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ᐅᑎᐦᒌ ᐊᐧᐁᓐ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᑦ
action by hand
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ᐋᑭᑖᓈᐤ aakitaanaau
[vta]
N
s/he makes her/him gag, vomit by putting her/his fingers down her/his throat
ᐋᑭᐧᐋᐱᓈᐤ aakiwaapinaau
[vta]
N
s/he covers someone's eyes using hands; the bear prevents someone from seeing its den (it is said that the bear lifts up his front paws in order not to be seen)
ᐋᑯᐱᑎᓂᒻ aakupitinim
[vti]
N
s/he sets a nightline by placing a pole over the hole and attaching the line onto it
ᐋᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᐹᒋᓈᐤ aaniskiwaapaachinaau
[vta]
N
s/he lengthens it (anim, string-like) by hand, s/he joins strings together to lengthen it (anim)
ᐋᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᐱᐦᒑᓈᐤ aaniskiwaapihchaanaau
[vta]
N
s/he joins another piece of line onto it (anim, string-like)
ᐊᑯᔅᒑᐅᒋᓂᒻ akuschaauchinim
[vti]
N
s/he holds the burning piece of wood against something, tightly-packed firewood
ᒌᐦᒌᒋᓈᐤ chiihchiichinaau
[vta]
N
s/he scratches her/him, it (anim ex chin) because s/he, it (anim) is itchy
ᒌᔔᓈᐤ chiishuunaau
[vta]
N
s/he warms her/him, it (anim) with her/his hands, wraps her/him, it (anim) in something warm
ᒋᐳᔅᒋᐧᐃᒋᓂᒻ chipuschiwichinim
[vti]
N
s/he blocks it up with mud, gum, congealed fat using her/his hands
ᐄᑖᔅᑯᓈᐤ iitaaskunaau
[vta]
N
s/he holds, points it (anim, stick-like) in a certain way, s/he promotes, demotes, sentences her/him
ᑭᐧᓈᐹᒋᓈᐤ kinwaapaachinaau
[vta]
N
s/he gives her/him, it (anim) just enough food to keep her/him, it (anim) alive
ᒫᐦᔮᐱᐦᒑᓂᒻ maahyaapihchaanim
[vti]
N
s/he floats it (canoe) downriver, using a line as s/he walks along the shore
ᒫᒫᑐᓂᓈᐤ maamaatuninaau
[vta]
N
s/he feels her/him, it (anim) by touching, pressing on her/him, it (anim)
ᒫᒦᔥᑯᑎᓈᐤ maamiishkutinaau
[vta]
N
s/he changes her/him, it (anim) several times, s/he alternates from one to the other
ᒫᐅᓯᑯᓈᐤ maausikunaau
[vta]
N
s/he gathers and holds many of them (anim) together, takes care of all of them
ᒥᒋᒌᐦᐧᑳᐦᓂᒻ michichiihkwaahnim
[vti]
N
s/he gathers it (ex moccasins) badly, s/he makes uneven gathers
ᒥᒫᐦᒋᑯᓈᐤ mimaahchikunaau
[vta]
N
s/he restrains her/him, it (anim) by hand, does not allow her/him to leave
ᒥᒫᐦᑖᐧᐋᐱᐦᒑᓂᒻ mimaahtaawaapihchaanim
[vti]
N
s/he makes knots, shapes with a string or anything string-like
ᓈᐧᑖᐹᒋᓂᒻ naatwaapaachinim
[vti]
N
two beaver dams close to the lodge because of another lodge close by
ᓃᐳᐧᐋᔅᒑᐅᒋᓂᒻ niipuwaaschaauchinim
[vti]
N
s/he puts the wood on the fire and the flames flare straight up
ᓂᐲᐅᓈᐤ nipiiunaau
[vta]
N
s/he wets her/him, it (anim) by touching her/him, it (anim) with wet hands, by putting it (anim) in water
