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ᐃᔮᐦᒋᑕᐦᐁᐤ (iyaahchitaheu)
[vta]
s/he makes it (anim) light-weight

ᐃᔮᐦᒋᑕᐦᑖᐤ (iyaahchitahtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he makes it light-weight

ᐃᔮᐦᒡ (iyaahch)
[p]
focus marker used after another particle, indicating a choice must be made, 'exactly' (ekuh iyaahch, iska iyaahch, maak iyaahch, eshkw iyaahch)

ᐃᔮᐧᐃᓐ (iyaawin)
[vii]
it is a small containerful, the container can hold so much and no more, it is a small quantity

ᐃᔮᐧᓭ (iyaaswe)
[p]
every other one

ᐃᔮᐧᓭᐦᐊᒻ (iyaasweham)
[vti]
s/he does every other one (ex goes into houses, skips a meal)

ᐃᔮᐧᓭᐦᐧᐁᐤ (iyaaswehweu)
[vta]
s/he skips every other one (anim)

ᐃᔮᐧᓭᑎᐱᔅᑳᐤᐦ (iyaaswetipiskaauh)
[vii]
it is every other night

ᐃᔮᐧᓭᒌᔑᑳᐤᐦ (iyaaswechiishikaauh)
[vii]
it is every other day

ᐃᔮᐧᓭᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ (iyaasweshkuweu)
[vta]
s/he skips every other person, thing (anim)

ᐃᔮᐯᐅᑎᐦᒄ (iyaapeutihkw)
[na]
very large male caribou

ᐃᔮᐯᐤ (iyaapeu)
[na]
male caribou

ᐃᔮᐯᐧᐁᔨᒣᐤ (iyaapeweyimeu)
[vta]
s/he knows him/her well, personally

ᐃᔮᐯᔒᔥ (iyaapeshiish)
[na]
two-year-old male caribou in early fall

ᐃᔮᐱᑌᔨᐦᑕᒻ (iyaapiteyihtam)
[vti]
s/he pays attention, cares for it, s/he is interested in it

ᐃᔮᐱᑌᔨᒣᐤ (iyaapiteyimeu)
[vta]
s/he pays attention, cares for him/her, s/he is interested in him/her/it (anim)

ᐃᔮᐱᓯᐦᑐᐧᐁᐤ (iyaapisihtuweu)
[vta]
s/he pays attention to what s/he says

ᐃᔮᐱᓯᐦᑕᒻ (iyaapisihtam)
[vti]
s/he pays attention to it

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᐦᑯᐧᐁᐤ (iyaapishihkuweu)
[vai]
it (wood) is fine-grained

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᐯᒥᒌᐤ (iyaapishipemichiiu)
[vai]
it (tree) has small leaves

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᑳᒉᔔ (iyaapishikaacheshuu)
[vai]
s/he has skinny legs

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᒥᓂᑳᔔᐦ (iyaapishiminikaashuuh)
[vii]
they are little berries

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᒥᓂᒋᔓᐧᐃᒡ (iyaapishiminichishuwich)
[vai]
they (anim) are little berries

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᔥᑲᔔ (iyaapishishkashuu)
[vai]
her/his footprints are small

ᐃᔮᐱᔖᔥᑯᐱᑐᓀᔔ (iyaapishaashkupituneshuu)
[vai]
s/he has skinny arms

ᐃᔮᐱᔥᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᓲ (iyaapishteyihtaakusuu)
[vai]
s/he is thought to be of little worth

ᐃᔮᐱᔥᑌᔨᒣᐤ (iyaapishteyimeu)
[vta]
s/he thinks little of him/her

ᐃᔮᐸᒡ (iyaapach)
[p]
still, anyway, nevertheless

ᐃᔮᑐᐧᐋᐦᐁᐤ (iyaatuwaaheu)
[vta]
s/he criticizes him/her, s/he rejects him/her because of a defect, lack of responsibility

ᐃᔮᑐᐧᐋᐦᑖᐤ (iyaatuwaahtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he criticizes it, s/he rejects it

ᐃᔮᑑᐦᐁᐤ (iyaatuuheu)
[vta]
s/he criticizes him/her, s/he dislikes the looks of him/her/it (anim)

ᐃᔮᑑᐦᑖᐤ (iyaatuuhtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he criticizes it, s/he dislikes the look of it (ex what someone made)

ᐃᔮᑯᓀᐤ (iyaakuneu)
[vai/vii]
s/he/it is buried in the snow

ᐃᔮᑯᓀᐦᐊᒻ (iyaakuneham)
[vti]
s/he buries it in the snow

ᐃᔮᑯᓀᐦᐧᐁᐤ (iyaakunehweu)
[vta]
s/he buries it (anim) in the snow

ᐃᔮᑯᓀᐦᑎᓐ (iyaakunehtin)
[vii]
it lands in the snow, it falls and is buried in the snow

ᐃᔮᑯᓀᔑᓐ (iyaakuneshin)
[vai]
s/he falls and lands in the snow

ᐃᔮᑲᑐᐦᐊᒻ (iyaakatuham)
[vti]
s/he pokes around in an enclosed space (ex den, beaver lodge, gun barrel) using a tool

ᐃᔮᑲᑐᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒻ (iyaakatuwaapahtam)
[vti]
s/he keeps looking into it (ex hole, tunnel, to see what is inside)

ᐃᔮᑲᑐᓀᐤ (iyaakatuneu)
[vai]
s/he pokes around, puts her/his hand inside it (anim), an enclosed space

ᐃᔮᑲᑐᓇᒻ (iyaakatunam)
[vti]
s/he pokes around inside it, an enclosed space

ᐃᔮᒥᐋᔑᑯᐧᐋᐴ (iyaamiaashikuwaapuu)
[vai]
her/his tears fall, her/his tears well up and run over

ᐃᔮᒥᑯᐧᐋᐴ (iyaamikuwaapuu)
[vai]
her/his tears fall, her/his tears well up and run over

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑯᐧᐁᑲᐦᐁᐤ (iyaaniskuwekaheu)
[vta]
s/he lays them (anim) down next to each other joining

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑯᐧᐁᑲᔥᑖᐤ (iyaaniskuwekashtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he lays them down next to each other and joined

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑯᑖᐱᐦᑳᑌᐤ (iyaaniskutaapihkaateu)
[vta]
s/he ties them together repeatedly

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑯᑖᐱᐦᑳᑕᒻ (iyaaniskutaapihkaatam)
[vti]
s/he ties things together repeatedly

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑯᒧᐦᐁᐤ (iyaaniskumuheu)
[vta]
s/he joins them together one after the other

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑯᒧᐦᑖᐤ (iyaaniskumuhtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he joins things together one after the other

ᐃᔮᓇᐦᐧᐁᐤ (iyaanahweu)
[vta]
s/he hits a part of it off
