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ᐄᔨᐹᑎᒻ iiyipaatim
[vti]
N
s/he covers the ice hole with boughs and snow so the ice does not thicken in winter, in summer s/he splashes water on the trap to hide human scent
ᐱᐦᐧᑳᓈᐤ pihkwaanaau
[vta]
N
s/he breaks a piece off it (anim) with her/his hand, s/he, it (anim) breaks the edge of the ice as s/he, it (anim) walks
ᐲᒥᑳᒫᔅᑯᐦᑎᐦᐋᐤ piimikaamaaskuhtihaau
[vta]
N
s/he takes her/him, it (anim) across the ice diagonally on foot
ᐴᐦᑖᔥᑎᐧᑳᐱᒋᐤ puuhtaashtikwaapichiu
[vai]
N
s/he travels on the ice following a river as s/he moves winter camp
ᐴᐦᒋᔥᑎᐧᑳᐱᒋᐤ puuhchishtikwaapichiu
[vai]
N
s/he travels on the ice following a river as s/he moves winter camp
ᐹᔅᐹᔅᒋᓯᑯᐱᑎᒻ paaspaaschisikupitim
[vti]
N
s/he pulls the canoe over solid pieces of ice while travelling in open water in the spring
ᑎᔅᑭᒥᔅᑯᑎᓂᔪᒫᐤ tiskimiskutiniyumaau
[vta]
N
s/he carries her/him, it (anim) on her/his back straight across the ice
ᑎᔅᑭᒥᔅᑯᑐᐧᐃᑖᐤ tiskimiskutuwitaau
[vai+o]
N
s/he carries things on her/his back straight across the ice
ᑎᔅᑭᒥᔅᑯᑖᒋᒫᐤ tiskimiskutaachimaau
[vta]
N
s/he, it (anim) pulls her/him, it (anim) on the toboggan straight across the ice
ᑖᐱᒋᐱᔨᐤ taapichipiyiu
[vai]
N
the toboggan, sled goes through water from the solid ice to the next area of solid ice
ᐧᑖᔥᑯᐹᒋᔑᓐ twaashkupaachishin
[vai]
N
s/he, it (anim) goes through the top layer between two layers of ice
ᒥᑳᐃᔅᑯᐦᐊᒻ mikaaiskuham
[vti]
N
s/he scoops out pieces of ice from hole in the ice, s/he clears the area from snow using something
ᓂᑎᐦᐄᔅᑯᑐᐧᐃᑖᐤ nitihiiskutuwitaau
[vta]
N
s/he goes upriver on the ice carrying her/him, it (anim) on her/his back
ᓲᐦᐧᑳᐦᐊᒻ suuhkwaaham
[vti]
N
s/he checks using ice chisel to listen for hollow sounds where there could be beaver tunnels under the ice
ᔮᔮᐧᐋᓯᑯᑐᐧᐃᑖᐤ yaayaawaasikutuwitaau
[vta]
N
s/he carries her/him, it (anim) on her/his back along the shore on the ice
ᔮᔮᐧᐋᓯᑯᑐᐧᐃᑖᐤ yaayaawaasikutuwitaau
[vai+o]
N
s/he carries it on her/his back along the shore on the ice
ᔮᔮᐧᐋᔅᑯᑖᒋᒫᐤ yaayaawaaskutaachimaau
[vta]
N
s/he, it (anim) walks along the shore on the ice pulling her/him, it (anim) on a toboggan
ᐱᒥᔅᑯᐦᑌᐤ pimiskuhteu
[vai]
S
s/he walks on ice (suggesting that the ice is strong enough to bear her/his weight)
ᐲᒥᑳᒣᔅᑯᐦᑑᑖᒣᐤ piimikaameskuhtuutaameu
[vta]
S
s/he carries him/her on the back, across the ice diagonally
ᐸᔨᔅᑯᐯᔥᑌᐤ payiskupeshteu
[vii]
S
there is water coming through a hole in the ice (ex from sun melting snow)
ᐸᐦᐧᑫᓯᑯᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ pahkwesikushkuweu
[vta]
S
s/he breaks off a piece of ice on which another person is also standing, with her/his weight
ᐧᑖᔅᑯᐯᒋᔑᓐ twaaskupechishin
[vai]
S
s/he/it (anim) breaks through the thin top layer of ice to water underneath
ᐧᑖᔅᑯᐯᔮᐤ twaaskupeyaau
[vii]
S
there is a thin top layer of ice on the water above the thick ice which can be broken through
ᒋᓰᐳᐧᐁᓯᑯᐸᔫ chisiipuwesikupayuu
[vii]
S
pieces of ice rub against each other and make squeaking sounds
ᒌᐧᐋᑯᓀᐱᑕᒻ chiiwaakunepitam
[vti]
S
it (anim, fish, beaver) moves the stick, line in the hole in the ice so the snow falls in
ᒥᔕᑳᔅᑯᐱᒎ mishakaaskupichuu
[vai]
S
s/he reaches the other side of a stretch of ice, moving winter camp
ᒪᒪᐧᑌᓯᑯᐦᐄᒉᐤ mamatwesikuhiicheu
[vai]
S
the sound of him/her hitting ice is heard, s/he hits the ice audibly
ᓇᓈᐦᑌᐤ nanaahteu
[vai/vii]
S
there are heat waves rising from the ice, only in spring (around May), that may cause double image of someone on the ice