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ᒣᔮᐅᒉᔨᐦᑕᒻ S

meyaaucheyihtam

vti stem: am

s/he thinks it is just as well that something did not happen

il/elle pense que c'est aussi bien que quelque chose ne se soit pas produit; c'est bien fait

deserve (N:2 S:4)

serve right ( S:5)

aussi bien ( S:2)

bien fait (N:1 S:2)

ᐄᑌᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ (N:210 S:267)
mental predicates

-htam (S) (final (vti)) ( S:402)
1. by mouth, face, head 2. unspecified vti final

-eyihtam (Final (vti)) ( S:145)
by mind, thinking, feeling
complex final eyi-ht-am

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ᒣᔮᐅᒉᔨᒣᐤ meyaaucheyimeu [vta]
S s/he thinks it serves him/her right