ᐹᐦᑳᔮᒋᓈᐤ paahkaayaachinaau
[vta]
N
s/he breaks it (anim) open (something that has been wrapped in paper), s/he opens up the sac of a newborn
ᐱᐦᐧᑳᓈᐤ pihkwaanaau
[vta]
N
s/he breaks a piece off it (anim) with her/his hand, s/he, it (anim) breaks the edge of the ice as s/he, it (anim) walks
ᐱᐦᐧᑳᔅᒋᐧᐃᒋᓂᒻ pihkwaaschiwichinim
[vti]
N
s/he walks taking some of the mud on her/his footwear with her/him
ᐲᐦᑎᐧᐋᐧᐋᒋᓈᐤ piihtiwaawaachinaau
[vta]
N
s/he wraps another layer of it (sheet-like) around her/him, it (anim)
ᐲᒥᑳᒫᐱᐦᒑᓂᒻ piimikaamaapihchaanim
[vti]
N
s/he places it (string-like) at an angle, twists it (string-like)
ᐱᓯᑯᓈᐤ pisikunaau
[vta]
N
it (anim, bird) catches it with its claws, s/he makes her/him, it (anim) all sticky
ᐱᔅᐱᒋᔑᓈᐤ pispichishinaau
[vta]
N
s/he lets it (anim) out underneath the canvas of the dwelling instead of using the doorway
ᐱᔮᒫᐅᓈᐤ piyaamaaunaau
[vta]
N
s/he holds, takes a mismatched pair (ex mittens), gives, takes the wrong one
ᐱᔮᒫᐅᓂᒻ piyaamaaunim
[vti]
N
s/he holds, takes two which do not make a pair (ex socks, boots), gives, takes the wrong one
ᐴᓈᐹᒋᓈᐤ puunaapaachinaau
[vta]
N
s/he ties it to keep it from going off the trail when going downhill
ᐴᓈᐹᒋᓂᒻ puunaapaachinim
[vti]
N
s/he ties the load to keep it from going off the trail when going downhill
ᔑᔖᐧᐹᓈᐤ shishaapwaanaau
[vta]
N
s/he squeezes tanning mixture (brain) through the caribou, moose hide to soften it
ᓰᐦᑎᓈᐤ siihtinaau
[vta]
N
s/he holds it (anim) tightly, it (anim) fits tightly on her/his hand, finger
ᓱᔅᑯᔅᒋᓂᒻ suskuschinim
[vti]
N
s/he attaches the beaver trap on a forked stick and leans it into the water
ᑖᐱᑯᓈᐤ taapikunaau
[vta]
N
s/he gathers it (anim, loops of net) on her/his hand in order to put the string through, s/he puts the backing line on the net
ᑖᐱᓈᐤ taapinaau
[vta]
N
s/he reaches around her/him, s/he manages to hold it (anim) all in her/his arms or hand
ᑖᑐᓈᐤ taatunaau
[vta]
N
s/he opens it (anim, something closed up, bag-like shape, ex. fish) with her/his hand
ᑖᑐᓂᒻ taatunim
[vti]
N
s/he opens it (something closed up, bag-like shape, ex. a bag of flour) with her/his hand
ᑑᒥᑭᓂᒋᓂᒻ tuumikinichinim
[vti]
N
s/he offers grease to the spirit by rubbing it on the skull of a bear
ᐅᑖᐱᐦᒑᓈᐤ utaapihchaanaau
[vta]
N
s/he pulls it (anim) toward her/himself using something string-like with his/her hands
ᐅᑖᐱᐦᒑᓂᒻ utaapihchaanim
[vti]
N
s/he pulls it towards her/himself using something string-like with his/her hands
ᐧᐋᔅᑳᔅᒋᓂᒻ waaskaaschinim
[vti]
N
s/he makes a circle around the trap with poles leaving a space for the beaver to swim through
ᐧᐄᐦᐧᑳᓈᐤ wiihkwaanaau
[vta]
N
s/he guts, cleans a ptarmigan by peeling back the skin from the top without tearing it
ᐋᑰᐧᐋᐱᓀᐤ aakuuwaapineu
[vta]
S
