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ᐧᐃᔮᔅᑯᐦᐊᒻ S

wiyaaskuham

vti stem: am

s/he puts it (ex moose meat) on a stick (to be roasted); s/he puts up the frame of a house, building

il/elle le met (par ex. morceau de viande d'orignal) sur un bâton (pour le faire rôtir); il/elle érige, monte la structure d'une maison, d'un édifice

put on (N:12 S:36)

roast (N:11 S:14)

ériger (N:1 S:4)

mettre sur ( S:3)

monter (N:27 S:110)

rôtir (N:14 S:16)

ᐁ ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᒉᐧᐋᑳᓄᐧᐃᐦᒡ (N:851 S:1014)
action by tool or hitting

-ham (final (vti)) ( S:554)
by tool, instrument

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ᐧᐃᔮᔅᑯᐦᐧᐁᐤ wiyaaskuhweu [vta]
S s/he gets it (anim, ex whole goose) ready with sticks to cook by fire