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{en} finger

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ᐧᐋᑳᔅᑯᑎᐦᒑᐤ waakaaskutihchaau [vai]
N s/he has crooked fingers

ᐧᐋᑳᔅᑯᑎᐦᒉᐤ waakaaskutihcheu [vai]
S s/he has crooked fingers

ᑖᐱᔅᒉᐦᐱᓲᓂᑎᐦᒌᔥ taapischehpisuunitihchiish [ni]
S ring finger

ᐃᔨᑲᑲᑎᐦᒑᓐ iyikakatihchaan [ni]
S space or skin between fingers

ᐅᒋᔥᐧᑳᒋᐦᒌᔥ uchishkwaachihchiish [nid]
N her/his baby finger

ᐋᓂᔅᑭᐧᐃᑭᓂᑎᐦᒑᓐ aaniskiwikinitihchaan [ni]
N finger joint

ᐴᐦᑎᑎᑖᐅᓈᓃᓲ puuhtititaaunaaniisuu [vai]
N s/he puts her/his finger, hand in her/his own mouth

ᐴᐦᑎᑎᑖᐅᓈᓈᐤ puuhtititaaunaanaau [vta]
N s/he puts her/his fingers in her/his (someone else's) mouth

ᐴᐦᑎᓂᒻ puuhtinim [vti]
N s/he puts her/his hand, finger in it

ᐴᐦᑎᓈᐤ puuhtinaau [vta]
N s/he puts her/his hand, finger into it (anim)

ᑎᐦᑯᑎᐦᒑᐦᐅᓲ tihkutihchaahusuu [vai]
N s/he jams her/his finger, hand

ᑎᐦᑯᑎᐦᒑᐦᐧᐋᐤ tihkutihchaahwaau [vta]
N s/he jams someone's hand, fingers

ᑖᐱᓯᑯᓂᒻ taapisikunim [vti]
N s/he puts her/his finger or hand through a ring, loop of it (ex string)

ᑖᐱᓯᑯᓈᐤ taapisikunaau [vta]
N s/he puts her/his finger, hand through a ring, loop of it (anim)

ᑭᑳᐧᓈᔥᑯᑎᐦᒑᐤ kikaanwaashkutihchaau [vai]
N s/he has long fingers, hands

ᒋᒥᑎᐦᒑᐤ chimitihchaau [vai]
N her/his finger, hand is cut off

ᔑᔖᐦᐧᑳᑎᐦᒑᔨᐤ shishaahkwaatihchaayiu [vai]
N s/he spreads her/his fingers out

ᐅᑎᐦᒌᑲᓐ utihchiikan [nid]
S her/his finger, his/her hand bone

ᐅᑕᔥᑑᑎᐦᒌ utashtuutihchii [nid]
S her/his middle finger

ᐅᒋᔥᐧᑫᑎᐦᒌᔥ uchishkwetihchiish [nid]
S her/his little finger

ᐊᑐᐦᐄᑲᓐ atuhiikan [ni]
S forefinger

ᐲᐦᒋᑯᓀᐧᐁᓀᐤ piihchikuneweneu [vta]
S s/he puts her/his fingers in someone's mouth

ᐴᐦᑎᑖᐅᓀᓀᐤ puuhtitaauneneu [vta]
S s/he puts her/his finger in someone's else's mouth

ᐴᐦᑎᑖᐅᓀᓂᓲ puuhtitaaunenisuu [vai]
S s/he puts her/his own finger in her/his mouth

ᐴᐦᒑᐱᓀᐤ puuhchaapineu [vta]
S s/he pokes his/her eye with a finger

ᑌᐅᑲᓂᐦᑎᐦᒉᐤ teukanihtihcheu [vai]
S s/he has aching fingers

ᑑᐦᑲᔨᑎᐦᒉᐸᔨᐦᐆ tuuhkayitihchepayihuu [vai]
S s/he spreads her/his fingers out

ᑕᐦᑯᑎᐦᒉᐦᐆᓲ tahkutihchehuusuu [vai]
S s/he hits her/himself on her/his fingers, gets her/his fingers jammed in a door

ᑲᑳᐧᓈᔅᑯᑎᐦᒉᐤ kakaanwaaskutihcheu [vai]
S s/he has long fingers

ᒋᒥᑎᐦᒉᐤ chimitihcheu [vai]
S s/he has an amputated finger

ᒋᓄᑎᐦᒌᑲᓀᐤ chinutihchiikaneu [vai]
S s/he has a long finger

ᒋᓄᔨᐦᔨᑎᐦᒋᒉᐤ chinuyihyitihchicheu [vai]
S s/he has long fingers

ᓭᐦᐧᑫᑎᐦᒉᐧᐄᐤ sehkwetihchewiiu [vai]
S s/he spreads out her/his fingers