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{en} pelt

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ᐊᔪᐧᐃᓐ ayuwin [ni]
N fur, some pelts

ᐊᔫᓐ ayuun [na]
S fur, pelt

ᐊᑎᐦᑌᐅᐧᐊᑦ atihteuwat [ni]
S bag for pelts, used in older days

ᐊᔫᓄᐧᐊᑦ ayuunuwat [ni]
S bag for beaver pelts

ᐅᑎᐦᑏᐦ utihtiih [nad]
N her/his beaver pelt

ᐧᐃᔨᐱᔖᐤ wiyipishaau [vai]
N the inside of the skin, pelt is dark, usually during summer

ᐧᐋᐱᔖᐤ waapishaau [vai]
N the inside of the skin, pelt is white, when the fur is at its prime

ᔑᐧᓈᔨᐤ shinwaayiu [p, location]
N on each, either side of an animal pelt

ᐊᒥᔅᑯᔮᓐ amiskuyaan [na]
S beaver pelt

ᐱᔔᔮᓐ pishuuyaan [na]
S lynx skin

ᐹᔅᒋᐦᐧᑫᐧᔐᐤ paaschihkweshweu [vta]
S s/he cuts it (anim, beaver) accidentally when skinning it and blood comes out on the pelt

ᒉᑯᔮᓐ chekuyaan [p, p,quantity]
S what skin is it? which pelt?

ᒪᔅᑯᔮᓐ maskuyaan [na]
S bear skin

ᒪᐦᐄᐦᑲᓄᔮᓐ mahiihkanuyaan [na]
S wolf skin

ᒪᐦᒉᔔᔮᓐ mahcheshuuyaan [ni]
S fox skin

ᔒᐸᐦᐄᔫᓀᐤ shiipahiiyuuneu [vai]
S s/he stretches pelts

ᔒᐸᐦᐋᐱᔥᑖᓀᐤ shiipahaapishtaaneu [vai]
S s/he stretches a marten skin

ᔒᐸᐦᐋᒉᔓᐧᐁᐤ shiipahaacheshuweu [vai]
S s/he stretches a fox skin

ᔒᐸᐦᐋᒋᔥᑯᔮᓀᐤ shiipahaachishkuyaaneu [vai]
S s/he stretches a muskrat skin