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             ᐧᐃᑎᑖᓯᒄ  wititaasikw
            [ni]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                     
            
            
            tree that has properties that are not good for making implements because it is too hard to carve, is brown in colour and warps when it dries
        
        
                        
             ᐧᐋᐱᔥᑖᓈᔅᐧᑳᔮᐤ  waapishtaanaaskwaayaau
            [vii]
            
            
                
            
                                                   
             
                 N                     
            
            
            it is an area of trees with long branches, literally 'marten skin'
        
        
                        
             ᐱᐳᐧᐋᔮᔥᑯᔑᓐ  pipuwaayaashkushin
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                     
            
            
            s/he, it (anim) stands partly hidden by trees but still visible
        
        
                        
             ᐱᓂᐧᐋᔮᐦᑎᑭᐦᐊᒻ  piniwaayaahtikiham
            [vti]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                     
            
            
            s/he chops and spreads branches from a young tree for flooring
        
        
                        
             ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓂᔅᒋᐧᐹᐤ  piskutinischipwaau
            [vta]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                     
            
            
            it (porcupine) eats all the bark around the bottom of the tree
        
        
                        
             ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓂᔅᒋᐧᐹᑭᓐ  piskutinischipwaakin
            [na]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                     
            
            
            a tree where the porcupine has eaten all the bark from the bottom part of the tree
        
        
                        
             ᐴᔅᒋᓈᐦᑭᐦᑎᒻ  puuschinaahkihtim
            [vti]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                     
            
            
            s/he cuts down and puts up a young tree to mark its position, direction
        
        
                        
             ᒋᐧᔖᐧᐋᔮᔥᑯᔑᓐ  chishwaawaayaashkushin
            [vai]
            
            
                
            
                                                   
             
                 N                     
            
            
            s/he, it (anim) makes loud noise while walking among trees, bushes
        
        
                        
             ᐧᒫᔑᐦᐧᑳᑖᑭᓂᐆ  mwaashihkwaataakiniuu
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                     
            
            
            it is a tree where the needles are eaten by animals or birds
        
        
                        
             ᐲᐦᑐᐧᐁᔮᔅᑯᐦᐊᒻ  piihtuweyaaskuham
            [vti]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                     
            
            
            s/he walks along the shore through to the trees, along the river
        
        
                        
             ᐴᔅᒋᓈᐦᑲᐦᑐᐧᐁᐤ  puuschinaahkahtuweu
            [vta]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                     
            
            
            s/he marks the place with a small tree (ex where meat is buried)
        
        
                        
             ᐸᐸᓈᐦᑎᑲᐦᐄᒉᐤ  papanaahtikahiicheu
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                     
            
            
            it (anim, grouse, partridge) causes the needles to fall to the ground while eating in a conifer tree
        
        
                        
             ᐸᐹᐦᑐᐧᐁᔮᔥᑯᔥᑲᒻ  papaahtuweyaashkushkam
            [vti]
            
            
                
            
                                                   
             
                 S                     
            
            
            s/he walks to the side of a road, river, close to the trees
        
        
                        
             ᑌᐦᑌᔅᒋᔅᒄ  tehteschiskw
            [na]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                     
            
            
            a pine tree with branches only on the upper part, the top, not on the lower part
        
        
                        
             ᒪᒋᔥᑌᐧᐁᔮᔅᐧᑫᔮᐤ  machishteweyaaskweyaau
            [vii]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                     
            
            
            the trees are standing on the point, it is a treed, forested point of land
        
        
                        
             ᔒᐹᔅᐧᑫᔮᐤ  shiipaaskweyaau
            [vii]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                     
            
            
            it is an area where the trees are bare of branches on the lower part of the tree
        
        