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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

Glosses (83)

{en} saw

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ᓇᐸᒋᐳᔦᐤ napachipuyeu [vta]
S s/he files, saws it (anim, ex spoon) flat

ᐅᑎᐦᐧᑖᐧᐋᐳᒋᒑᐤ utihtwaawaapuchichaau [vai]
N s/he makes the noise from her/his sawing reach to that distance

ᐊᒋᐧᐃᐳᑖᐤ achiwiputaau [vai+o]
N s/he reduces it by sawing

ᐊᒋᐧᐃᐳᔮᐤ achiwipuyaau [vta]
N s/he reduces it (anim) by sawing

ᐧᐋᐅᔮᐳᑖᐤ waauyaaputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it in a circle

ᐧᐋᐅᔮᐳᔮᐤ waauyaapuyaau [vai]
N s/he saws it (anim) in a circle

ᐧᐋᔅᑳᐳᔮᐤ waaskaapuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws around it (anim)

ᐱᔨᔅᑯᐳᑖᐤ piyiskuputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws through it

ᐱᔨᔅᑯᐳᔮᐤ piyiskupuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws through it (anim)

ᐲᑯᐳᑖᐤ piikuputaau [vai+o]
N s/he breaks it with a saw

ᐲᑯᐳᔮᐤ piikupuyaau [vta]
N s/he breaks it (anim) with a saw

ᐲᒥᐳᑖᐤ piimiputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it crooked

ᐲᒥᐳᔮᐤ piimipuyaau [vai]
N s/he saws it (anim) crooked

ᐹᔑᐳᑖᐤ paashiputaau [vta]
N s/he saws it

ᑖᔅᒋᐳᑖᐤ taaschiputaau [vai+o]
N s/he splits it by sawing

ᑖᔅᒋᐳᔮᐤ taaschipuyaau [vta]
N s/he splits it (anim) by sawing

ᑭᐧᐃᐳᑖᐤ kiwiputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it down

ᑭᐧᐃᐳᔮᐤ kiwipuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws it (anim) down

ᑭᑳᓄᐳᑖᐤ kikaanuputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it long

ᑭᑳᓄᐳᔮᐤ kikaanupuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws it (anim) long

ᑭᒌᐦᒑᐳᑖᐤ kichiihchaaputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws, files it square, s/he saws four straight sides of a log

ᑭᒌᐦᒑᐳᔮᐤ kichiihchaapuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws, files it (anim) square

ᑭᔥᑭᒑᐳᑖᐤ kishkichaaputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws four straight sides of a log

ᑯᐃᔅᑯᐳᑖᐤ kuiskuputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it straight

ᑯᐃᔅᑯᐳᔮᐤ kuiskupuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws it (anim) straight

ᒋᒥᐳᒋᑭᓐ chimipuchikin [ni]
N saw, bucksaw

ᒋᒥᐳᔮᐤ chimipuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws it (anim) short

ᒋᔅᐱᒋᐳᑖᐤ chispichiputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it thick

ᒋᔅᐱᒋᐳᔮᐤ chispichipuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws it (anim) thick

ᒌᔥᒋᐳᑖᐤ chiishchiputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it

ᒌᔥᒋᐳᒋᑭᓐ chiishchipuchikin [ni]
N saw

ᒌᔥᒋᐳᒋᒑᐤ chiishchipuchichaau [vai]
N s/he saws wood

ᒌᔥᒋᐳᔮᐤ chiishchipuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws it (anim)

ᒥᔪᐳᑖᐤ miyuputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it well

ᔖᑭᐧᐃᐳᑖᐤ shaakiwiputaau [vai+o]
N s/he saws it narrow

ᔖᑭᐧᐃᐳᔮᐤ shaakiwipuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws it (anim) narrow

ᔮᐃᒋᔑᒻ yaaichishim [vti]
N s/he cut, saw it in strips

ᔮᔨᒋᐳᔮᐤ yaayichipuyaau [vta]
N s/he saws it (anim) in strips

ᐅᑎᐦᐧᑌᐧᐁᐳᐦᒉᐤ utihtwewepuhcheu [vai]
S the noise s/he makes from sawing carries from there

ᐊᒎᐳᑖᐤ achuuputaau [vai+o]
S s/he reduces it by sawing

ᐊᒎᐳᔦᐤ achuupuyeu [vta]
S s/he reduces it (anim) by sawing

ᐧᐋᐧᐃᔦᐳᑖᐤ waawiyeputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it in a circle

