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ᓰᐱᑖᔮᔅᑯᐦᐄᑭᓐ siipitaayaaskuhiikin
[ni]
N
method of cooking a de-boned beaver by stretching it into a square shape on four sticks
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ᓰᐱᑌᔮᔅᑯᐦᐋᐧᐹᓐ siipiteyaaskuhaapwaan
[ni]
S
method of cooking a boned beaver by stretching it into a square shape on four sticks
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ᓰᐱᑌᔮᔅᑯᐦᐄᑲᓐ siipiteyaaskuhiikan
[ni]
S
method of cooking a de-boned beaver by stretching it into a square shape on four sticks like a kite
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ᓰᐱᑖᔮᔅᑯᐦᐄᐧᐹᓐ siipitaayaaskuhiipwaan
[ni]
N
method of cooking a deboned beaver by stretching it into a square shape on four sticks
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ᐱᑯᔥᑭᑖᔑᑭᓐ pikushkitaashikin
[ni]
N
front part of the beaver with the tail attached, in order to cook it or to hang it to dry
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ᓰᐱᑖᔮᔅᑯᐦᐋᐧᐹᓐ siipitaayaaskuhaapwaan
[ni]
N
method of cooking a deboned beaver by stretching it into a square shape on four sticks
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ᐅᐧᐄᔥᑎᒥᐦᑭᐧᐋᐤ uwiishtimihkiwaau
[vta]
N
s/he dedicates the beaver lodge to him/her (this is done when a hunter discovers a beaver lodge, and he takes one stick chewed by the beaver, and brings it to the person who he thinks will bring luck for a successful beaver hunt)
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ᐋᐳᑎᓈᐤ aaputinaau
[na]
N
beaver prepared by removing bones so flesh is in one piece, sewn close, turned inside out, blown up so it is round, and cooked on a string
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ᐧᐃᑎᓂᐦᐄᐹᐤ witinihiipaau
[vta]
N
s/he pulls the twine attached to the fish net to check it in winter, s/he sits and waits at the beaver net in order to get the beaver as it gets caught
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ᐧᐋᔅᑳᔅᒋᓂᒻ waaskaaschinim
[vti]
N
s/he makes a circle around the trap with poles leaving a space for the beaver to swim through
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ᐧᐋᔅᐧᑳᐦᑖᒥᐧᐄᔥᑎᐆ waaskwaahtaamiwiishtiuu
[vii]
N
it is the back of the beaver lodge inside directly opposite from the entrance
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ᐧᐋᔅᐧᑳᐦᑖᒥᔥᑐᐧᐃᑯᐦᒡ waaskwaahtaamishtuwikuhch
[p, p,location]
N
the back of the beaver lodge opposite to the door side
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ᐱᓯᐦᐊᒑᔪᐧᐃᓯᒻ pisihachaayuwisim
[vti]
N
s/he removes the covering of the beaver, muskrat tail by heat or hot water
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ᐹᐦᑭᒥᓂᑭᓐ paahkiminikin
[ni]
N
hole in the ice where the water surface is cleared in order to detect beaver activity
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ᑰᓂᔥᑎᐦᒑᐤ kuunishtihchaau
[vai]
N
it (anim, beaver, muskrat) makes its lodge in late fall using mud and snow
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ᐧᑳᔅᐧᑳᐳᑎᓈᐤ kwaaskwaaputinaau
[na]
N
beaver prepared by removing bones so flesh is in one piece, turned inside out and cooked on a string beside an open fire
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ᒥᓂᔅᒋᐧᑳᓈᐦᑭᓲ minischikwaanaahkisuu
[vai]
N
it (anim, beaver) is cooked so tender that the head falls off
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ᓂᑑᓂᒫᐦᑖᐤ nituunimaahtaau
[vai+o]
N
s/he checks the beaver trap for signs of activity around the area of the trap
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ᓂᐦᑖᐅᓲᐦᐧᑳᐦᐊᒻ nihtaausuuhkwaaham
[vti]
N
s/he taps the ice and finds it easy to detect where the beaver tunnels by the sound of the ice
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ᓈᐧᑖᐹᒋᓂᒻ naatwaapaachinim
[vti]
N
two beaver dams close to the lodge because of another lodge close by
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ᓱᔅᑯᔅᒋᓂᒻ suskuschinim
[vti]
N
s/he attaches the beaver trap on a forked stick and leans it into the water
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ᓲᐦᐧᑳᐦᐊᒻ suuhkwaaham
[vti]
N
s/he checks using ice chisel to listen for hollow sounds where there could be beaver tunnels under the ice
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ᐁᔅᒉᐤ escheu
[vai]
S
s/he does everything necessary to catch a beaver at its lodge using a net (find the lodge, prepare the place for the net, have someone watch the net, bang the top of the lodge to get the beaver out, and catch him)
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ᐋᐳᑎᓈᐤ aaputinaau
[na]
S
beaver with bones removed for cooking, flesh is in one piece, turned inside out, and cooked on a string
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ᐧᐄᑑ wiituu
[ni]
S
beaver anus, including surrounding fat, after it has been removes and turned inside out
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ᐧᐋᔅᑳᔅᒋᓇᒻ waaskaaschinam
[vti]
S
s/he places sticks around it (ex trap, leaving a space for the beaver to swim through)
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ᐸᐦᐳᔨᐦᐧᐁᔑᒣᐤ pahpuyihweshimeu
[vta]
S
s/he dries the water off its (anim, beaver only) fur by sweeping it on the snow, grass
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ᐸᐦᐴᑕᐧᐁᔑᒣᐤ pahpuutaweshimeu
[vta]
S
s/he dries the water off its (anim, ex any animal) fur by sweeping it on the snow, grass
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ᐹᔅᒋᐦᐧᑫᐧᔐᐤ paaschihkweshweu
[vta]
S
s/he cuts it (anim, beaver) accidentally when skinning it and blood comes out on the pelt
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ᐹᐦᑲᒥᓂᑲᓐ paahkaminikan
[ni]
S
hole cleared on surface of ice in order to later detect beaver activity
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ᑖᐦᑲᐧᐋᓈᐦᑎᒄ taahkawaanaahtikw
[ni]
S
marker placed through snow into water which, if moved, indicates that beaver is present
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ᒌᓂᐧᑳᓂᔮᐱᐦᒉᐦᐧᐁᐤ chiinikwaaniyaapihchehweu
[vta]
S
s/he spins it (anim, beaver, goose) on a string cooking beside an open fire, stove
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ᓂᑑᒥᔅᐧᑫᐱᒎ nituumiskwepichuu
[vai]
S
s/he scouts the area in winter to find out the number of beaver lodges
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ᓂᑑᓂᒣᐦᑖᐤ nituunimehtaau
[vai+o]
S
s/he checks the beaver trap for signs of activity around the area of the trap
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ᓂᐦᑖᐅᓲᐦᐧᑫᐦᐊᒻ nihtaausuuhkweham
[vti]
S
s/he finds it easy to hear where the beaver tunnels are under the ice
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ᓯᑖᒥᔅᑯᐦᐧᐁᐤ sitaamiskuhweu
[vta]
S
s/he pins, holds it (anim, ex beaver) down against the bottom of the river, lake with something
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