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demthis, this one hereu
ᐅᐅᐤnaowluuhuw
ᐅᐎᐸᐳᓇᓐnidher/his pupil of the eyeuwiipaapuunaan
ᐅᐎᑕᔨᑕᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he is a funny, amusing personuwiitaayihtaakusuw
ᐅᐎᑥᐤvaishe/he makes jokesuwiitwaaw
ᐅᐎᒂᔎᑎᒄnidher/his corner of the mouthuwiikwaaskwaatikw
ᐅᐎᒂᔭᐳᓇᓐnidher/his corner of the eyeuwiikwaayaapunaan
ᐅᐎᒋᒪᑭᓇnadher/his spouse; her husband, his wifeuwiichimaakina
ᐅᐎᒐᐛᑭᓇnadher/his friend; her sister-in-law (husband's sister, brother's wife)uwiichaawaakina
ᐅᐎᓏᐳᓇᓐnidher/his underside of the eyeliduwiinwaapuunaan
ᐅᐎᓯᓇᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he makes him/her, it (anim) look funnyuwiisinaakuwaaw
ᐅᐎᓯᓇᑯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he makes it look funnyuwiisinaakutaaw
ᐅᐎᓯᓇᑯᓐviiit looks funnyuwiisinaakun
ᐅᐎᓯᓇᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he, it (anim) looks funnyuwiisinaakusuw
ᐅᐛᐊᓱᐛᐤvtashe/he borrows it from him/heruwaahaasuwaaw
ᐅᐛᐊᓱᐤvaishe/he borrowsuwaahaasuw
ᐅᐛᐊᓱᓐniborrowed thinguwaahaasuun
ᐅᐛᐳᐛᑕᓐviiit is a blinding blizzarduwaapuwaahtaan
ᐅᐛᓯᐊᐤvtashe/he dresses him/her upuwaasihaaw
ᐅᐛᔨᐳᐤvaishe/he gets ready to sit downuwaayipuw
ᐅᐛᔨᓂᒧᐛᐤvtashe/he aims it at him/her, it (anim); she/he readies it for him/her (by hand)uwaayinimuwaaw
ᐅᐱᐎᔾniits (anim) hair (ex caribou), its (anim) fur, its (anim) outer feathers, her/his body hairupiiwiy
ᐅᐱᐛᐅᑲᑕᐤvaishe/he has hairy legsupiiwaaukaataaw
ᐅᐱᐛᐅᒥᓐnahairy red currant berryuupiiwaauwmin
ᐅᐱᐛᐛᔅᒋᐸᐤvaishe/he has a hairy chestupiiwaawaaschipaaw


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