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ᒥᒋᐱᔪᐤ2vai/iiit goes badly, goes wrongmichipiyuw
ᒥᒋᑎᐸᑎᒻvtishe/he tells bad news about itmichitipaatim
ᒥᒋᑎᐧᒄnacowmichitiihkw
ᒥᒋᑐᐤvaishe/he does bad thingsmichiihtuw
ᒥᒋᑐᑎᒧᓐnian evil deed, a sin, immoralitymichituutimuun
ᒥᒋᑐᑎᒻvtishe/he does wrong to itmichituutim
ᒥᒋᑐᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he does wrong to him/hermichituutuwaaw
ᒥᒋᑐᓇᐤvaishe/he has a foul mouthmichituunaaw
ᒥᒋᑕᐊᐤvaishe/he has a bad heart, she/he is cruelmichitaahaaw
ᒥᒋᑕᐛᐤvtashe/he fleshes a hide or skin, takes meat off it (anim)miihchitaahwaaw
ᒥᒋᑕᐤvai+oshe/he makes, does it badlymichiihtaaw
ᒥᒋᑕᔨᑎᒻvtishe/he is agitated (in her/his thinking) by it and she/he may become forgetful or do the wrong thing because of itmichiitaayihtim
ᒥᒋᑕᔨᒪᐤvtashe/he is agitated (in her/his thinking) by him/her and she/he may be forgetful or do the wrong thing because of him/hermichiitaayimaaw
ᒥᒋᑥᐅᓐnievil nature, wickednessmichiihtwaaun
ᒥᒋᑭᒪᐤviiit is a bad lake to travel on, with bad surroundingsmichikimaaw
ᒥᒋᐧᑯᓐnahide scraper for flesh side; fleshing toolmiihchiihkun
ᒥᒋᑲᐅᓯᐤvaishe/he is grouchy, mean, wickedmichikaausiiw
ᒥᒋᒂᑎᒻvtishe/he sews it badlymichikwaatim
ᒥᒋᒂᓱᐤvaishe/he sews badlymichikwaasuw
ᒥᒋᔎᐤnabad womanmichiiskwaaw
ᒥᒋᔎᓯᐤvaishe is a bad girlmichiiskwaasiiw
ᒥᒋᒋᓯᑭᓂᓱᐤvaishe/he is held back by bad weathermichichiisikinisuw
ᒥᒋᒋᓯᑲᐤviiit is bad weather, lit a bad daymichichiisikaaw
ᒥᒋᒥᐤvaishe/he holds on, she/he clingsmichimiiw
ᒥᒋᒥᐱᔪᐤvai/iishe/he, it stays stuck in position; it resists being unfastened, withdrawnmichimipiyuw


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