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Ps (5199)
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vii
Verb intransitive inanimate.
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ᐁᑖᐱᐦᑳᑌᐤ etaapihkaateu
[vii]
S
it is marked by tying with something string-like, has the impression of the string on it

ᐃᔅᐱᐦᑌᔫᑳᐤ ispihteyuukaau
[vii]
S
it is a certain length and breadth (something flat, meat for drying)

ᐃᔅᐱᐦᒑᐤ ispihchaau
[vii]
S
it is so far, a certain distance (sounds like 'a certain height, level of high ground')

ᐃᔮᐧᐃᓐ iyaawin
[vii]
S
it is a small containerful, the container can hold so much and no more, it is a small quantity

ᐃᐧᔮᑯᓂᒋᐸᔫ iywaakunichipayuu
[vii]
S
there is an opening in the snow covering, a hole in the ice where the snow fell in when the stick, line into the hole was moved by a fish, beaver

ᐅᑖᔥᑕᒫᐱᑕᑲᔥᑌᐤ utaashtamaapitakashteu
[vii]
S
it (axe) lays on the ground with the blade facing towards one

ᐅᓵᐅᔥᑳᐤ usaaushkaau
[vii]
S
leaves are just starting to bloom, early summer, literally 'there is great deal of green'

ᐊᐱᔥᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᓐ apishteyihtaakun
[vii]
S
it is little in estimation, it is thought to be small and worthless

ᐧᐄᐦᐸᑯᑌᐤ wiihpakuteu
[vii]
S
it is off the ground (ex there is a space between the bottom of the tent and the ground)

ᐧᐄᐦᐧᑫᔦᒋᐸᔫ wiihkweyechipayuu
[vii]
S
it gets tangled in something bag-shaped and sheet-like (ex fish in net)

ᐧᐊᓂᑌᐤ waniteu
[vii]
S
in springtime, there are heat waves rising off snow, ice in the sun, often causing a mirage

ᐧᐋᓭᒋᔅᑌᐤ waasechisteu
[vii]
S
something white (sheet-like) can be seen from afar as the sun shines on it

ᐧᐋᓯᐹᐧᑳᐤ waasipaakwaau
[vii]
S
the bottom of a river, lake is visible because the water is shallow, clear

ᐲᐦᒋᔥᑐᐧᐋᔥᑎᓐ piihchishtuwaashtin
[vii]
S
it floats into the mouth of the river, blown and pushed by the wind

ᐸᔨᔅᑯᐯᔥᑌᐤ payiskupeshteu
[vii]
S
there is water coming through a hole in the ice (ex from sun melting snow)

ᐸᔨᔅᑯᒋᔅᒉᐸᔫ payiskuchischepayuu
[vii]
S
it (ex bottom of box) comes out, breaks through, is knocked out

ᐸᔨᔅᑯᒋᔅᒑᐧᐁᐸᔫ payiskuchischaawepayuu
[vii]
S
it (ex bottom of box) comes out, breaks through, is knocked out

ᐸᐦᐳᐧᐋᔥᑌᐤ pahpuwaashteu
[vii]
S
light shines through the trees off and on, showing lake, river beyond

ᐸᐦᐧᑫᔮᐳᑌᐤ pahkweyaaputeu
[vii]
S
the land is washed out by high water, the water, current breaks off a piece of land

ᐸᐦᐧᑫᔮᐧᐹᐧᐁᐤ pahkweyaapwaaweu
[vii]
S
the water breaks off something, high water, the current washed it out

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

ᐹᐦᐹᒋᐱᔅᑳᐤ paahpaachipiskaau
[vii]
S
it is a series of rounded, exposed rock (igneous or metamorphic) outcrops

ᑑᔅᑑᐹᒋᐸᔫ tuustuupaachipayuu
[vii]
S
it bends easily, is flexible (ex tree, stick, frame of snowshoes)

