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Topics (40)
ᐁ ᐧᐊᓇᐦᐄᒑᓅᐦᒡ
snaring and trapping
Words(40)
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ᐋᐦᑎᑯᑖᐤ aahtikutaau
[vii]
N
it hangs in a different place, it moves as it hangs, the snare has been moved by the animal

ᐃᔅᐱᐦᑖᔅᑯᓲ ispihtaaskusuu
[vai]
N
the animal is caught in the trap during the day, soon after the trap is set

ᐱᐦᐳᐧᐃᑎᐧᐋᔑᒫᐤ pihpuwitiwaashimaau
[vai]
N
s/he sweeps it (anim) back and forth over the snow, grass to remove excess water from fur

ᐲᒋᔅᒑᐧᐋᐤ piichischaawaau
[vai]
N
it (anim, animal) is lean, weak because it had been running hard, fighting snare or trap for a long time

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)

ᐸᐹᒨᑌᐤ papaamuuteu
[vai]
S
s/he travels around, s/he goes around carrying it on her/his back (ex traps)


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ᓂᑑᐦᐅᐧᐋᑲᓐᐦ (N:20 S:17)
trapping and snaring tools