ᐧᐋᐧᐃᔦᐳᔦᐤ waawiyepuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim) in a circle

ᐧᐋᐧᐃᔦᐳᐦᒉᐤ waawiyepuhcheu [vai]
S s/he saws in a circle

ᐯᑯᒋᐳᑖᐤ pekuchiputaau [vai+o]
S s/he makes a hole in it with a saw

ᐲᑯᐳᑖᐤ piikuputaau [vai+o]
S s/he breaks it with a saw

ᐲᑯᐳᔦᐤ piikupuyeu [vta]
S s/he breaks it (anim) with a saw

ᐲᐦᑑᐳᑖᐤ piihtuuputaau [vai+o]
S s/he thins it by sawing off a layer

ᐲᐦᑑᐳᔦᐤ piihtuupuyeu [vta]
S s/he thins it (anim) by sawing off a layer

ᑕᐦᑯᐳᑖᐤ tahkuputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it short

ᑕᐦᑯᐳᔦᐤ tahkupuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim) short

ᑯᐃᔅᑯᐳᑖᐤ kuiskuputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it straight

ᑯᐃᔅᑯᐳᔦᐤ kuiskupuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim) straight

ᑲᒌᐦᒉᐳᑖᐤ kachiihcheputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws, files it square

ᑲᒌᐦᒉᐳᔦᐤ kachiihchepuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws, files it (anim) square

ᒋᒥᐳᑖᐤ chimiputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it off

ᒋᒥᐳᔦᐤ chimipuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim) off

ᒋᓄᐳᑖᐤ chinuputaau [vai]
S s/he saws it long

ᒋᔅᐸᒋᐳᑖᐤ chispachiputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it thick

ᒋᔅᐸᒋᐳᔦᐤ chispachipuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim) thick

ᒌᓂᐳᑖᐤ chiiniputaau [vai+o]
S s/he files, saws it to a pointed end

ᒌᓂᐳᔦᐤ chiinipuyeu [vta]
S s/he files, saws it (anim) into a pointed head

ᒌᓈᐱᔅᒋᐳᑖᐤ chiinaapischiputaau [vai+o]
S s/he files, saws it (metal, stone) to a point

ᒌᓈᐱᔅᒋᐳᔦᐤ chiinaapischipuyeu [vta]
S s/he files, saws it (anim, stone, metal) to a point

ᒌᓈᔅᑯᐳᑖᐤ chiinaaskuputaau [vai+o]
S s/he files, saws it to a point

ᒌᓈᔅᑯᐳᔦᐤ chiinaaskupuyeu [vta]
S s/he files, saws it (anim, stick-like) to a point

ᒌᔅᒋᐳᑖᐤ chiischiputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it

ᒌᔅᒋᐳᔦᐤ chiischipuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim)

ᒥᔪᐳᑌᐤ miyuputeu [vii]
S it is sawed well

ᓇᐸᑌᐳᑖᐤ napateputaau [vai+o]
S s/he files it, saws it on one side

ᓇᐸᑌᐳᔦᐤ napatepuyeu [vai]
S s/he files, saws it (anim) on one side

ᓇᐸᑳᐱᔅᒋᐳᑖᐤ napakaapischiputaau [vai+o]
S s/he files, saws it (stone, metal) flat

ᓇᐸᒋᐳᑖᐤ napachiputaau [vai+o]
S s/he files, saws it flat

ᓭᐦᐧᑫᐳᑖᐤ sehkweputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it flared

ᓭᐦᐧᑫᐳᔦᐤ sehkwepuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim) flared

ᔓᐧᐁᐳᑌᐤ shuweputeu [vii]
S it is a sawn ridge

ᔓᐧᐁᐳᑖᐤ shuweputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws a ridge on it

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

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

ᔖᑰᐳᑖᐤ shaakuuputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it narrow

ᔖᑰᐳᔦᐤ shaakuupuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim) narrow

ᔮᐦᐄᑳᐱᐦᒉᐳᑖᐤ yaahiikaapihcheputaau [vai+o]
S s/he saws it in strips

ᔮᐦᐄᑳᐱᐦᒉᐳᔦᐤ yaahiikaapihchepuyeu [vta]
S s/he saws it (anim) in strips

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