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ᐅᒋᐱᓯᐧᐋᓯᐤᐦ uchipisiwaasiuh
[nad]
N
its (anim, caribou, moose) muscle part of the lower leg, its (anim, bear) muscle on the underside of the ribs

ᐅᑎᒧᔮᐤ utimuyaau
[vta]
N
s/he smokes her/his pipe near the place where s/he killed the bear, gives her/his pipe to the person s/he will give the bear s/he killed, shares her/his pipe with someone

ᑑᒥᑭᓂᒋᓂᒻ tuumikinichinim
[vti]
N
s/he offers grease to the spirit by rubbing it on the skull of a bear

ᒥᔅᐧᑳᑯᓈᔥᑭᐧᐋᐤ miskwaakunaashkiwaau
[vta]
N
s/he finds signs of a bear near the area of its den, finds it (anim) under the snow with her/his foot

ᒪᔅᒄ maskw
[na]
S
bear Ursus americanus, rarely used word (see also kaakus [Mistissini], chisheyaakw [coastal])

ᓇᒣᔒᔥ nameshiish
[na]
S
ligament found under the tongue of a bear, brought back to an elder after a kill

ᓈᐯᐅᒦᒋᒻ naapeumiichim
[ni]
S
men's food (ex head, arms of a beaver), old term for male bear that was killed