s/he covers someone's eyes using hands, the bear prevents someone from seeing its den (it is said that the bear covers its eyes to keep from being seen, also when a person kills a bear s/he takes out the the small white thing that is located underneath the bear’s chin and takes it home to give to a person to show of respect)
ᐋᓂᔅᑰᐧᐋᐯᒋᓇᒻ aaniskuuwaapechinam
[vti]
S
s/he lengthens it (string-like) by hand, s/he joins two strings together to lengthen it
ᐋᓂᔅᑯᐧᐋᐯᒋᓀᐤ aaniskuwaapechineu
[vta]
S
s/he lengthens it (anim, string-like) by hand, s/he joins two strings together to lengthen it (anim)
ᐋᐱᔅᑎᒋᓀᐤ aapistichineu
[vta]
S
s/he opens the seam of it (anim, ex material) through handling, wearing
ᒋᐦᐄᓀᐤ chihiineu
[vta]
S
s/he finds him/her/it (anim) slippery, cannot get a grip on her/him/it (anim)
ᒌᐦᐄᓀᐤ chiihiineu
[vta]
S
s/he finds him/her/it (anim) slippery, cannot get a grip on him/her/it (anim)
ᒋᐧᓈᐯᒋᓇᒻ chinwaapechinam
[vti]
S
s/he lengthens it (string-like), s/he makes it long (ex a long speech)
ᑯᐃᑑᓀᐤ kuituuneu
[vta]
S
s/he cannot find him/her/it (anim) by feeling around, tries to find, do it unsuccessfully
ᑰᓃᔅᒋᓇᒻ kuuniischinam
[vti]
S
s/he makes tracks in the snow in fall or spring during mild weather; it (beaver) makes its lodge in fall with a mixture of snow, mud and sticks
ᒫᐦᐋᐱᐦᒉᓇᒻ maahaapihchenam
[vti]
S
s/he floats it (ex canoe) downriver, using a line, as s/he walks along the shore
ᒫᐅᓯᐧᑳᔅᒉᐅᒋᓇᒻ maausikwaascheuchinam
[vti]
S
s/he piles the pieces of coals, charcoal together for the fire
ᒪᒫᑯᐹᑎᓇᒻ mamaakupaatinam
[vti]
S
s/he presses it in the water several times, swishes it (ex clothes) in the wash water
ᒪᒫᑯᐹᑎᓀᐤ mamaakupaatineu
[vta]
S
s/he she presses it in the water several times, swishes it (anim, ex pants) in the wash water
ᒪᒥᑯᓀᐤ mamikuneu
[vta]
S
s/he rubs it (anim, ex moose hide) in her/his hands (to soften it), washes it by hand
ᒦᐧᓈᐱᔅᒋᓀᐤ miinwaapischineu
[vta]
S
s/he straightens it (anim, metal) out, bends it back into shape by hand
ᒥᔪᓇᒻ miyunam
[vti]
S
it is easy to walk on the snow for her/him; the snow is good enough for her/him to walk on
ᒧᔥᑖᓈᔥᑎᒋᓇᒻ mushtaanaashtichinam
[vti]
S
s/he bares the floor (ex takes all the boughs and needles and throws them away)
ᒧᔥᑎᓀᐤ mushtineu
[vta]
S
s/he catches it by hand (anim, ex live mouse); s/he gets it for free [Mistissini]
ᓈᓂᔑᓀᐤ naanishineu
[vta]
S
s/he takes it (anim) apart, into pieces, bits, s/he separates it (ex a bicycle)
ᓈᓂᑑᑎᐦᒉᓀᐤ naanituutihcheneu
[vta]
S
s/he uses her/his hands to search, feel around for him/her/it (anim)
ᓈᔅᐱᑎᓀᐤ naaspitineu
[vta]
S
s/he takes him/her/it (anim, ex spoon) for good, does not return him/her/it
ᓈᐧᑖᐯᒋᓇᒻ naatwaapechinam
[vti]
S
