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ᒥᒋᒪᐱᔅᑲᐊᒻvtishe/he fastens it with something metalmichimaapiskaaham
ᒥᒋᒪᐱᔅᑲᐛᐤvtashe/he fastens him/her with metal (ex handcuffs)michimaapiskaahwaaw
ᒥᒋᒪᑎᒻvtishe/he holds it back with her/his teethmichimaahtim
ᒥᒋᒪᑯᓐviiit smells badmichimaakunmichibadmaakusmell
ᒥᒋᒪᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he, it (anim) smells badmichimaakusuw
ᒥᒋᒪᔎᐊᒻvtishe/he steadies it, using somethingmichimaaskwaaham
ᒥᒋᒪᔎᐛᐤvtashe/he steadies him/her, it (anim) using somethingmichimaaskwaahwaaw
ᒥᒋᒪᒥᑐᓇᔨᑎᒻvtishe/he thinks evil, wrong thoughts of thingsmichimaamitunaayihtim
ᒥᒋᒪᔅᑯᓂᒻvtishe/he holds it (stick-like) steadymichimaaskunim
ᒥᒋᒪᔅᑯᓇᐤvtashe/he holds it (anim, stick-like) steadymichimaaskunaaw
ᒥᒋᒻnifoodmiichim
ᒥᒋᓂᑐᐅᓂᐧᑲᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he poisons, drugs him/hermichinituuhuuniihkaatuwaaw
ᒥᒋᓂᑐᐅᓄᐤvaishe/he is poisoned, druggedmichinituuhuunuw
ᒥᒋᓂᑐᐛᔨᑎᒧᐅᓐnilust, carnal desires, evil desiresmichinituwaayihtimuuun
ᒥᒋᓂᑐᐧᑯᐅᓐnipoison; drugs, narcoticsmichinituuhkuun
ᒥᒋᓂᒻvtishe/he dislikes the looks of itmichinim
ᒥᒋᓄᐛᐤvtashe/he dislikes the looks of him/hermichinuwaaw
ᒥᒋᓇᐸᐅᐤvaihe is a bad man, an ugly manmichinaapaauw
ᒥᒋᓇᐸᐤnabad manmichinaapaaw
ᒥᒋᓇᐸᓯᐤvaihe is a bad boymichinaapaasiiw
ᒥᒋᓇᐸᔅnabad boydimmichinaapaas
ᒥᒋᓇᑯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he makes it look uglymichinaakuuhtaaw
ᒥᒋᓇᑯᓐviiit looks uglymichinaakun
ᒥᒋᓇᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he, it (anim) looks uglymichinaakusuw
ᒥᒋᓇᒂᐊᐤvtashe/he makes him/her look uglymichinaakwaahaaw


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