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Cree Northern Cree Southern
Luci Bobbish-Salt (2004-2012) Anna Blacksmith (2009-2012)
Alice Duff (2008-2012) Patricia Diamond (2009-2012)
Elsie Duff (2004-2007) Bill Jancewicz (2004)
Bill Jancewicz (2004) Marie-Odile Junker (2004-present)
Marie-Odile Junker (2004-present) Marguerite MacKenzie (2004-2012)
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Alice Duff Christine Duff
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Acknowledgements

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Chisasibi Margaret Bearskin Eastmain Florrie Mark-Stewart
Samuel Bearskin Mistissini Boyce Blacksmith
Harry Duff Evadney Blacksmith
Bobby Neacappo Louise Blacksmith
Edith Sam Lauri Petawabano
Harry Scipio Smalley Petawabano
Maria Scipio Waskaganish Louise Diamond
Georgie Snowboy Josephine Diamond
Wemindji Mary B. Georgekish Patricia Diamond
Whapmagoostui James Kawapit the late Rupert Erless
Andrew Natachequon Elizabeth Jolly
Maggie Natachequon Edwin Jolly
Jimmy Moart
Alec Weistche
Sanders Weistche
Johnny Whiskeychan
Waswanapi Emily Cooper

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{en} smooth

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ᔔᔑᐧᐋᑭᒥᒋᐧᐃᓐ shuushiwaakimichiwin [vii]
N the current is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᓯᐤ shuushiwisiu [vai]
N it (anim) is smooth

ᐧᐋᓵᔅᑯᑖᐤ waasaaskutaau [vii]
N it (stick-like) is smooth and shiny

ᐧᐋᓵᔅᑯᓯᐤ waasaaskusiu [vai]
N it (anim, stick-like) is smooth and shiny

ᑖᐱᑎᐧᐋᐦᑎᑳᐤ taapitiwaahtikaau [vii]
N it is smooth branches on the floor

ᒥᑐᓈᐤ mitunaau [vii]
N it is complete, perfect, smooth, of ground, floor

ᒥᔪᓯᐧᑳᐤ miyusikwaau [vii]
N it is good smooth ice for travelling

ᒥᐧᔮᒋᐧᐃᓐ miywaachiwin [vii]
N the rapids are smooth

ᓲᓲᓯᑯᓯᐤ suusuusikusiu [vai]
N ice is smooth

ᓲᓲᓯᐧᑳᐤ suusuusikwaau [vii]
N it is smooth ice

ᔑᐦᑐᐦᐧᐋᐤ shihtuhwaau [vta]
N s/he smoothes it (anim) flat

ᔓᐹᐱᔨᐤ shupaapiyiu [vii]
N it is a swift, smooth current

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᐳᑖᐤ shuushiwiputaau [vai+o]
N s/he files it smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᐳᔮᐤ shuushiwipuyaau [vai]
N s/he files it smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᐳᔮᐤ shuushiwipuyaau [vta]
N s/he files it (anim) smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᓂᒻ shuushiwinim [vti]
N s/he smoothes it by hand

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᓈᐤ shuushiwinaau [vta]
N s/he smoothes it (anim) by hand

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᓯᐧᑳᐤ shuushiwisikwaau [vii]
N the ice is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᔑᑭᔮᐤ shuushiwishikiyaau [vai]
N s/he has smooth skin

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᔑᒫᐤ shuushiwishimaau [vta]
N s/he makes it (anim, ex bottom of toboggan) smooth by use

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᔖᔮᐤ shuushiwishaayaau [vai]
N it (anim) is a smooth skin, hide

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᐦᐊᒻ shuushiwiham [vti]
N s/he smoothes it with something, s/he sands it

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᐦᑖᐤ shuushiwihtaau [vai+o]
N s/he renders it smooth by use

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᐦᑯᑎᒻ shuushiwihkutim [vti]
N s/he carves it smoothly

ᔔᔑᐧᐃᐦᑯᑖᐤ shuushiwihkutaau [vta]
N s/he carves it (anim) smoothly

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᐤ shuushiwaau [vii]
N it is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᐱᓯᔅᒋᓯᐤ shuushiwaapisischisiu [vai]
N it (anim, mineral) is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᐱᔅᑳᐤ shuushiwaapiskaau [vii]
N it (mineral) is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᐹᑭᓐ shuushiwaapaakin [vii]
N it (string-like) is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᐹᒋᓯᐤ shuushiwaapaachisiu [vai]
N it (anim, string-like) is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᑭᒥᐤ shuushiwaakimiu [vii]
N the water is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᑭᓐ shuushiwaakin [vii]
N it (sheet-like) is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᑯᓂᑳᐤ shuushiwaakunikaau [vii]
N it is smooth snow

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᑯᓂᒋᓯᐤ shuushiwaakunichisiu [vai]
N snow is smooth, slippery

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᒋᐱᑎᒻ shuushiwaachipitim [vti]
N s/he smoothes it (sheet-like) out

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᒋᐱᑖᐤ shuushiwaachipitaau [vta]
N s/he smoothes it (anim, sheet-like) out

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᒋᓯᐤ shuushiwaachisiu [vai]
N it (anim, sheet-like) is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᔅᑯᓐ shuushiwaaskun [vii]
N it (stick-like) is smooth

