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ᐅᑎᑕᒧᓂᓯᓐ2vaishe/he lies down on her/his stomach (with her/his face down)utitaamuunisin
ᐅᑎᑕᒧᓂᔅᑕᐤ1vai+oshe/he places it down, upside-downutitaamuunistaaw
ᐅᑎᑕᒧᓂᔅᑕᐤ2viiit sits upside-downutitaamuunistaaw
ᐅᑎᑕᒧᓇᔭᐤvtashe/he places him/her, it (anim) down upside-downutitaamuunaayaaw
ᐅᑎᑥᐃᑭᓐnidher/his index fingerutitwaahikin
ᐅᑎᑯᐱᐧᑯᐛᐤvtashe makes a dress for herutikuuhpiihkuwaaw
ᐅᑎᑯᐳᐤvaishe/he has/wears a coatutikuuhpuw
ᐅᑎᐧᑯᒧᐤvaishe/he, it (anim) has liceutiihkumuw
ᐅᑎᐧᑯᓄᐤvaiit (anim, tree) has many branches, knotspassutiihkunuuw
ᐅᑎᐧᑯᓐnibranch (tree or vine)utiihkun
ᐅᑎᑯᓯᓐvaishe/he comes upon them (anim), meets them (anim)utikusin
ᐅᑎᐧᑯᔾnidher/his armpitutiihkuuy
ᐅᑎᔎᑎᒋᔅnidher/his little fingerdimutiskwaatiihchiis
ᐅᑎᔎᒪnadhis wifeutiskwaama
ᐅᑎᔎᓯᒪnadhis girlfriendutiskwaasiima
ᐅᑎᔎᓯᒪᐤnaa girlfriendutiskwaasiimaaw
ᐅᑎᔎᔨᔅᑎᔅnidher/his little toedimutiskwaayistiis
ᐅᑎᒋᑭᓐnidits (anim) finutiihchikin
ᐅᑎᒋᑯᒧᐤvaishe/he has a cold, fluutichikumuw
ᐅᑎᒋᓯᔭnadher/his large intestineutichisiiya
ᐅᑎᒋᓯᔾnitube, hoseutichisiiy
ᐅᑎᒋᔾnidher/his hand; its (anim) forepawutiihchiiy
ᐅᑎᒥᐤvaishe/he is busy, preoccupiedutimiiw
ᐅᑎᒥᓯᒪᐤvtashe/he feeds him/her so she/he will not eat at mealtimeutimisimaaw
ᐅᑎᒥᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he hinders using itutimiskim


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