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ᒪᓂᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he sets up a tent for him/hermaanikuwaaw
ᒪᓂᑲᓱᐤvaishe/he sets up a tent, campmaanikaasuuw
ᒪᓂᒡdemthere they (anim) aremaanich
ᒪᓂᔅᑯᐱᒍᐤvaishe/he sets up winter camp on the icemaaniskupichuw
ᒪᓂᔅᑲᑎᑯᐧᑲᑎᒻvtishe/he fences it inmaaniskaahtikuuhkaahtim
ᒪᓂᔅᑲᑎᑯᐧᑲᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he fences it (anim) inmaaniskaahtikuuhkaahtuwaaw
ᒪᓂᔅᑲᑎᑯᐧᑲᑕᐤviiit is fencedmaaniskaahtikuuhkaahtaaw
ᒪᓂᔅᑲᑎᒄnafencemaaniskaahtikw
ᒪᓂᔭdemthere she/he, it (obv) ismaaniya
ᒪᓂᔭᔪᐛdemthere they (obv) aremaaniyaayuwa
ᒪᓇdemthere she/he, it is over there; there they (inan) are over theremaanaa
ᒪᓇᒡdemthere they (anim) are over theremaanaach
ᒪᓇᔭᔪdemthere she/he, it (obv) is over theremaanaayaayu
ᒪᓇᔭᔪᐛdemthere they (obv) are over theremaanaayaayuwa
ᒪᓐdemthere she/he, it ismaan
ᒪᓯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he fights, wrestles it, struggles with itmaasiihtaaw
ᒪᓯᑭᒻvtishe/he struggles with itmaasiikim
ᒪᓯᒐᐅᓐnifightmaasiihchaaun
ᒪᓯᒐᐤvaishe/he fights, she/he wrestlesmaasiihchaaw
ᒪᓯᒧᐤvaishe/he tells the bad news about someone's deathmaasimuw
ᒪᓯᒧᔅᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he tells bad news to him/hermaasimustuwaaw
ᒪᓴᐊᐤvtashe/he has a scarmaasaahaaw
ᒪᔅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐱᔪᐤviithe sand (of the bank) is eroding awaymaastitaauhchipiyuw
ᒪᔅᑎᒐᐤvaishe/he has big handsmaastiihchaaw
ᒪᔅᑎᒪᐤvtashe/he eats it (anim) all upmaastimaaw


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