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ᒥᑥᔅᒐᐤvaiher/his shooting is heard in the distancemitwaaschaaw
ᒥᑥᔅᑎᓐviiit is a storm, the wind makes noise outsidemitwaastin
ᒥᑦnipiece of firewoodmiiht
ᒥᑦ ᒋᓴᐱᔅᒐᐛᓐnawoodstovemiiht-chisaapischaawaan
ᒥᒂᐊᐤvtashe/he makes, colours it (anim) redmiihkwaahaaw
ᒥᒂᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, sheet-like) is redmiihkwaachisuw
ᒥᒂᑭᒧᐤviiit is red liquidmiihkwaakimuw
ᒥᒂᑭᓐviiit (sheet-like) is red, it is red clothmiihkwaakin
ᒥᒂᐸᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, string-like) is redmiihkwaapaachisuw
ᒥᒂᐸᑭᓐviiit (string-like) is redmiihkwaapaakin
ᒥᒂᐱᓐviiit is a red sunrise, dawnmiihkwaapin
ᒥᒂᐱᔅᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, stone, metal) is redmiihkwaapischisuw
ᒥ=sp. var. ofᓇᒪ=p (negative)notᐊᑎ  ᓇᑕᐊᒄ, ᓇᔅᑎᔅ ᒥ ᒋ  ᓱᐛᐊᒻ᙮ To paddle it, he absolutely did not have the strength.
ᒥ ᒥᔪᐃᔪᐤvaishe is pregnantmi-miyuiiyuw
ᒥᐃᐧᑭᓄᔅᑕᐤvaishe/he sets a wolf trapmiihiihkinustaaw
ᒥᐃᐧᑭᓄᔅᒋᐧᑯᒪᓐniwolf trapmiihiihkinuschiihkumaan
ᒥᐃᐧᑭᓄᔭᓐnawolf skinmiihiihkinuyaan
ᒥᐃᐧᑭᓐnawolf (Canis lupus)miihiihkin
ᒥᐅᑕᔭᐱᔾnicarrying strap for bagmiiuutaayaapiiy
ᒥᐅᑦnisuitcase, container, boxmiiut
ᒥᐛᐤvaishe/he gives things awaymiiwaaw
ᒥᐱᑎᐧᑲᐅᓐnifalse teethmiipitiihkaaun
ᒥᐱᑦnitoothmiipit
ᒥᐱᔅnishort spear for killing cariboudimmiipis
ᒥᑎᑕᐤvtashe/he follows the track, tracks him/her, it (anim)mitiihtaaw


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