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ᐅᐱᐛᐤvai/iishe/he, it has hair on her/him, it; is hairyupiiwaaw
ᐅᐱᐛᑎᒃᐎᔾnidher/his armpit hairupiiwaatiihkwiy
ᐅᐱᐱᑎᒻvtishe/he lifts and hands it upuuhpipitim
ᐅᐱᐱᑕᐤvtashe/he lifts and hands it (anim) upuuhpipitaaw
ᐅᐱᐱᔪᐤvai/iishe/he, it rises, is lifteduuhpipiyuw
ᐅᐱᑐᐛᐳᓐnidher/his eyelidupituwaapuun
ᐅᐱᑐᔅᒐᑲᐤviiit is a narrowing of the muskeg, bog, swampuhpituuschaakaaw
ᐅᐱᑕᐅᐧᑲᐤviiit is a narrowing of a sand duneuhpitaauhkaaw
ᐅᐱᑭᒪᐤviiit is a double lake, two lakes joined by a channel, narrowsuhpikimaaw
ᐅᐱᑲᐳᒡvaithey (trees) stand at a narrowsusually pluraluhpikaapuuch
ᐅᐱᑲᑕᐎᐤvaishe/he raises her/his leguuhpikaataawiiw
ᐅᐱᒥᑕᔅᑯᐱᑕᑭᓐnidher/his collarboneupimitaaskupitaakin
ᐅᐱᒪᐛᐤviiit is on the sideuuhpimaawaaw
ᐅᐱᒪᐱᔪᐤvaishe/he sits to one sideuuhpimaapiyuw
ᐅᐱᒪᑲᐳᐤvai/iishe/he, it stands to one sideuuhpimaakaapuuw
ᐅᐱᒪᓯᓐvaishe/he lies on her/his sideuuhpimaasin
ᐅᐱᒪᔅᑕᐤviiit sits to the sideuuhpimaastaaw
ᐅᐱᒪᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he makes it lean to the side, lists (canoe, sled, snowmobile)uuhpimaaskim
ᐅᐱᒪᔅᑲᐛᐤvtashe/he makes it (anim) lean to the side (skidoo)uuhpimaaskaahwaaw
ᐅᐱᒪᔭᐅᒋᑕᐸᐤvai+oshe/he pulls it along the slopeuuhpimaayaauchitaapaaw
ᐅᐱᒪᔭᐛᒡp (space)on the side of a sand hilluuhpimaayaawaahch
ᐅᐱᒪᔭᐤviiit leans to the side, it is lop-sideduuhpimaayaaw
ᐅᐱᒪᔭᑯᓂᑲᐊᒻvtishe/he takes it to the side of a snowy slopeuuhpimaayaakuunikaaham
ᐅᐱᒪᔭᑯᓂᑲᐤvaishe/he goes to the side of a snowy slopeuuhpimaayaakuunikaaw
ᐅᐱᒪᔭᓱᐤvaiit (anim) leans to the side as it is blown by winduuhpimaayaasuw


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