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1p (interjection)hark!, listen!maah
2modalmaa
ᒪᐅᑎᒪᐤvtashe/he goes downriver with him/her, it (anim) on her/his backmaahuutimaaw
ᒪᐅᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he gathers, collects it (anim) for someonemaautuwaaw
ᒪᐅᑐᓂᒻvtishe/he gathers, collects it by handmaautunim
ᒪᐅᑐᓇᐤvtashe/he gathers, collects by handmaautunaaw
ᒪᐅᑕᐤ1vai+oshe/he takes it downriver, paddlingmaautaaw
ᒪᐅᑕᐤ2vtashe/he carries him/her, it (anim) downriver on her/his backmaahuutaaw
ᒪᐅᒋᑎᒧᐛᐤvtashe/he keeps, saves it for him/hermaauchiihtimuwaaw
ᒪᐅᒋᑎᒪᓱᐤvaishe/he keeps, saves it for herself/himselfmaauchiihtimaasuw
ᒪᐅᒋᑕᐤvai+oshe/he gathers it togethermaauchiihtaaw
ᒪᐅᒐᐊᐤvtashe/he gathers it (anim) togethermaauchaahaaw
ᒪᐅᒡ1demhere they (anim) aremaauch
ᒪᐅᒡ2p (quantity)mostmaauch
ᒪᐅᓐnicryingmaaun
ᒪᐅᓯᑯᓂᒻvtishe/he holds it togethermaausikunim
ᒪᐅᓯᑯᓇᐤvtashe/he holds it (anim) togethermaausikunaaw
ᒪᐅᓯᒂᐱᐧᑲᑎᒻvtishe/he ties things togethermaausikwaapiihkaatim
ᒪᐅᓯᒂᐱᐧᑲᑕᐤvtashe/he ties them (anim) togethermaausikwaapiihkaataaw
ᒪᐊᐳᔪᐤvai/iishe/he, it goes downstream by canoemaahaapuyuw
ᒪᐎᔭᔪdemhere she/he, it (obv) ismaawiyaayu
ᒪᐎᔭᔪᐛdemhere they (obv) aremaawiyaayuwa
ᒪᐛdemhere they (inan) aremaawa
ᒪᐛᒡp (interjection)nomaawaach
ᒪᐤ1demhere she/he, it ismaaw


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