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ᓅᐦᑖᐦᐊᒻ N

nuuhtaaham

vti stem: ham

s/he, it (anim) falls short of it, does not make it, paddling or swimming; s/he does not have enough money to pay for it

il/elle n'y arrive pas à la nage ou en pagayant; il/elle n'a pas assez d'argent pour le payer

fall short (N:1 S:8)

paddle (N:51 S:37)

swim (N:24 S:12)

manquer (N:26 S:58)

nager (N:25 S:15)

pagayer (N:42 S:48)

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

ᐋᐦᒌᐤ ᑲᔦ ᒫᒃ ᐋᐦᒋᐸᔫ (N:506 S:610)
verbs of movement

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

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ᓅᐦᑖᐦᐧᐋᐤ nuuhtaahwaau [vta]
N s/he shoots, throws short of it (anim), s/he does not have enough money to pay for it