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ᑯᒋᔥᑭᐧᐋᐤ N

kuchishkiwaau

vta stem: iw/uw

s/he tries it (anim) on for size

il/elle l'essaie pour voir la taille

Ex:

ᐱᑎᒫ ᒋᑭ ᑯᒋᔥᑭᐧᐋᐤ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᑖᐱᓯᔅᒑᐦᐱᓱᓐᐦ ᐋᐦᐧᒫᔮᐦ ᐅᑎᓂᒑᑦ᙮

pitimaa chiki kuchishkiwaau aniyaah taapisischaahpisunh aahmwaayaah utinichaat.

S/he will try on the ring first before s/he buys it.

Elle va essayer la bague avant de l'acheter.

size (N:15 S:14)

try (N:12 S:28)

essayer (N:12 S:31)

taille (N:17 S:17)

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

-shkiwaau (N) (final (vta)) (N:148)
by foot or body

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ᑯᒋᔥᑭᒻ kuchishkim [vti]
N s/he tries it on for size