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             ᑳᔥᑭᒫᐤ  kaashkimaau
            [vta]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                      s/he experiences bad luck in hunting after sharing catch with a certain person (ex a dog who eats beaver bones means trapper will no longer kill beaver)
            
            
            s/he experiences bad luck in hunting after sharing catch with a certain person (ex a dog who eats beaver bones means trapper will no longer kill beaver)
        
 
        
                        
             ᑯᑖᐅᔅᒑᐤ  kutaauschaau
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                      it (animal) becomes scarce for a certain number of years, goes in a cycle, literally 'goes underground'
            
            
            it (animal) becomes scarce for a certain number of years, goes in a cycle, literally 'goes underground'
        
 
        
                        
             ᒫᐦᐄᑯᔥᑖᐤ  maahiikushtaau
            [vta]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                      s/he does not pile the wood correctly which could bring bad luck in hunting
            
            
            s/he does not pile the wood correctly which could bring bad luck in hunting
        
 
        
                        
             ᐹᐧᑖᐧᐋᑖᒨ  paatwaawaataamuu
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                      its (anim) breath can be heard by the hunter as it draws closer to her/him
            
            
            its (anim) breath can be heard by the hunter as it draws closer to her/him
        
 
        
                        
             ᓵᓱᐧᐃᐦᑯᓂᒫᐦᑖᐤ  saasuwihkunimaahtaau
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 N                      s/he has blood on her/his clothes, coming back from hunting
            
            
            s/he has blood on her/his clothes, coming back from hunting
        
 
        
                        
             ᑳᔅᑲᑐᐧᐁᐤ  kaaskatuweu
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                      s/he/it (anim) brings bad luck to a hunter by eating the wrong part of an animal (ex a dog who eats beaver bones means trapper will no longer kill beaver)
            
            
            s/he/it (anim) brings bad luck to a hunter by eating the wrong part of an animal (ex a dog who eats beaver bones means trapper will no longer kill beaver)
        
 
        
                        
             ᐯᑖᐳᑯᑎᓲ  petaapukutisuu
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                      s/he brings home a large amount of food from hunting by toboggan, sled
            
            
            s/he brings home a large amount of food from hunting by toboggan, sled
        
 
        
                        
             ᐱᔑᐦᐆ  pishihuu
            [vai]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                      s/he can no longer kill game because s/he did not treat the animals with sufficient respect
            
            
            s/he can no longer kill game because s/he did not treat the animals with sufficient respect
        
 
        
                        
             ᐱᔑᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐ  pishihuwin
            [ni]
            
            
                
                          
             
                 S                      animals can no longer be killed because the hunter did not treat them with sufficient respect
            
            
            animals can no longer be killed because the hunter did not treat them with sufficient respect
        
 
         
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            ᐗᒋᔥᒄ    (N:29 S:10)            
            
            
muskrat   
            
            
Components: -chishkw-, -chishku-   
             
        
 
        
            
            
                
            
            
            
            ᓂᒋᒄ    (N:15 S:12)            
            
            
otter   
            
            
Components: -chikw-, -chiku-   
             
        
 
        
            
            
                
            
            
            
            ᓂᑑᐦᐆᐋᐱᒋᐦᐆᓐᐦ    (N:62 S:63)            
            
            
hunting tools   
            
            
   
             
        
 
        