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ᐃᔅᐱᐦᑎᐹᑭᓐ ispihtipaakin
[vii]
N
the water is the right depth for travelling, for setting and checking fish net
ᐄᐦᑳᑯᓂᑖᐤ iihkaakunitaau
[vai+o]
N
s/he puts snow in the broth to congeal the fat, adds more snow to melt down for water
ᐅᐧᐋᓈᐹᐧᐋᐤ uwaanaapaawaau
[vai]
N
s/he has difficulty in catching her/his breath after being underwater when water is poured over her/his head
ᐅᑖᐹᒋᑭᐦᓯᒻ utaapaachikihsim
[vti]
N
s/he shrinks it (string made from hide) by putting it in water that is too hot
ᐅᐧᓵᐹᒋᔑᒫᐤ uswaapaachishimaau
[vta]
N
s/he throws, drops her/him, it (anim) down in water with a splash
ᐊᑯᒨ akumuu
[vai]
N
s/he (in canoe) floats in place out on the water, it (anim, e.g. beaver) floats in place out on the water
ᐧᐃᔨᑯᐦᒋᒫᐤ wiyikuhchimaau
[vta]
N
s/he places it (anim) in a certain position in a body of water (ex setting decoys on a pond)
ᐧᐄᓯᓱᐹᒋᐦᑎᓐ wiisisupaachihtin
[vii]
N
the wind blows almost constantly which can be seen by looking at the water
ᑎᒥᑳᐳᐧᐋᔮᐦᐊᓐ timikaapuwaayaahan
[vii]
N
the water level goes up on the leeward side because of high winds
ᑰᓂᐲᐅᐱᔨᐤ kuunipiiupiyiu
[vii]
N
snow does not melt in the water when it snows because of the coldness of the water
ᑳᐅᑭᒥᐤ kaaukimiu
[vii]
N
there are approaching signs of wind on a body of water while it is still calm
ᒥᔪᐹᔮᐤ miyupaayaau
[vii]
N
it is nice on the water (can also be said after break-up meaning that the water is free of ice and suitable for travel)
ᓃᑭᑖᐅᐦᒋᐹᐤ niikitaauhchipaau
[vii]
N
it (ex sand, ground) slides down into water or hole due to water pressure
ᓯᓂᐧᐋᓯᒻ siniwaasim
[vti]
N
s/he has left it in hot water too long for easy removal of the head and wing feathers of large game birds, outer layer of feet of beaver and bear, tail of beaver and muskrat
ᓯᓈᔨᐧᐋᓯᒻ sinaayiwaasim
[vti]
N
s/he has left the tail (beaver, porcupine, muskrat) in hot water too long making it hard to remove the outer layer
ᓵᒋᐹᑯᐦᒋᒫᐤ saachipaakuhchimaau
[vta]
N
s/he puts her/him, it (anim) in the water with a part sticking out
ᔑᑯᐦᐧᐋᐅᑯᐦᒋᓐ shikuhwaaukuhchin
[vai]
N
its (dead animal) meat softens after being in the water too long
ᔖᔒᐹᐦᒑᐤ shaashiipaahchaau
[vai]
N
it (anim) goes into the ground and comes up where there is a puddle of water
ᐊᐧᑳᒥᔅᒌᐤ akwaamischiiu
[vai]
S
s/he/it (anim) swims touching the bottom of the shallow water, sticking out of the water
ᐋᑕᑳᒣᔑᒣᐤ aatakaameshimeu
[vta]
S
s/he leaves him/her/it (anim) on the other side of a body of water with no way across
ᐧᐋᐸᒥᐹᑕᒻ waapamipaatam
[vti]
S
s/he looks through the water at it (ex checking beaver traps at the bottom)
ᐸᔥᑯᐯᓴᒻ pashkupesam
[vti]
S
s/he puts it (paws, feet, wings) in hot water to get the fur, feathers off
ᐸᔨᔅᑯᐯᔥᑌᐤ payiskupeshteu
[vii]
S
there is water coming through a hole in the ice (ex from sun melting snow)
ᐹᐧᑳᐱᔅᒋᒍᐧᐃᓐ paakwaapischichuwin
[vii]
S
the water is very shallow in a rapids, the rapids are almost dry
ᐹᐦᐹᐧᑳᓈᒥᔅᒋᒍᐧᐃᓐ paahpaakwaanaamischichuwin
[vii]
S
the water is very shallow in the rapids, is going dry
ᐹᐦᑲᒥᓂᑲᓐ paahkaminikan
[ni]
S
hole cleared on surface of ice in order to later detect beaver activity
ᑕᔅᑲᒥᑳᓯᐸᔨᐦᑖᐤ taskamikaasipayihtaau
[vai+o]
S
s/he takes it (by boat) straight across the body of water
ᒥᔪᐯᔮᐤ miyupeyaau
[vii]
S
it is nice on the water (can also be said after break-up), the tide is at the right level
ᓂᒥᔅᒋᐯᑯᐦᒋᓐ nimischipekuhchin
[vai]
S
its (ex dead animal, beaver) gall bladder liquid starts to leak into the body after being in the water too long