ᑕᓲᑌᐤ tasuuteu
[vii]
S
it (other than an animal) is caught in a trap; it is caught, trapped under a fallen tree

ᑕᔥᑲᒪᔥᑌᐤ tashkamashteu
[vii]
S
it is placed straight across, it is written from one side to the other

ᐧᑖᔅᑯᐯᔮᐤ twaaskupeyaau
[vii]
S
there is a thin top layer of ice on the water above the thick ice which can be broken through

ᒋᓰᐳᐧᐁᓯᑯᐸᔫ chisiipuwesikupayuu
[vii]
S
pieces of ice rub against each other and make squeaking sounds

ᒋᔅᑎᒫᑲᓐ chistimaakan
[vii]
S
it is poor, it is worthless, in a state of destitution, the times are poor

ᒌᔅᑳᐱᔅᒋᒍᐧᐃᓐ chiiskaapischichuwin
[vii]
S
it is a current, rapids over a high rock, a steeply falling current

ᒌᐦᑳᔅᑯᑎᓐ chiihkaaskutin
[vii]
S
it lies along the edge, a river running parallel to another body of water

ᒥᔦᔨᒨᒪᑲᓐ miyeyimuumakan
[vii]
S
it is in a suitable, safe place (ex boat better left at camp than in village)

ᒥᔪᐯᔮᐤ miyupeyaau
[vii]
S
it is nice on the water (can also be said after break-up), the tide is at the right level

ᒥᔪᓂᑯᓐ miyunikun
[vii]
S
it is good, easy to handle, it is good walking, footing, it feels good to touch

ᒦᓄᓃᐱᓐ miinuniipin
[vii]
S
it is a period of warm fall weather after some freezing weather and snow, Indian summer

ᒧᔥᑕᑖᓈᐅᐦᑳᐤ mushtataanaauhkaau
[vii]
S
it is pure sand, there is nothing but sand (ex teepee with only sand within)

ᒪᐧᑌᐧᐁᔮᑲᒫᐦᐊᓐ matweweyaakamaahan
[vii]
S
the sound of breakers, waves caused by wind action, is heard in the distance

ᒪᒋᔥᑌᐧᐁᔮᔅᐧᑫᔮᐤ machishteweyaaskweyaau
[vii]
S
the trees are standing on the point, it is a treed, forested point of land

ᒫᒫᐦᑖᐅᓈᑯᓐ maamaahtaaunaakun
[vii]
S
it is decorated, variegated in colour, form, of many colours, forms, parts

ᓂᔅᑯᐧᐁᐦᑎᓐ niskuwehtin
[vii]
S
it brushes on the side as it passes; it (ex car) joins others as they pass it [inland]

ᓃᐱᓈᒧᔅᒌᐤ niipinaamuschiiu
[vii]
S
it is a place where the ground [inland] or water [coastal] never freezes

ᓃᐧᔖᒋᓂᐧᑳᓂᑌᐤᐦ niishwaachinikwaaniteuh
[vii]
S
they go around twice; it takes two hours (when used in the conjunct)

ᓇᓈᐦᑰᓈᑯᓐ nanaahkuunaakun
[vii]
S
it is in many colours, many different parts, it has different appearances

ᓵᐱᑲᓐ saapikan
[vii]
S
it (ex meeting, dance) is interesting (used in negative, 'it is boring'); it is strong (used in negative, 'not strong', ex. tea)

ᓵᐹᔅᑯᐦᑎᓐ saapaaskuhtin
[vii]
S
it is tightly, strongly wound (used in negative, it is not tightly wound)

ᓵᐹᔅᑲᑎᓐ saapaaskatin
[vii]
S
it is frozen stiff (used in negative, it is not really frozen stiff, strongly)

ᓵᐹᔥᑌᐤ saapaashteu
[vii]
S
it is strong, bright light, it shines brightly (used only in negative, it shines dimly)

ᔒᐹᔅᐧᑫᔮᐤ shiipaaskweyaau
[vii]
S
it is an area where the trees are bare of branches on the lower part of the tree

