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ᒪᔅᑎᓂᒧᐛᐤvtashe/he gives all of it to him/hermaastinimuwaaw
ᒪᔅᑎᓂᒻvtishe/he takes it all away, uses it up, finishes it offmaastinim
ᒪᔅᑎᓂᓱᐤvaishe/he uses up all her/his things (belongings, money), she/he ruins herself/himselfmaastiniisuw
ᒪᔅᑎᓇᐤvtashe/he takes them (anim) all, gives them (anim) all away, uses it (anim) up, finishes it (anim) offmaastinaaw
ᒪᔅᑎᓯᓇᐎᐤvaishe/he uses up all the shells, bulletsmaastisinaawiiw
ᒪᔅᑎᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he wears it out, uses it up by wearing itmaastiskim
ᒪᔅᑎᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he wears it (anim) out, uses it (anim) up by wearing it (anim) outmaastiskuwaaw
ᒪᔅᑕᐸᐅᑕᐤvaishe/he has done all the washingmaastaapaautaaw
ᒪᔅᑕᐸᐎᔭᐤvtashe/he uses it (anim, soap) up in washingmaastaapaawiiyaaw
ᒪᔅᑕᑎᒻvtishe/he eats it all upmaastaahtim
ᒪᔅᑕᑯᓱᐤvaithe snow starts to melt away (in spring)maastaakusuw
ᒪᔅᑕᒍᐛᑕᐤviiit boils awaymaastaachuwaahtaaw
ᒪᔅᑕᒍᓱᐤvaiit (anim) boils awaymaastaachuusuw
ᒪᔅᑕᓄᓴᓐnalast bornmaastaanusaan
ᒪᔅᑕᓱᒡvaithey (anim) all blow awayusually pluralmaastaasuuch
ᒪᔅᑕᔅᑎᓐviiit all blows awaymaastaastin
ᒪᔅᑕᔅᑯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he wears it out, by catching it on bushes and sticksmaastaaskuuhtaaw
ᒪᔅᑕᔅᑯᓯᒪᐤvtashe/he wears it (anim, ex pants) outmaastaaskusimaaw
ᒪᔅᑕᔨᑐᔅᑲᓐniSaturday (lit last day of work)maastaayituuskaan
ᒪᔅᑕᔾp (manner)last, the last timemaastaay
ᒪᔅᑭᐃᔅᑕᐤvaishe/he has big feetmaaskiihiistaaw
ᒪᔅᑭᑎᒐᐤvaishe/he has a crippled, deformed handmaaskitiihchaaw
ᒪᔅᑭᓄᐤnitrail, road, waymaaskinuw
ᒪᔅᑭᓇᒐᐤvaishe/he makes a road, she/he makes a path, she/he breaks a trailmaaskinaahchaaw
ᒪᔅᑭᓇᒧᐛᐤvtashe/he breaks trail for him/hermaaskinaamuwaaw


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