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ᔖᐹᔥᑭᒋᐤ N

shaapaashkichiu

vai stem: i

it (anim) is frozen enough (always used with negative)

il/elle est assez gelé-e (toujours utilisé à la forme négative)

Ex:

ᑖᐹ ᓂᒌᐦ ᒫᑎᐦᐧᐋᐤ ᐱᑎᒫ ᐋᑳ ᐋᔥᒄ ᔖᐹᔥᑭᒋᑦ᙮

taapaa nichiih maatihwaau pitimaa aakaa aashkw shaapaashkichit.

I cannot scrape the hide because it is not yet frozen enough.

Je ne peux pas gratter la peau parce qu'elle n'est pas encore assez gelée.

frozen (N:33 S:1)

gelé (N:30 S:16)