ᔒᑯᐁᔮᔥᑎᒋᔅᑌᐤ shiikueyaashtichisteu
[vii]
S
the needles come off the boughs laid on the tent, teepee floor because of the heat

ᔒᐧᑳᔥᑕᔅᑌᐤ shiikwaashtasteu
[vii]
S
the needles come off the boughs laid on the tent, teepee floor because of the heat; the teepee has bare branches on the floor [coastal]

ᔖᐧᐹᔅᑲᑎᓐ shaapwaaskatin
[vii]
S
it is firmly frozen, frozen through (used in negative, it is not strongly frozen, used for river)

ᔮᔮᐱᔅᒋᐦᑎᓐ yaayaapischihtin
[vii]
S
it is placed, slides, falls along the side, edge of something metal

ᐧᐋᔨᑐᐱᔨᐤ waayitupiyiu
[vii]
N
it falls into place (in lacing sowshoes, lacing falls into place and the stick falls out)

ᐃᔅᐱᐦᑎᐹᑭᓐ ispihtipaakin
[vii]
N
the water is the right depth for travelling, for setting and checking fish net

ᐃᔥᐧᑳᔮᐱᒥᓈᑯᓐ ishkwaayaapiminaakun
[vii]
N
it is as far as the eye can see, far and wide (used with negative)

ᐃᔨᑯᓂᔅᑳᐤ iyikuniskaau
[vii]
N
dwelling has a small opening on top because the covers on it are high on the frame

ᐃᔮᐧᐃᓐ iyaawin
[vii]
N
the container can only hold a small quantity, there is not enough to go around

ᐃᐧᔮᑯᓈᐱᔨᐤ iywaakunaapiyiu
[vii]
N
snow covers and settles over a certain area of ground, snow settles and covers water that is not frozen

ᐄᑯᐦᑯᐹᐤ iikuhkupaau
[vii]
N
it an area where the bushes, willows get so thick and high so that the stream starts to disappear

ᐄᔨᑭᔥᑭᒨ iiyikishkimuu
[vii]
N
it is wide (ex path) (also used for something attached onto something, ex. trimming, border)

ᐅᔅᒋᐱᐳᓐ uschipipun
[vii]
N
it is the beginning of winter; it is the beginning of the year; New Year's Day

ᐋᑎᑳᒫᔮᐤ aatikaamaayaau
[vii]
N
there is no way to go across a body of water without a canoe, boat, raft

ᐋᔥᑎᐦᑖᐧᐋᔮᐤ aashtihtaawaayaau
[vii]
N
it is a long stretch of land on the sunny side of the bay, island

ᐋᐦᑎᑯᑖᐤ aahtikutaau
[vii]
N
it hangs in a different place, it moves as it hangs, the snare has been moved by the animal

ᐧᐃᔥᒋᑭᔥᑭᐧᐃᓐ wishchikishkiwin
[vii]
N
approaching dark clouds bring snow, rain or cold weather in the spring

ᐧᐃᔨᐧᐋᐤ wiyiwaau
[vii]
N
it is where a river goes into a lake or into another river, mouth of a river

ᐧᐄᓯᓱᐹᒋᐦᑎᓐ wiisisupaachihtin
[vii]
N
the wind blows almost constantly which can be seen by looking at the water

ᐧᐃᔨᔅᑯᔥᑖᔮᐤ wiyiskushtaayaau
[vii]
N
it is grey, brown (the colour of the top covers of the tipi exposed to smoke)

ᐧᐄᔪᐧᐃᐦᑯᐹᐤ wiiyuwihkupaau
[vii]
N
there are willows all the way out to the mouth of the river, stream

ᐧᐋᐱᔥᑖᓂᓈᑯᓐ waapishtaaninaakun
[vii]
N
it is an area that has the appearance that marten could inhabit

