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ᒪᒧᓯᒪᐤvtashe/he lays them (anim) togethermaamuusimaaw
ᒪᒧᓯᒻvtishe/he cuts things togethermaamuusim
ᒪᒧᓯᓇᐊᒻvtishe/he writes it all togethermaamusinaaham
ᒪᒧᓴᐧᑭᒪᐤvtashe/he eats the scraps, crumbs of it (anim)maamusaahkimaaw
ᒪᒧᓴᐧᑲᑎᒻvtishe/he picks up and eats the scraps, crumbs of itmaamusaahkaahtim
ᒪᒧᓴᒋᐱᑎᒻvtishe/he gathers it up quicklymaamusaahchipitim
ᒪᒧᓴᒋᐱᑕᐤvtashe/he gathers it (anim) up quicklymaamusaahchipitaaw
ᒪᒧᓴᒋᓂᒻvtishe/he picks it all up together with her/his fingersmaamusaahchinim
ᒪᒧᓴᒋᓇᐤvtashe/he picks it (anim) all up together with her/his fingersmaamusaahchinaaw
ᒪᒧᔅᑕᐛviithey are placed all togetherusually pluralmaamuustaawa
ᒪᒧᔅᑕᐤ1vaishe/he places things together, groups thingsmaamuustaaw
ᒪᒧᔅᑕᐤ2viiit is written togethermaamuustaaw
ᒪᒧᔄᐤvtashe/he cuts them (anim) togethermaamuuswaaw
ᒪᒪᐊᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he sings a lullaby to him/hermaamaahaatuwaaw
ᒪᒪᑎᓯᒻvtishe/he cuts it into pieces, portionsmaamaatisim
ᒪᒪᑎᔄᐤvtashe/he cuts it (anim) into pieces, portionsmaamaatiswaaw
ᒪᒪᑐᓂᒻvtishe/he feels it with her/his handsmaamaatunim
ᒪᒪᑐᓂᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he feels her/his way in the dark, using her/his feetmaamaatuniskim
ᒪᒪᑐᓇᐤvtashe/he feels him/her, it (anim) with her/his handsmaamaatunaaw
ᒪᒪᑥᔅᐱᓇᐤvaishe/he moans with painmaamaatwaaspinaaw
ᒪᒪᑭᒧᔅᒍᐛᐤvaishe/he chews gummaamaakimuschuwaaw
ᒪᒪᑯᐸᑎᓂᒻvtishe/he swishes it (ex clothes) in the wash watermaamaakupaatinim
ᒪᒪᑯᐸᑎᓇᐤvtashe/he swishes it (anim, ex pants) in the wash watermaamaakupaatinaaw
ᒪᒪᑯᒪᐤvtashe/he chews it (anim)maamaakumaaw
ᒪᒪᑯᓂᒐᐤvaishe/he is kneadingmaamaakunichaaw


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