ᔔᔑᐧᐋᔅᑯᓯᐤ shuushiwaaskusiu [vai]
N it (anim, stick-like) is smooth

ᑕᔓᐸᔫ tashupayuu [vii]
S it unfolds, smoothes out again, returns to original position

ᑕᔓᐦᐊᒻ tashuham [vti]
S s/he smoothes it flat (as wrinkled cloth)

ᑕᔓᐦᐧᐁᐤ tashuhweu [vta]
S s/he smoothes it (anim) flat

ᑖᐱᑐᐧᐋᐦᑎᑳᐤ taapituwaahtikaau [vii]
S the boughs on the floor are smooth and level

ᒥᑐᓈᐤ mitunaau [vii]
S it is complete, perfect, smooth ground, smooth floor

ᒥᔪᓯᐧᑳᐤ miyusikwaau [vii]
S it is good smooth ice for travelling

ᓂᐦᐋᐧᐋᔅᑎᒋᓀᐤ nihaawaastichineu [vai]
S s/he smoothes the boughs by hand where they stick out

ᓲᓵᔅᑯᓐ suusaaskun [vii]
S it is slippery, smooth ice

ᓲᔔᒍᐧᐃᓐ suushuuchuwin [vii]
S the current flows smoothly

ᔔᔓᐧᐁᑲᓐ shuushuwekan [vii]
S it (sheet-like) is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐁᒋᐱᑌᐤ shuushuwechipiteu [vta]
S s/he smoothes it (anim, sheet-like) out

ᔔᔓᐧᐁᒋᐱᑕᒻ shuushuwechipitam [vti]
S s/he smoothes it (sheet-like) out

ᔔᔓᐧᐁᒋᓲ shuushuwechisuu [vai]
S it (anim, sheet-like) is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᐤ shuushuwaau [vii]
S it is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᐯᑲᓐ shuushuwaapekan [vii]
S it (string-like) is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᐯᒋᓲ shuushuwaapechisuu [vai]
S it (anim, string-like) is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᐱᔅᑳᐤ shuushuwaapiskaau [vii]
S it (stone, metal) is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᐱᔅᒋᓲ shuushuwaapischisuu [vai]
S it (anim, stone, metal) is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᑯᓂᑳᐤ shuushuwaakunikaau [vii]
S it is smooth snow

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᑲᒨ shuushuwaakamuu [vii]
S the water is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᔅᑯᓐ shuushuwaaskun [vii]
S it (stick-like) is smooth

ᔔᔓᐧᐋᔅᑯᓲ shuushuwaaskusuu [vai]
S it (anim, stick-like) is smooth

ᔔᔓᐳᑖᐤ shuushuputaau [vai+o]
S s/he files, saws it smooth

ᔔᔓᐳᔦᐤ shuushupuyeu [vta]
S s/he files, saws it (anim) smooth

ᔔᔓᓯᑯᓲ shuushusikusuu [vai]
S it (anim, ice) is smooth

ᔔᔓᓯᐧᑳᐤ shuushusikwaau [vii]
S it is smooth ice

ᔔᔓᐦᐧᐁᐤ shuushuhweu [vta]
S s/he smoothes it (anim) with something, s/he sands it (anim)

ᔔᔔᐧᐁᑲᔥᑖᐤ shuushuuwekashtaau [vai+o]
S s/he lays it (sheet-like) smooth, flat

ᔔᔔᐧᐁᑲᐦᐊᒻ shuushuuwekaham [vti]
S s/he smoothes it (sheet-like, ex wrinkled cloth) flat

ᔔᔔᐧᐁᑲᐦᐧᐁᐤ shuushuuwekahweu [vta]
S s/he smoothes it (anim, ex wrinkled pants) flat

ᔔᔔᓀᐤ shuushuuneu [vta]
S s/he smoothes it (anim) by hand

ᔔᔔᓇᒻ shuushuunam [vti]
S s/he smoothes it by hand

ᔔᔔᓯᑯᓲ shuushuusikusuu [vai]
S it (anim) is smooth with ice

ᔔᔔᓲ shuushuusuu [vai]
S s/he/it (anim) is smooth

ᔔᔔᔅᑲᒥᑳᐤ shuushuuskamikaau [vii]
S it is smooth, level ground

ᔔᔔᔅᒎᑳᐤ shuushuuschuukaau [vii]
S it is smooth mud

ᔔᔔᔐᔮᐤ shuushuusheyaau [vai]
S it (anim) is a smooth hide

ᔔᔔᔑᑲᔦᐤ shuushuushikayeu [vai]
S s/he has smooth skin

ᔔᔔᔑᒣᐤ shuushuushimeu [vta]
S s/he renders it (ex bottom of toboggan) smooth by use

ᔔᔔᐦᐊᒻ shuushuuham [vti]
S s/he smoothes it with something, s/he sands it

ᔔᔔᐦᑎᑖᐤ shuushuuhtitaau [vai+o]
S s/he renders it smooth by use

ᔔᔔᐦᑕᑳᐤ shuushuuhtakaau [vii]
S it (useful wood) is smooth

ᔔᔔᐦᑕᒋᓲ shuushuuhtachisuu [vai]
S it (anim, useful wood) is smooth

ᔔᔔᐦᑯᑌᐤ shuushuuhkuteu [vta]
S s/he carves it (anim) smoothly

ᔔᔔᐦᑯᑕᒻ shuushuuhkutam [vti]
S s/he carves it smoothly

ᔔᔥᑯᔅᑲᒥᑳᐤ shuushkuskamikaau [vii]
S it is slippery ground

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