ᐧᐋᐱᔥᑖᓈᔅᐧᑳᔮᐤ waapishtaanaaskwaayaau
[vii]
N
it is an area of trees with long branches, literally 'marten skin'

ᐧᐋᐳᔓᔨᔥᑎᐦᒑᐱᔨᔑᐤ waapushuyishtihchaapiyishiu
[vii]
N
there is a snowfall of soft, fluffy snowflakes during night

ᐧᐋᓯᐹᐧᑳᐤ waasipaakwaau
[vii]
N
the bottom of a body of water is visible because the water is shallow or clear

ᐧᐋᓵᔮᒋᔑᓐ waasaayaachishin
[vii]
N
the sealskin, whale skin is kept in a moist place until the dark top layer of skin comes off

ᐧᐋᔅᐧᑳᐦᑖᒥᐧᐄᔥᑎᐆ waaskwaahtaamiwiishtiuu
[vii]
N
it is the back of the beaver lodge inside directly opposite from the entrance

ᐲᐦᑎᑳᒥᑭᓐ piihtikaamikin
[vii]
N
there are two large (mainland) pieces of earth on either side of a large body of water

ᐲᐦᑎᔅᐧᑳᔮᐤ piihtiskwaayaau
[vii]
N
it is a long straight stretch on a river, it is a long stretch of calm water between rapids

ᐹᐱᐧᑳᐱᔅᒋᐱᔨᐤ paapikwaapischipiyiu
[vii]
N
it (mineral) peels off, something metal is peeling, coating (ex enamel) comes off

ᐹᑎᐹᐱᔨᐤ paatipaapiyiu
[vii]
N
it (ex river, lake) swells due to rain, spring run-off, the tide comes and goes at unusual quick intervals

ᐹᑎᑖᒨ paatitaamuu
[vii]
N
there is mist in the air that will bring cold weather, usually during spring

ᐹᔅᐹᔅᒋᓯᒑᓂᐆ paaspaaschisichaaniuu
[vii]
N
there is shooting of guns on New Year's morning (passive form of verb paaspaaschisichaau)

ᐹᔥᑭᔖᐧᑳᐦᑎᓐ paashkishaakwaahtin
[vii]
N
it rains so hard that the water is splashing, it is a torrential rain

ᐹᔥᒋᐱᔨᐤ paashchipiyiu
[vii]
N
it goes over, it falls over something, it (ex time, money) goes beyond the amount

ᐹᐦᐹᐅᐱᐦᐧᑳᔮᔥᑎᓐ paahpaaupihkwaayaashtin
[vii]
N
it (ex tent, coverings on dwelling) is moved by the wind

ᐹᐦᐧᑳᐱᔅᒋᐱᔨᐤ paahkwaapischipiyiu
[vii]
N
it (rock, rock outcrop) is dry after wet weather, it (mineral, ex glass) dries off

ᐹᐦᐧᑳᔨᒧᐦᐄᓲ paahkwaayimuhiisuu
[vii]
N
s/he dries her/himself, her/his clothes after being wet, goes to a dry shelter

ᑎᒥᑳᐳᐧᐋᔮᐦᐊᓐ timikaapuwaayaahan
[vii]
N
the water level goes up on the leeward side because of high winds

ᑎᔅᑭᒥᐹᐦᐅᓈᓂᐧᐃᔑᐤ tiskimipaahunaaniwishiu
[vii]
N
it is a small body of water that is crossed during a portage by canoe

ᑭᒋᓰᐦᐱᑎᒥᓈᐱᑭᓐ kichisiihpitiminaapikin
[vii]
N
the cold weather causes the snowshoe harnesses to squeak while walking

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

ᐧᑳᔥᐧᑳᔥᑳᒫᔮᒥᔥᑳᒋᒋᐧᐃᓐ kwaashkwaashkaamaayaamishkaachichiwin
[vii]
N
the waves hit shores from one side to the other

ᒋᐱᐦᑯᐹᐤ chipihkupaau
[vii]
N
it an area where the bushes, willows get so thick and high so that the stream starts to disappear

