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{en} escape

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ᐅᔑᐦᑎᒻ ushihtim [vti]
N s/he escapes from it

ᐧᐃᔨᐧᐄᑎᔑᒫᐤ wiyiwiitishimaau [vta]
N s/he escapes from her/him, it (anim) by going out

ᐱᑭᔥᑎᐧᐋᒋᔑᒨ pikishtiwaachishimuu [vai]
N s/he goes into the water from land to get away, s/he, it (anim) escapes by going into the water

ᐹᔥᑖᒋᔑᒨ paashtaachishimuu [vai]
N s/he runs off the wrong way in her/his haste to escape

ᔖᑭᒋᐧᐋᒋᔑᒨ shaakichiwaachishimuu [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) runs up something to escape

ᐅᔑᑕᒻ ushitam [vti]
S s/he escapes from it

ᐅᔑᒣᐤ ushimeu [vta]
S s/he escapes from him/her/it (anim)

ᐅᔑᒧᐧᐃᓐ ushimuwin [ni]
S escape

ᐅᔑᒧᑕᒻ ushimutam [vti]
S s/he escapes from it

ᐅᔑᒧᐦᐁᐤ ushimuheu [vta]
S s/he causes him/her to escape someone

ᐅᔑᒧᐦᑖᐤ ushimuhtaau [vai+o]
S s/he escapes with it

ᐅᔑᒨ ushimuu [vai]
S s/he escapes

ᐧᐄᐧᐄᑎᔑᒣᐤ wiiwiitishimeu [vta]
S s/he runs out to escape from him/her/it (anim)

ᐧᐄᐦᑯᒋᐦᐆ wiihkuchihuu [vai]
S s/he frees her/himself by pulling, s/he escapes

ᐱᔅᐱᓂᑎᓲ pispinitisuu [vai]
S s/he narrowly escapes killing her/himself

ᐱᔥᐱᓂᑎᑰ pishpinitikuu [vai]
S s/he has a narrow escape of her/his life in some risky venture

ᐸᐹᒫᐦᑐᐧᐄᑎᔑᒨ papaamaahtuwiitishimuu [vai]
S s/he/it (anim, ex mouse) runs all over the place trying to escape

ᐸᑲᔥᑐᐧᐁᑎᔑᒨ pakashtuwetishimuu [vai]
S s/he escapes to the water

ᐹᔥᑖᑎᔑᒨ paashtaatishimuu [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) runs off the wrong way in her/his/its haste to escape