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Glosses (36)

{en} swim

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ᐊᑎᒥᑯᐦᒋᓐ atimikuhchin [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) is paddling, swimming away

ᐊᑎᒥᔥᑳᐤ atimishkaau [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) is swimming, paddling away

ᐋᑎᒋᓂᒋᒫᐤ aatichinichimaau [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) swims on her/his back

ᐋᒋᐦᒋᒨ aachihchimuu [vai]
N s/he is stranded on a small island or sandbar because of the incoming tide

ᐋᔓᐧᐃᐦᐊᒻ aashuwiham [vti]
N s/he crosses a body of water by paddling, swimming, it (anim) swims across it

ᐱᐹᒫᑎᑯᐦᐊᒻ pipaamaatikuham [vti]
N it (anim) swims around

ᐱᑳᔑᒨ pikaashimuu [vai]
N s/he is swimming

ᐱᒥᔥᑳᐤ pimishkaau [vai]
N s/he is paddling a canoe, s/he, it (anim) is swimming

ᐹᑎᑯᐦᒋᓐ paatikuhchin [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) comes swimming, paddling

ᐹᑖᔥᑎᒥᔥᑳᐤ paataashtimishkaau [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) paddles, swims in this direction (towards the speaker)

ᑎᔅᑭᒥᐦᐅᑖᐤ tiskimihutaau [vai+o]
N it (anim) takes it across a body of water, paddling, swimming

ᑎᔅᑭᒥᐦᐊᒻ tiskimiham [vti]
N s/he paddles, swims straight across, it (anim) swims straight across

ᑖᑎᐱᐦᐊᒻ taatipiham [vti]
N s/he paddles, s/he, it (anim) flies, swims around it

ᑖᑎᐹᐅᐦᐊᒻ taatipaauham [vti]
N s/he paddles, s/he, it (anim) swims around it

ᑖᑎᐹᐦᐊᒻ taatipaaham [vti]
N s/he paddles, swims around it

ᑯᐃᔥᑎᑳᒫᐦᐊᒻ kuishtikaamaaham [vti]
N s/he paddles, swims around it

ᒋᐦᒋᒋᒫᐤ chihchichimaau [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) starts to paddle, swim away

ᒥᔑᑳᒫᐦᐊᒻ mishikaamaaham [vti]
N s/he reaches the other side of a body of water, swimming, paddling

ᒧᔖᐅᐦᐊᒻ mushaauham [vti]
N s/he paddles, swims away from shore

ᓂᑎᐦᐊᒻ nitiham [vti]
N s/he paddles, swims upriver

ᓅᐦᑖᐦᐊᒻ nuuhtaaham [vti]
N s/he, it (anim) falls short of it, does not make it, paddling or swimming; s/he does not have enough money to pay for it

ᓈᑎᑳᒫᐦᐊᒻ naatikaamaaham [vti]
N s/he paddles, swims toward shore

ᓵᑭᐦᐊᒻ saakiham [vti]
N beaver swims out from lodge

ᔮᔮᐧᐋᐱᔨᐤ yaayaawaapiyiu [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) follows the shore by vehicle, swims along the shore

ᐁᑎᒋᓂᒋᒣᐤ etichinichimeu [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) swims right side up, on her/his/its back

ᐁᑎᒋᓈᑎᑳᐤ etichinaatikaau [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) swims right side up, on her/his/its back

ᐊᐧᑳᒥᔅᒌᐤ akwaamischiiu [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) swims touching the bottom of the shallow water, sticking out of the water

ᐊᔖᒋᒣᐤ ashaachimeu [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) swims backward

ᐯᑖᔥᑕᒥᔥᑳᐤ petaashtamishkaau [vai]
S s/he comes paddling, swimming

ᐱᒥᔥᑳᐤ pimishkaau [vai]
S s/he is paddling, swimming

ᐱᒫᑎᑳᐤ pimaatikaau [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) swims

ᐲᐦᒋᔥᑑᐦᐊᒻ piihchishtuuham [vti]
S s/he/it (anim, ex. beaver) paddles, swims into the mouth of the river

ᐸᑳᔑᒨ pakaashimuu [vai]
S s/he is bathing, swimming

ᐸᑳᔑᒨᐸᔨᒌᔅ pakaashimuupayichiis [ni]
S swimshorts

ᐸᐦᐳᐧᐄᐤ pahpuwiiu [vai]
S it (anim, dog) shakes off the excess water after swimming

ᓅᐦᑌᑯᐦᒋᓐ nuuhtekuhchin [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) wants to swim across and falls short, can't make it across

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