ᒋᓯᔅᑳᔮᐱᐦᑖᐤ chisiskaayaapihtaau
[vii]
N
the force of the wind can be determined by looking at the smoke

ᒋᐧᔖᐧᐋᔮᔥᑯᔥᑎᓐ chishwaawaayaashkushtin
[vii]
N
the wind makes noise as it passes through trees and bushes

ᒌᐧᐋᔮᑯᐦᑖᐤ chiiwaayaakuhtaau
[vii]
N
the snow melts so fast that the sounds of it melting can be heard

ᒌᑳᔅᑯᐦᑎᓐ chiikaaskuhtin
[vii]
N
it lies along the edge, a river running parallel to another body of water

ᒌᔅᑳᐱᔅᒋᒋᐧᐃᓐ chiiskaapischichiwin
[vii]
N
it is a current, rapids over a high rock, a steeply falling current

ᒌᔓᐧᐃᔨᐤ chiishuwiyiu
[vii]
N
it is a warm spell that causes the ice not to freeze solid because of heavy blanket of snow

ᒥᒥᐧᑖᔮᐦᑯᓈᐅᑎᓐ mimitwaayaahkunaautin
[vii]
N
there are crunching crisp sounds of snow outdoors due to extreme cold

ᒥᓂᓵᐧᑳᐱᔅᒑᒋᒋᐧᐃᓐ minisaakwaapischaachichiwin
[vii]
N
there is a small rock island in the middle of the rapids

ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐄᒑᐱᔨᐤ misinihiichaapiyiu
[vii]
N
it leaves marks like soles of shoes on floor, it is used for writing, typing

ᒥᓯᐦᑖᐱᔨᐤ misihtaapiyiu
[vii]
N
it gets around to everyone, scatters, spreads all about (ex news, gossip)

ᒥᔨᔅᑯᑎᐧᐋᐱᒥᓈᑯᓐ miyiskutiwaapiminaakun
[vii]
N
it is seen with the naked eye (used with negative: microscopic)

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)

ᒧᔥᑖᓈᐅᐦᑳᐤ mushtaanaauhkaau
[vii]
N
it (ex dwelling floor not covered with boughs) is pure sand, it is nothing but sand

ᒫᒫᐦᒌᔑᓈᑯᓐ maamaahchiishinaakun
[vii]
N
it is in many colours, many different parts, it has different appearances

ᓂᑳᐹᔮᐦᐋᓐ nikaapaayaahaan
[vii]
N
it (the wind) is stopping something from moving forward in the water

ᓃᑭᑖᐅᐦᒋᐹᐤ niikitaauhchipaau
[vii]
N
it (ex sand, ground) slides down into water or hole due to water pressure

ᓵᐹᔥᑖᐤ saapaashtaau
[vii]
N
it is strong, bright, light, it shines brightly (always used with negative)

ᓵᒌᐅᔅᑭᒥᑭᐆ saachiiuskimikiuu
[vii]
N
it is an inlet of a lake that is more like a swamp than a stream or river

ᓵᓵᐦᐧᑳᐱᔨᐤ saasaahkwaapiyiu
[vii]
N
the sounds from a newly frozen river or lake tell you the river or lake is not yet safe for crossing

ᔒᐹᔥᑎᑯᒋᐧᐃᓐ shiipaashtikuchiwin
[vii]
N
the river flows between islands; the rapids flow between islands

ᔒᐹᔮᐤ shiipaayaau
[vii]
N
it is free from undergrowth, there is a stream, water going through land surrounded by water

ᔔᔥᐧᑳᐱᔥᒑᒋᒋᐧᐃᓐ shuushkwaapishchaachichiwin
[vii]
N
the rapids are at a slope, it is a smooth motion of rapids over rocks

ᔖᐦᑎᐧᐋᔮᐤ shaahtiwaayaau
[vii]
N
dwelling has a large opening on top because the covers on it are low on the frame

