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ᓯᑖᒥᔅᑯᐦᐧᐁᐤ S

sitaamiskuhweu

vta stem: hw

s/he pins, holds it (anim, ex beaver) down against the bottom of the river, lake with something

il/elle l'immobilise, la/le coince (par ex. un castor) au fond de la rivière, du lac avec un objet

beaver (N:130 S:136)

hold against ( S:12)

pin down ( S:2)

castor (N:152 S:172)

coincer (N:11 S:13)

immobiliser ( S:6)

ᐁ ᐊᑕ ᐃᐦᑕᑦ ᐊᐧᐁᓐ ᐁ ᐧᐄᐦ ᓂᐱᐦᐋᑦ ᐊᒥᔅᒄ (N:34 S:38)
what people do to kill beaver

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

-hweu (S) (final (vta)) ( S:462)
by tool, instrument

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ᓯᑖᒥᔅᑯᐦᐊᒻ sitaamiskuham [vti]
S s/he holds it against the bottom of the water with something