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ᐅᐧᐃᑳᐦᑳᒌᐧᐋᔥᑭᓈᐤ uwikaahkaachiiwaashkinaau
[vai]
N
it (anim, adult male caribou) has antlers with many branches
ᐧᐃᑎᐦᑐᑳᑎᒫᓂᐆ witihtukaatimaaniuu
[vii,impersonal]
N
the whole camp gets to the place where the caribou are
ᒌᐦᑐᓈᑭᓂᐆ chiihtunaakiniuu
[vta,passive]
N
it (anim, ex tanning of a moose, caribou hide) has been done but needs to be re-done
ᐧᐃᒋᑳᒋᓈᓂᐆ wichikaachinaaniuu
[vii,impersonal]
N
the camp is set where all the caribou meat can be butchered and prepared
ᑯᑎᑯᓂᔮᐹᔒᔥ kutikuniyaapaashiish
[na]
N
three-year-old male caribou in early winter while it still has its antlers
ᐳᓈᔥᑭᒋᐦᑯᔥ punaashkichihkush
[na]
N
one or two-year-old caribou which leaves its mother when she has her next young in the spring
ᐅᐱᔖᒋᐦᑯᒥᔥᐦ upishaachihkumishh
[nad]
N
her one-year-old female caribou calf that does not leave when she has her next young in the spring
ᐅᐧᐃᔨᐹᔮᑯᓂᐦᑖᐅᔥᑭᔒᐦ uwiyipaayaakunihtaaushkishiih
[nad]
N
its (anim, ex. caribou) small nail on the outer side of its hoof
ᐃᔮᐹᐅᑎᐦᒄ iyaapaautihkw
[na]
N
adult male caribou in spring whose antlers are starting to grow migrating north
ᐊᑎᐦᑯᑭᒥᒄ atihkukimikw
[ni]
N
caribou's dwelling, high mountain covered white with caribou hair (legend)
ᐋᐅᒋᑯᑎᓲ aauchikutisuu
[vai]
N
s/he takes several trips to bring the caribou which have been killed to the camp
ᐋᐱᓄᐧᐃᑖᐤ aapinuwitaau
[vai]
N
s/he takes out the contents of the bones in the front part of a skull of caribou
ᐋᑎᒋᓈᐱᐦᐄᑭᓂᐧᐃᔥᑎᐧᑳᓐ aatichinaapihiikiniwishtikwaan
[ni]
N
the head of a caribou turned upside down, cut open, contents of it cleaned out
ᐧᐃᔥᑎᒫᐤ wishtimaau
[vai]
N
s/he sees the signs of caribou, moose but does not kill them, goes home to let others know
ᐱᔅᒋᑯᐦᑎᔥᐧᑳᐱᑖᐤ pischikuhtishkwaapitaau
[vta]
N
s/he cuts the throat right away after killing a caribou to prevent the stomach contents from going towards the head
ᑎᒥᐦᒋᐱᓯᑭᓐ timihchipisikin
[ni]
N
package of caribou meat from the head, breast, ribs excluding the bones
ᒋᐧᐃᑖᐤ chiwitaau
[na]
N
five-year-old adult male caribou in October which loses its antlers later than usual
ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒧᐧᐋᐤ chiskutimuwaau
[vta]
N
s/he, it (anim) teaches her/him, it (anim), gives her/him the caribou s/he killed
ᒌᐅᐧᐃᐦᑖᐤ chiiuwihtaau
[vai]
N
the caribou leaves the area after losing velvet on antlers and goes in search of a mate
ᒌᑎᐧᐃᐦᐄᑭᓂᑳᑦ chiitiwihiikinikaat
[ni]
N
bone of the right hind leg of a certain male caribou which, after being split lengthwise, has the marrow removed and eaten only by older men, and then back tied together and preserved
ᒥᒥᐧᔮᔅᑯᐧᐃᑖᐤ mimiywaaskuwitaau
[vai]
N
it (anim, adult male caribou) has long curved antlers with hardly any branches
ᒥᔪᓈᐦᐄᑭᓐ miyunaahiikin
[na]
N
male caribou not able to rut because it was defeated by a stronger male
ᒦᓄᐧᐃᔥᑎᓈᐤ miinuwishtinaau
[vai]
N
it (anim, five-year-old adult male caribou) starts eating again after rutting in October
ᓯᒋᒫᐅᑎᐦᒄ sichimaautihkw
[na]
N
caribou in August when hair is short from shedding and it is bothered by mosquitoes
ᓯᓯᒋᐧᐃᑖᐤ sisichiwitaau
[vai]
N
it (anim, adult male caribou) has antlers with many branches and curves
ᓵᓵᐳᐧᐋᑎᒻ saasaapuwaatim
[vti]
N
s/he adds hot grease to the caribou blood broth, ptarmigan duodenum broth
ᐅᔕᐦᐊᒫᐤ ushahamaau
[vai]
S
s/he sees a moose, caribou s/he was tracking even if s/he doesn't have a chance to shoot, s/he tracks a moose, caribou
ᐧᐄᓈᔥᑕᑲᐃ wiinaashtakai
[ni]
S
large stomach of moose, caribou where waste ends up (same as umistatai)
ᐱᔅᑯᑕᐃ piskutai
[ni]
S
large part of moose, caribou intestine near stomach (narrow, about 12 inches long), perhaps honeycomb tripe