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ᑖᐱᑯᐦᐧᐋᐤ N

taapikuhwaau

vta stem: hw

s/he snares, loops it (anim, grouse) with a loop of snare wire on a stick

il/elle le prend au collet, l'attrape (ex. une perdrix) avec une boucle de fil de fer sur un bâton

loop (N:9 S:7)

snare (N:35 S:41)

attraper (N:35 S:43)

boucle (N:10 S:5)

collet (N:36 S:44)

ᐁ ᐊᑕ ᐃᐦᑑᑕᐧᐋᑲᓄᐧᐃᑦ ᐱᔦᐤ (N:11 S:9)
what people do with grouse

ᐁ ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᒉᐧᐋᑳᓄᐧᐃᐦᒡ (N:851 S:1014)
action by tool or hitting

-hwaau (N) (final (vta)) (N:441)
by tool, instrument

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ᑖᐱᑯᐦᐊᒻ taapikuham [vti]
N s/he puts a noose on it