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ᒌᐦᑳᒫᑯᓯᐤ N

chiihkaamaakusiu

vai stem: i

s/he, it (anim) smells strongly, a lot

il/elle sent fort, pue

Ex:

ᓈᔥᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᒫᑯᓯᑦ ᔑᑳᒄ ᑳ ᐹᒋ ᐱᒥᐱᔨᔪᐧᐃᒋᐦᑦ᙮

naashch aah chiih chiihkaamaakusit shikaakw kaa paachi pimipiyiyuwichiht.

The smell of a skunk was very strong as we were driving.

La mouffette sentait vraiment fort quand nous conduisions.

smell (N:78 S:25)

strong (N:52 S:68)

fort (N:52 S:62)

puer (N:5 S:9)

sentir (N:89 S:126)

ᐁ ᒥᔮᐦᑎᑲᓄᐧᐃᐦᒡ (N:18 S:64)
smell
Components: -maakun, -maakusiu / -maakun, -maakusuu

-maakusi (final (vai)) (N:7 S:29)
smell like

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ᒌᐦᑳᒫᑯᓐ chiihkaamaakun [vii]
N it smells strong, a lot