Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᐊᓯᒋᔥᑲᒻ S

asichishkam

Coastal Côte

vti stem: am

s/he holds it against something with his foot, s/he presses on it by foot, body

il/elle le retient, le tient contre quelque chose avec son pied; il/elle presse dessus avec le pied, le corps

against (N:22 S:7)

hold against ( S:12)

press on ( S:4)

contre (N:2 S:18)

presser (N:25 S:21)

retenir (N:31 S:46)

tenir (N:79 S:107)

ᐅᓯᑦ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐅᔫ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᑦ (N:346 S:453)
action by foot or body

-shkam (S) (final (vti)) ( S:252)
by foot or with the body
Southern Dialect

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ᐊᓯᒋᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ asichishkuweu [vta]
S s/he presses on him/her/it (anim) by foot, body