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ᑲᓯᔭᐱᔅᑲᐃᑭᓐniscouring pad for potskaasiiyaapiskaahikin
ᑲᓯᔭᐱᔅᑲᐊᒻvtishe/he wipes it (stone, metal) drykaasiiyaapiskaaham
ᑲᓯᔭᐸᐛᐤviiit wipes offkaasiiyaapaawaaw
ᑲᓱᐤvaishe/he hideskaasuw
ᑲᓱᒋᑦnaploader, graderkaasuuhchiit
ᑲᓱᒋᒥᑲᒡniphard liquorkaasuuhchiimikaahch
ᑲᓱᓇᔎᑕᐧᒃnaphockey playerkaasuunaaskwaataahk
ᑲᓱᔅᑎᒻvtishe/he hides herself/himself from itkaasuustim
ᑲᓱᔅᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he hides herself/himself from him/herkaasuustuwaaw
ᑲᓱᔅᑯᐱᔅᒡnipcarpenter's planekaasuuskupiisch
ᑲᓴᐃᑭᓐnieraserkaasaahikin
ᑲᓴᐛᐤvtashe/he wipes him/her with somethingkaasaahwaaw
ᑲᓴᑈᐸᒐᑦnapx-ray techniciankaasaapwaapaahchaat
ᑲᓴᑯᐎᐛᑦnapconqueror, a victorkaasaakuwiiwaat
ᑲᓴᑯᑕᔭᑦnapsoft-hearted personkaasaakutaayaat
ᑲᓴᑯᓴᒪᑭᓄᑦnap8-track tape playerkaasaakusaamaakinuut
ᑲᓴᒐᑦnapwelfare worker (gives out cheques)kaasaahchaat
ᑲᔅᐱᑎᑭᑎᓐviiit (useful wood) splits easily when frozenkaaspiihtikitin
ᑲᔅᐱᑎᓐviiit breaks easily when cold or frozenkaaspitin
ᑲᔅᐱᓐviiit breaks easily, is brittle, fragilekaaspin
ᑲᔅᐱᓯᐤvaiit (anim) breaks easily, is brittle, fragilekaaspisiiw
ᑲᔅᐱᓯᓐvaiit (anim, toboggan) breaks easily when frozen or coldkaaspisin
ᑲᔅᐱᓴᐛᓐnidrying of meatkaaspisaawaan
ᑲᔅᑎᑕᐅᐧᑲᐤviiit is sand in the form of a stepkaastitaauhkaaw
ᑲᔅᑎᓄᑕᔨᐛᑦnapshe/he is a guide, leader (when walking)kaastinuuhtaayiwaat


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