it (beaver) breaks the flow of water, raises the water level (by constructing a second, smaller dam downstream from the first)
ᓂᐦᐋᐧᐋᐱᐦᒉᓀᐤ nihaawaapihcheneu
[vta]
S
s/he arranges it (anim, string-like), puts it (anim) in order neatly
ᓃᐳᐧᐋᔅᒉᐅᒋᓇᒻ niipuwaascheuchinam
[vti]
S
s/he puts the wood on the fire and the flame flares straight up
ᐹᔥᑖᐦᑐᐧᐄᑎᔑᓀᐤ paashtaahtuwiitishineu
[vta]
S
s/he helps her/him/it by hand to get over to the other side of something (ex bed, couch, fence)
ᐹᔅᑰᓀᓇᒻ paaskuunenam
[vti]
S
s/he/it (anim, ex animal) leaves visible tracks, walking in snow after a storm
ᐱᐦᒋᐸᔥᑯᓇᒻ pihchipashkunam
[vti]
S
s/he plucks it (ex bird's head, wing) by mistake, unawares, inadvertently
ᐲᐦᑑᓇᒻ piihtuunam
[vti]
S
s/he puts another layer inside it by hand; s/he causes blisters on her/his hand
ᐱᒥᑖᔅᑯᓀᐤ pimitaaskuneu
[vta]
S
s/he holds him/her crossways (ex carries him/her crossways on the shoulder)
ᐱᓯᑯᓇᒻ pisikunam
[vti]
S
s/he claws it, s/he attaches it with something sticky, s/he gets it sticky by touching with hand
ᐱᓯᑯᓀᐤ pisikuneu
[vta]
S
it (anim, bird) claws her/him, s/he attaches her/him with something sticky, s/he gets her/him sticky with hand
ᔖᔥᑲᒋᐧᐁᐱᓀᐤ shaashkachiwepineu
[vta]
S
s/he throws her/him backwards, on her/his back with a quick push
ᔐᑯᔭᐦᒋᓀᐤ shekuyahchineu
[vta]
S
s/he pushes him/her/it (anim) under something, in a tight space, by hand
ᔔᓇᒻ shuunam
[vti]
S
s/he makes an impression on it with his hand, s/he can break, move it by pressing with the hand
ᔔᓀᐤ shuuneu
[vta]
S
s/he leaves an impression on him/her with her/his hand, s/he can break, move him/her by pressing with the hand
ᓰᓂᔅᒋᓀᐤ siinischineu
[vta]
S
s/he/it (anim, ex spoon) slips from her/his hand, s/he loses her/his grip on him/her/it (anim)
ᓱᔅᑲᔅᒋᓇᒻ suskaschinam
[vti]
S
s/he attaches the beaver, otter trap to a forked stick and lowers it into the water
ᑖᐱᑯᓀᐤ taapikuneu
[vta]
S
s/he gathers it (anim, ex loops of net, in order to put string through) on her/his hand, s/he puts the backing line on the net
ᑕᐧᔖᐦᐧᑫᓀᐤ tashwaahkweneu
[vta]
S
s/he straightens out the curve in it (anim, snowshoe, toboggan) by hand
ᑌᐱᓀᐤ tepineu
[vta]
S
s/he reaches around him/her, s/he manages to hold it all in her/his arms, hands
ᑎᐱᓇᒻ tipinam
[vti]
S
s/he measures it (sheet-like) by arm lengths, s/he holds something against it to measure with
ᑑᒥᒑᐦᑯᐧᐁᓇᒻ tuumichaahkuwenam
[vti]
S
s/he offers grease to the spirit (by rubbing it on the skull of a bear)
ᐅᑖᐹᓈᔅᐧᑳᔅᒉᐅᒋᓇᒻ utaapaanaaskwaascheuchinam
[vti]
S
s/he piles it (wood) on the fire like a toboggan load
ᐧᐋᔅᑳᔅᒋᓇᒻ waaskaaschinam
[vti]
S
s/he places sticks around it (ex trap, leaving a space for the beaver to swim through)
ᐧᐄᐦᐧᑫᓀᐤ wiihkweneu
[vta]
S
s/he guts, cleans a grouse by peeling back the skin without tearing it, in a bag shape