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Luci Bobbish-Salt (2004-2012) Anna Blacksmith (2009-2012)
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Elsie Duff (2004-2007) Bill Jancewicz (2004)
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France Lafond (Southern Dictionary) Marie-Odile Junker (Northern Dictionary)

 

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Chisasibi Margaret Bearskin Eastmain Florrie Mark-Stewart
Samuel Bearskin Mistissini Boyce Blacksmith
Harry Duff Evadney Blacksmith
Bobby Neacappo Louise Blacksmith
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Harry Scipio Smalley Petawabano
Maria Scipio Waskaganish Louise Diamond
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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ᐁᔑᑯᒻ (eshikum) [p]
every (day, time, year)

ᐁᔑᔑᓐ (eshishin) [vai]
s/he leaves a mark

ᐁᔥᑯᔒᔥ (eshkushiish) [p]
in a little while

ᐁᔥᑲᓇᒡ (eshkanach) [na]
antlers

ᐁᔥᑲᓐ (eshkan) [ni]
ice chisel

ᐁᔥᒄ (eshkw) [p]
later, still, yet

ᐁᔥᒄ ᐁᑳ (eshkw ekaa) [p]
before, beforehand, ahead of time

ᐁᔥᒄ ᐁᑳ (eshkw ekaa) [p]
not yet

ᐁᔪᐧᐁᐦᒡ (eyuwehch) [p]
regardless, anyway

ᐁᔫ (eyuu) [p]
also, including

ᐁᔫᒄ (eyuukw) [p]
exclamation used for someone hitting right on a target (ex object, bird, animal, goal)

ᐁᔮᔨᐦᑕᑳᒡ (eyaayihtakaach) [nip]
wall

ᐃᐦᑑ (ihtuu) [vai]
s/he does it

ᐃᐦᑑᑐᐧᐁᐤ (ihtuutuweu) [vta]
s/he does it to him/her/it (anim)

ᐃᐦᑑᑕᒻ (ihtuutam) [vti]
s/he does it

ᐃᐦᑕᑯᓐ (ihtakun) [vii]
it exists, there is some of it

ᐃᐦᑖᐤ (ihtaau) [vai]
s/he is here (there, somewhere), s/he exists

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

ᐃᐧᑌᐅᐦᐁᐤ (itweuheu) [vta]
s/he makes him/her cry long and loud

ᐃᐧᑌᐅᑕᒻ (itweutam) [vti]
s/he cries long and loud

ᐃᐧᑌᐤ (itweu) [vai]
s/he says

ᐃᐧᑌᐦᐁᐤ (itweheu) [vta]
s/he says something to him/her, attributing it falsely to another, s/he tells him/her something not really said by another

ᐃᐧᑌᐦᑲᐦᑐᐧᐁᐤ (itwehkahtuweu) [vta]
s/he talks to him/her very loudly, it (anim) barks, growls at him/her

ᐃᐧᑌᐦᑲᐦᑕᒻ (itwehkahtam) [vti]
it (anim, dog) barks at it

ᐃᐧᑌᐦᑳᓲ (itwehkaasuu) [vai]
s/he makes a certain kind of noise with her/his mouth

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᐦᐊᒻ (itweweham) [vti]
s/he makes noise by hitting it, s/he knocks it so

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᐦᐧᐁᐤ (itwewehweu) [vta]
s/he makes noise by hitting him/her/it (anim, ex drum)

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᐦᑕᒻ (itwewehtam) [vti]
s/he chews it (ex chips) loudly

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᐦᑖᐤ (itwewehtaau) [vai+o]
s/he makes loud noises

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᐦᑲᐦᑐᐧᐁᐤ (itwewehkahtuweu) [vta]
s/he chews it (anim) loudly

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᐦᑲᐦᑕᒻ (itwewehkahtam) [vti]
it (dog) chews something loudly

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᐱᑕᒻ (itwewepitam) [vti]
s/he makes lots of noise, by moving things around

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᐸᔫ (itwewepayuu) [vii]
it (ex engine) is heard

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᒣᐤ (itwewemeu) [vta]
s/he talks long at him/her

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᒪᑲᓐ (itwewemakan) [vii]
it is noisy, it has a sound like

ᐃᐧᑌᐧᐁᓯᒉᐤ (itwewesicheu) [vai]
s/he makes lots of noise by shooting a gun

ᐃᐧᑌᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ (itweshtamuweu) [vta]
s/he interprets for him/her

ᐃᐧᑌᔥᑕᒧᐧᐋᑕᒻ (itweshtamuwaatam) [vti]
s/he interprets it

ᐃᐧᑌᔥᑕᒫᒉᐤ (itweshtamaacheu) [vai]
s/he interprets

ᐃᐧᑖᓲ (itwaasuu) [vai]
s/he pretends

ᐃᐧᔮᑯᓂᒋᐸᔫ (iywaakunichipayuu) [vii]
there is an opening in the snow covering, a hole in the ice where the snow fell in when the stick, line into the hole was moved by a fish, beaver

ᐃᐧᔮᔥᑎᓂᐸᔫ (iywaashtinipayuu) [vai]
it (wind) dies down

ᐃᐧᔮᔥᑎᓂᑎᐱᔅᑳᐤ (iywaashtinitipiskaau) [vii]
it is a calm night

ᐃᐧᔮᔥᑎᓂᑖᑯᔔ (iywaashtinitaakushuu) [vii]
it is a calm evening

ᐃᐧᔮᔥᑎᓂᔔ (iywaashtinishuu) [vai]
it (wind) dies down while s/he is travelling

ᐃᑌᐤ (iteu) [vta]
s/he says to him/her

ᐃᑌᐦᐊᒻ (iteham) [vti]
s/he stirs it (liquid)

ᐃᑌᐦᐧᐁᐤ (itehweu) [vta]
s/he stirs it (anim, liquid)

ᐃᑌᐦᑲᐦᑐᐧᐁᐤ (itehkahtuweu) [vta]
s/he talks loudly to him/her

ᐃᑌᐦᑲᐦᑕᒻ (itehkahtam) [vti]
it (anim, dog) barks at it

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