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ᐋᐱᑎᐦᐋᔥᑖᓂᑭᓈᐦᑎᒄᐦ aapitihaashtaanikinaahtikwh
[ni]
N
sticks to hold up boughs on either side of entrance to dwelling

ᐊᑯᐦᐄᒑᐤ akuhiichaau
[vai]
N
s/he fixes the covers around the top of the teepee so the open fire will burn properly

ᒌᑎᐧᐃᐦᐄᑭᓐ chiitiwihiikin
[ni]
N
board that goes across the top of inside of the teepee to give support

ᒋᐧᐹᔅᑯᐦᐄᑭᓈᐦᑎᒄ chipwaaskuhiikinaahtikw
[ni]
N
skewer stick to close the cavity of an animal or bird while roasting

ᒋᔥᑐᑖᑭᓂᐧᐹᓈᔅᒄ chishtutaakinipwaanaaskw
[ni]
N
pair of sticks used in a criss-cross style to roast fish over open fire

ᐄᔨᑳᓂᐦᒡ iiyikaanihch
[p, p,location]
N
the outside of the dwelling where the snow has been piled around it

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

ᒫᑯᐱᑎᐧᑳᐧᐋᓂᐱᔓᔮᓐᐦ maakupitikwaawaanipishuyaanh
[ni]
N
strings for tying poles used for cooking over an open fire

ᓃᐱᑖᔮᔅᑯᐦᐄᑭᓈᐦᑎᒄ niipitaayaaskuhiikinaahtikw
[ni]
N
stick on which fish or meat is hung to cook or dry over open fire

ᐱᒥᑎᐦᐋᐧᐋᓐ pimitihaawaan
[ni]
N
stationary pole in a teepee across where moveable meat racks are placed

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

ᓯᒋᐦᑎᐱᐦᐧᑳᓐ sichihtipihkwaan
[ni]
N
piece of cloth on which string is attached on covering for dwelling

ᐊᑳᒥᔥᑯᑌᐦᒡ akaamishkutehch
[p, p,location]
S
across the fire; family that stay on opposite side of a teepee, tent (said even if there is no fire or stove)

ᐊᑲᐦᒌᔮᐦᑎᒄ akahchiiyaahtikw
[ni]
S
wood for hanging hook for a kettle from cross pole of teepee over fire

ᒌᐦᒌᔑᓂᒉᐤ chiihchiishinicheu
[vai]
S
s/he picks up, gathers litter lying around on boughs inside teepee

ᒌᔔᐱᓴᒻ chiishuupisam
[vti]
S
s/he keeps a teepee warm by keeping the fire burning through the day or night

ᐃᔥᐧᑳᐦᑌᒥᐦᐄᑲᓈᐦᑎᒄ ishkwaahtemihiikanaahtikw
[ni]
S
pole across top of doorframe, lintel of a teepee door

ᑯᐃᔥᑎᑳᒣᐸᔫ kuishtikaamepayuu
[vai/vii]
S
s/he/it goes around the teepee, as a bowl of food may be passed around

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

ᓃᐱᓰᐅᑲᐦᒌ niipisiiukahchii
[ni]
S
hanger of willow wood for a kettle to hang from a cross pole, over fire

ᓃᐱᑌᔮᔅᑯᐦᐄᑲᓈᐦᑎᒄ niipiteyaaskuhiikanaahtikw
[ni]
S
stick used to hold a row of fish, meat to cook, dry over fire

ᐲᐦᑑᐸᐦᐧᑳᓐ piihtuupahkwaan
[ni]
S
second layer of canvas covering on something (ex teepee, sweatlodge)

ᐱᒥᒋᔥᑎᐦᑲᓈᓈᑎᐦᒄ pimichishtihkanaanaatihkw
[ni]
S
pole used to weight down canvas door of a tent, fastened across middle

ᐱᒥᑖᔅᑯᐦᐄᑲᓐ pimitaaskuhiikan
[ni]
S
pole used to weight down canvas door of a teepee, tent; stick used to hang a snare

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]

ᑌᐦᑖᔅᑯᐦᐄᑲᓐ tehtaaskuhiikan
[ni]
S
low platform built to keep things dry (in canoe, on snow, mud, in tent, teepee)

ᑌᑖᐅᔥᐧᑳᒡ tetaaushkwaach
[p, p,location]
S
point in teepee opposite the door, literally 'in the middle of a circle of poles'

ᐧᐋᔅᑳᓈᔅᒉᐤ waaskaanaascheu
[vai]
S
s/he puts boughs against the snow around the inner wall of the teepee

