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ᒪᔅᑭᓐviiit has a deformity, is crippled (body part of people only)maaskin
ᒪᔅᑲᐤviiit has a scar or deformity (body part of animals only)maaskaaw
ᒪᔅᑲᐱᔅᑲᐤviiit (stone, metal) is deformedmaaskaapiskaaw
ᒪᔅᑲᐱᔅᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, stone, metal) is deformedmaaskaapischisuw
ᒪᔅᑲᐸᑭᓐviiit (string-like) is deformedmaaskaapaakin
ᒪᔅᑲᐸᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, string-like) is deformedmaaskaapaachisuw
ᒪᔅᑲᑭᓐviiit (sheet-like) is deformedmaaskaakin
ᒪᔅᑲᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, sheet-like) is deformedmaaskaachisuw
ᒪᔅᑲᔅᑯᓐviiit (stick-like) is deformedmaaskaaskun
ᒪᔅᑲᔅᑯᓱᐤvaiit (anim, stick-like) is deformedmaaskaaskusuw
ᒪᔅᒋᐤvaishe/he is crippled, lamemaaschiiw
ᒪᔅᒋᐱᑐᓇᐤvaishe/he has a crippled, deformed armmaaschipitunaaw
ᒪᔅᒋᐱᔪᐤvaishe/he limpsmaaschipiyuw
ᒪᔅᒋᑲᑕᐤvaishe/he has a deformed, crippled legmaaschikaataaw
ᒪᔅᒋᓂᑕᐅᒍᐤvaishe/he is born deformedmaaschiniihtaauchuw
ᒪᔅᒋᓂᒻvtishe/he finds it cutemaaschinim
ᒪᔅᒋᓄᐛᐤvtashe/he finds him/her cutemaaschinuwaaw
ᒪᔅᒋᓇᑯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he makes it cutemaaschinaakuuhtaaw
ᒪᔅᒋᓇᑯᓐviiit looks cutemaaschinaakun
ᒪᔅᒋᓇᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he looks cutemaaschinaakusuw
ᒪᔅᒋᓇᒂᐊᐤvtashe/he makes him/her cutemaaschinaakwaahaaw
ᒪᔅᒐᔨᑕᑯᓐviiit is cutemaaschaayihtaakun
ᒪᔅᒐᔨᑕᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he is cutemaaschaayihtaakusuw
ᒪᔨᐱᑕᐤvai+oshe/he takes it downriver, drivingmaayipiihtaaw
ᒪᔨᐱᔪᐤvai/iishe/he, it goes downriver, in a vehicle; it flows downstreammaayipiyuw


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