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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

