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Luci Bobbish-Salt (2004-2012) Anna Blacksmith (2009-2012)
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Chisasibi Margaret Bearskin Eastmain Florrie Mark-Stewart
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Georgie Snowboy Josephine Diamond
Wemindji Mary B. Georgekish Patricia Diamond
Whapmagoostui James Kawapit the late Rupert Erless
Andrew Natachequon Elizabeth Jolly
Maggie Natachequon Edwin Jolly
Jimmy Moart
Alec Weistche
Sanders Weistche
Johnny Whiskeychan
Waswanapi Emily Cooper
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ᐁᐃᒥᔅ (eimis) [ni]
Town of Amos

ᐃᐦᐄᐱᐦᑳᓈᐦᑎᒄ (ihiipihkaanaahtikw) [na]
netting needle for making fish net, shuttle for fish net twine

ᐃᐦᐄᐱᐦᒑᐤ (ihiipihchaau) [vai]
s/he makes a fish, beaver net

ᐃᐦᐄᐱᐦᒑᓯᐤ (ihiipihchaasiu) [na]
spider, literally 'net-maker'

ᐃᐦᐄᐱᐦᒑᓯᐤ (ihiipihchaasiu) [vai]
s/he is a net-maker

ᐃᐦᐄᐱᔮᐹᒄ (ihiipiyaapaakw) [na]
old fish net, no longer suitable for fishing but has other uses

ᐃᐦᐄᐱᔮᐹᒄ (ihiipiyaapaakw) [na]
twine for making fish net

ᐃᐦᐄᐲ (ihiipii) [na]
fish net, net

ᐃᐦᐄᐲᐅᔓᓂᑖᑭᓐ (ihiipiiushunitaakin) [ni]
twine for fish net

ᐃᐦᑎᐦᑐᐱᐳᐧᓈᓯᐤ (ihtihtupipunwaasiu) [vai]
s/he is X years old

ᐃᐦᑎᐦᑐᐱᐳᐧᓈᓰᒥᑭᓐ (ihtihtupipunwaasiimikin) [vii]
it is X years of age

ᐃᐦᑎᑎᒻ (ihtitim) [vti]
s/he keeps it there, s/he has it available

ᐃᐦᑎᑎᓐᐦ (ihtitinh) [vii]
there are a certain number of them

ᐃᐦᑎᑐᐦᐋᐤ (ihtituhaau) [vta]
s/he makes a number of them (anim)

ᐃᐦᑎᑐᔥᑎᐧᐋᓯᐧᐃᒡ (ihtitushtiwaasiwich) [vai]
the beavers have a certain number of lodges

ᐃᐦᑎᑯᓐ (ihtikun) [vii]
there is some, it is there

ᐃᐦᑎᔑᐧᐃᒡ (ihtishiwich) [vai]
they (anim) are a certain quantity

ᐃᐦᑎᔮᐤ (ihtiyaau) [vta]
s/he keeps it (anim) there, has it (anim) available

ᐃᐦᑐᑎᐧᐋᐤ (ihtutiwaau) [vta]
s/he does it to her/him, it (anim)

ᐃᐦᑐᑎᒧᐧᐋᐤ (ihtutimuwaau) [vta]
s/he does it for her/him

ᐃᐦᑐᑎᒻ (ihtutim) [vti]
s/he does it

ᐃᐦᑐᑖᑭᓂᐆ (ihtutaakiniuu) [vti,passive]
it is done like this

ᐃᐦᑖᐤ (ihtaau) [vai]
it (anim) is here, there, exists

ᐃᐦᑖᐧᐃᓐ (ihtaawin) [ni]
town, village, city, hunting territory

ᐃᐦᒋᐹᐱᔨᐤ (ihchipaapiyiu) [vii]
it (ex river, lake) swells due to rain, spring run-off

ᐃᐧᔮᑯᓈᐦᑎᓐ (iywaakunaahtin) [vii]
it falls and is buried in the snow

ᐃᐧᔮᑯᓈᐱᔨᐤ (iywaakunaapiyiu) [vii]
snow covers and settles over a certain area of ground, snow settles and covers water that is not frozen

ᐃᐧᔮᑯᓈᔑᓐ (iywaakunaashin) [vai]
s/he, it (anim) falls and gets buried in the snow

ᐃᐧᔮᔥᑎᓂᔑᐤ (iywaashtinishiu) [vai]
the wind dies down while s/he is travelling

ᐃᐧᔮᔥᑎᓈᑭᒥᐤ (iywaashtinaakimiu) [vii]
there is calm, still water

ᐃᐧᔮᔥᑎᓐ (iywaashtin) [vii]
the wind is calm

ᐃᑯᑎᐧᐋᐅᒋᐤ (ikutiwaauchiu) [vai]
its (anim) fur is frozen to the ice, snow

ᐃᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ (isinihkaasuu) [vai]
her/his, its (anim) name is...

ᐃᓯᓂᔅᐳᐧᐃᐦᔮᑭᓂᐆ (isinispuwihyaakiniuu) [vta,passive]
her/his last name is

ᐃᓯᓈᑯᓯᐤ (isinaakusiu) [vai]
s/he, it (anim) appears to be a certain way

ᐃᔅᐧᑳ (iskwaa) [preverb]
finished, completed

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᐦᐆ (iskwaauhuu) [vai]
s/he dresses as a woman

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᒦᒋᒻ (iskwaaumiichim) [ni]
woman's food, certain body parts of animals eaten only by women

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᒫᒄ (iskwaaumaakw) [na]
female fish

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᓈᑯᓐ (iskwaaunaakun) [vii]
it looks feminine

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐆ (iskwaauu) [vai]
she is a woman

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐤ (iskwaau) [na]
woman

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐦᑭᓯᒻ (iskwaahkisim) [vti]
s/he leaves some unburnt

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐧᐋᔨᐦᑖᑯᓯᐤ (iskwaawaayihtaakusiu) [vai]
s/he has feminine ways, has womanly traits

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐱᐦᒑᐱᒋᑭᓐ (iskwaapihchaapichikin) [ni]
flag pole rope

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᒥᑖᐅᐦᑳᐤ (iskwaamitaauhkaau) [vii]
it is the edge of the bank of a body of water

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᓯᒑᐤ (iskwaasichaau) [vai]
s/he burns things

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᓯᒻ (iskwaasim) [vti]
s/he burns it

ᐃᔅᐱᐦᑎᐧᐋᔨᒫᐤ (ispihtiwaayimaau) [vta]
s/he expects her/him, it (anim) at a certain time

ᐃᔅᐱᐦᑎᐹᑭᓐ (ispihtipaakin) [vii]
the water is the right depth for travelling, for setting and checking fish net

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