facing downwards, and a ‘maybe’ when one paw faces upwards and the other faces downwards