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ᐃᔮᐧᓵᑎᐱᔅᑳᐤᐦ (iyaaswaatipiskaauh)
[p]
every other night

ᐃᔮᐧᓵᒌᔑᑳᐤᐦ (iyaaswaachiishikaauh)
[p]
every other day, on alternate days

ᐃᔮᐱᑖᔨᐦᑎᒻ (iyaapitaayihtim)
[vti]
s/he, it (anim) pays attention, cares for it, is interested in it

ᐃᔮᐱᑖᔨᒫᐤ (iyaapitaayimaau)
[vta]
s/he, it (anim) pays attention to, cares for, is interested in her/him

ᐃᔮᐱᒥᔨᐧᐋᐤ (iyaapimiyiwaau)
[vii]
it is a sheltered area

ᐃᔮᐱᓯᐦᑎᐧᐋᐤ (iyaapisihtiwaau)
[vta]
s/he obeys, believes her/him

ᐃᔮᐱᓯᐦᑎᒻ (iyaapisihtim)
[vti]
s/he obeys

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᑎᐦᒑᔑᐤ (iyaapishitihchaashiu)
[vai]
s/he, it (anim) has small hands

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᑳᒑᔑᐤ (iyaapishikaachaashiu)
[vai]
s/he, it (anim) has skinny legs

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᒥᓂᑳᔑᐤᐦ (iyaapishiminikaashiuh)
[vii]
the berries are small

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᒥᓂᒋᔑᔑᐧᐃᒡ (iyaapishiminichishishiwich)
[vai]
the berries (anim) are small

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᔥᑖᔑᐤ (iyaapishishtaashiu)
[vai]
s/he writes small

ᐃᔮᐱᔑᔥᑭᔑᐤ (iyaapishishkishiu)
[vai]
her/his, its (anim) footprints are small

ᐃᔮᐱᔖᔥᑯᐱᑐᐦᔑᐤ (iyaapishaashkupituhshiu)
[vai]
s/he, it (anim) has skinny arms

ᐃᔮᐱᔖᔥᑯᐱᑐᓈᔑᐤ (iyaapishaashkupitunaashiu)
[vai]
s/he, it (anim) has skinny arms

ᐃᔮᐹᐅᑎᐦᒄ (iyaapaautihkw)
[na]
adult male caribou in spring whose antlers are starting to grow migrating north

ᐃᔮᐹᔒᔥ (iyaapaashiish)
[na]
two-year-old male caribou in early fall

ᐃᔮᑐᐧᐃᐦᐋᐤ (iyaatuwihaau)
[vta]
s/he criticizes her/him, it (anim)

ᐃᔮᑐᐧᐃᐦᑖᐤ (iyaatuwihtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he rejects it

ᐃᔮᑭᐧᑖᐱᐦᑎᒻ (iyaakitwaapihtim)
[vti]
s/he keeps looking into it (ex hole, tunnel- to see what is inside)

ᐃᔮᑯᓈᐤ (iyaakunaau)
[vai]
s/he, it (anim) is covered with snow

ᐃᔮᑯᓈᐤ (iyaakunaau)
[vii]
it is covered with snow

ᐃᔮᑯᓈᐦᐊᒻ (iyaakunaaham)
[vti]
s/he buries it in the snow

ᐃᔮᑯᓈᐦᐧᐋᐤ (iyaakunaahwaau)
[vta]
s/he buries it (anim) in the snow

ᐃᔮᑯᓯᐧᑳᔮᐱᐦᑎᒻ (iyaakusikwaayaapihtim)
[vti]
s/he keeps looking into it (ex hole, tunnel- to see what is inside)

ᐃᔮᒥᔅᑳᐦᐊᓐ (iyaamiskaahan)
[vii]
it is buried with pebbles by the water current

ᐃᔮᒥᔅᒋᓂᐦᐋᐤ (iyaamischinihaau)
[vta]
s/he overfills the container with it (anim)

ᐃᔮᒻᐦ (iyaamh)
[p]
a great deal, a large portion, too much

ᐃᔮᓂᐦᐊᒻ (iyaaniham)
[vti]
s/he marks, dents it

ᐃᔮᓂᐦᐧᐋᐤ (iyaanihwaau)
[vta]
s/he marks, dents it (anim)

ᐃᔮᓂᑖᐅᐦᑳᐤ (iyaanitaauhkaau)
[vii]
it is a low narrow slope of ground

ᐃᔮᓂᑭᐦᐧᐋᐤ (iyaanikihwaau)
[vta]
s/he makes signs that s/he has chopped it (anim)

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑭᐧᐃᒧᐦᐋᐤ (iyaaniskiwimuhaau)
[vta]
s/he joins them (anim) one after the other

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑭᐧᐃᒧᐦᑖᐤ (iyaaniskiwimuhtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he joins things together one after the other

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᐱᐦᑳᑎᒻ (iyaaniskiwaapihkaatim)
[vti]
s/he ties things together (string-like)

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᐱᐦᑳᑖᐤ (iyaaniskiwaapihkaataau)
[vta]
s/he ties them together (anim, string-like)

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᑭᐦᐋᐤ (iyaaniskiwaakihaau)
[vta]
s/he lays them (anim, sheet-like) down next to each other

ᐃᔮᓂᔅᑭᐧᐋᑭᔥᑖᐤ (iyaaniskiwaakishtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he lays them (sheet-like) down next to, overlapping each other

ᐃᔮᓯᐦᒋᒫᐤ (iyaasihchimaau)
[vta]
s/he tells her/him to hurry

ᐃᔮᓯᐦᒌᐤ (iyaasihchiiu)
[vai]
s/he does it hurriedly

ᐃᔮᓯᐦᒌᐦᑭᐧᐋᐤ (iyaasihchiihkiwaau)
[vta]
s/he does it in a hurry for her/him, it (anim)

ᐃᔮᓯᐦᒌᐦᑭᒻ (iyaasihchiihkim)
[vti]
s/he does it in a hurry

ᐃᔮᔅᐱᓂᑖᐤ (iyaaspinitaau)
[vta]
it is visible that she/he had harmed her/him physically in some way

ᐃᔮᔅᐳᓈᔨᐦᑎᒻ (iyaaspunaayihtim)
[vti]
her/his expectations of someone getting food are high, s/he is sure that s/he will get food when s/he sees it

ᐃᔮᔅᑭᐧᐃᐱᐤ (iyaaskiwipiu)
[vai]
s/he, it (anim) sits there ready

ᐃᔮᔅᑭᐧᐃᔥᑎᐧᐋᐤ (iyaaskiwishtiwaau)
[vta]
s/he has it already prepared for her/him, it (anim), s/he gets ready for her/him, it (anim)

ᐃᔮᔅᑭᐧᐃᔥᑖᐤ (iyaaskiwishtaau)
[vai+o]
s/he has it ready in advance

ᐃᔮᔅᑭᐧᐃᔥᑖᐤ (iyaaskiwishtaau)
[vii]
it is ready in advance

ᐃᔮᔅᑭᐧᐄᐤ (iyaaskiwiiu)
[vai]
s/he gets ready

ᐃᔮᔅᑭᐧᐄᔥᑎᒻ (iyaaskiwiishtim)
[vti]
s/he prepares, gets ready for it
