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ᒌᐧᐋᑎᔑᐦᐊᒻ N

chiiwaatishiham

vti stem: ham

s/he sends it back

il/elle le renvoie

Ex:

ᐧᐋᓵ ᐊᐱᔖᔑᔨᐤ ᐊᓂᔮ ᐊᑯᐦᐱᔨᐤ, ᒌᐧᐋᑎᔑᐦᐊᒻ᙮

waasaa apishaashiyiu aniyaa akuhpiyiu, chiiwaatishiham.

S/he sent the coat back because it is too small.

Il a renvoyé le manteau parce qu'il était trop petit.

back (N:53 S:50)

send (N:20 S:6)

renvoyer (N:6 S:4)

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

-ham (N) (final (vti)) (N:485)
by tool, instrument

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ᒌᐧᐋᑎᔑᐦᐧᐋᐤ chiiwaatishihwaau [vta]
N s/he sends her/him, it (anim) back, home