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ᒥᒋᒥᑕᐤvai+oshe/he puts it into something and it gets stuck, she/he fastens it downmichimiihtaaw
ᒥᒋᒥᒋᒧᐤvai/iiit fits on it badlymichimichimuw
ᒥᒋᒥᒥᑭᓐviiit holds on, it clingsmichimiimikin
ᒥᒋᒥᓂᑐᐤnadevil, evil spirit, Satanmichiminituw
ᒥᒋᒥᓂᒻvtishe/he holds it back (from doing something)michiminim
ᒥᒋᒥᓇᐤvtashe/he holds him/her, it (anim) back (from doing something)michiminaaw
ᒥᒋᒥᓐnibad berrymichimin
ᒥᒋᒥᔅᑕᐛᐤvtashe/he fleshes it (anim, hide)michimiistaahwaaw
ᒥᒋᒥᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he holds it back with her/his body or feetmichimiskim
ᒥᒋᒥᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he holds him/her, it (anim) back with her/his feet, bodymichimiskuwaaw
ᒥᒋᒥᔅᑯᓱᐛᐤniweed or weeds, wild grassmichimiskusuwaaw
ᒥᒋᒧᐤ1vaiit (anim) barksmichimuw
ᒥᒋᒧᐤ2viiit is a bad roadmichimuw
ᒥᒋᒧᑎᓐviiit is stuck in a positionmichimuuhtin
ᒥᒋᒧᑕᐤvai+oshe/he causes it to get stuckmichimuuhtaaw
ᒥᒋᒧᓯᒪᐤvtashe/he causes it (anim, ex tractor) to get stuckmichimusimaaw
ᒥᒋᒧᓯᓄᐤvaishe/he gets herself/himself stuck in something or somewheremichimusinuw
ᒥᒋᒧᓯᓐvaishe/he is stuck in a positionmichimusin
ᒥᒋᒪp (space)near, closemichimaa
ᒥᒋᒪᐊᒻvtishe/he fastens it with somethingmichimaaham
ᒥᒋᒪᐛᐤvtashe/he fastens it (anim) with something (anim, ex nails)michimaahwaaw
ᒥᒋᒪᐱᐧᑲᑎᒻvtishe/he holds it back by tying itmichimaapiihkaatim
ᒥᒋᒪᐱᐧᑲᑕᐤvtashe/he holds him/her, it (anim) back by tying him/her, it (anim)michimaapiihkaataaw
ᒥᒋᒪᐱᒐᓂᒻvtishe/he holds it (string-like) back with her/his handsmichimaapiihchaanim
ᒥᒋᒪᐱᒐᓇᐤvtashe/he holds it (anim, string-like) back with her/his handsmichimaapiihchaanaaw


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