Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᑖᐦᑖᑳᐱᐦᒉᔥᑲᒻ S

taahtaakaapihcheshkam

vti stem: am

the toboggan line sits loosely around his shoulders (because the load is light and does not pull the line tight)

la corde du toboggan est lâche autour des épaules (parce que la charge est légère et ne tire pas sur la corde)

line (N:26 S:66)

corde (N:28 S:65)

ᐅᓯᑦ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐅᔫ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᑦ (N:346 S:453)
action by foot or body

-shkam (S) (final (vti)) ( S:252)
by foot or with the body
Southern Dialect

loading ..

ᑖᐦᑖᑳᐦᐱᐦᒉᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ taahtaakaahpihcheshkuweu [vta]
S it (anim, toboggan load) pulls lightly on him/her