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ᒋᔨᐱᓂᒻ N

chiyipinim

vti stem: im

s/he uses it up fast

il/elle l'utilise vite

Ex:

ᐋᑳ ᓈᑭᑎᐧᐋᔨᐦᑎᐦᒃ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒋᔨᐱᓂᐦᒃ ᐊᓂᔮ ᐅᔒᐅᐦᑖᑭᓂᒻ᙮

aakaa naakitiwaayihtihk naashch aah chiyipinihk aniyaa ushiiuhtaakinim.

Because s/he is not being careful, S/he is using up her/his salt very fast

Elle utilise très vite son sel parce qu'elle ne fait pas attention.

fast (N:19 S:30)

use up (N:3 S:14)

utiliser (N:26 S:23)

vite (N:32 S:37)

ᐅᑎᐦᒌ ᐊᐧᐁᓐ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᑦ (N:760 S:968)
action by hand

-nim (N) (final (vti)) (N:389)
by hand

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ᒋᔨᐱᓈᐤ chiyipinaau [vta]
N s/he uses it (anim) up fast