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ᓯᓯᑯᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he bumps into it walking accidentally without knowingsisikuskim
ᓯᓯᑯᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he bumps into him/her walking accidentally, without knowingsisikuskuwaaw
ᓯᓱᐱᑎᒻvtishe/he rubs it on quicklysisuupitim
ᓯᓱᐱᑕᐤvtashe/he rubs it (anim) on quicklysisuupitaaw
ᓯᓱᓇᐤvaishe/he rubs using the handssisuunaaw
ᓯᔅᑎᐱᐧᑲᓐniloops on the side of a tent for ropessistipiihkaan
ᓯᔅᑎᑯᐤvaishe/he spitssistikuw
ᓯᔅᑎᒂᑎᒻvtishe/he spits on itsistikwaatim
ᓯᔅᑎᒂᑕᐤvtashe/he spits on him/hersistikwaataaw
ᓯᔅᑕᐃᑭᓐnisprayersistaahikin
ᓯᔅᑕᐊᒻvtishe/he sprays itsistaaham
ᓯᔅᑕᐛᐤvtashe/he sprays him/her, it (anim)sistaahwaaw
ᓯᔅᑕᔨᒐᐱᔪᐤviiit sprays, squirts outsistaayichaapiyuw
ᓯᔅᑭᒋᐤvaishe/he is bored doing somethingsiskichiiw
ᓯᔅᑭᒧᐤvaishe/he puts it into her/his mouthsiskimuw
ᓯᔅᑭᒧᑎᔭᐤvtashe/he puts something in someone's mouthsiskimutiyaaw
ᓯᔅᑭᒧᓱᐤvaishe/he takes a small mouthful of itsiskimusuw
ᓯᔅᑭᓂᐱᔾnidrips from melting snow, icesiskinipiiy
ᓯᔅᑭᓐviiit is slushy; the snow is softsiskin
ᓯᔅᑲᐊᒧᐛᐤvtashe/he sets fire to it (anim) for someonesiskaahamuwaaw
ᓯᔅᑲᐊᒪᓱᓐnicigarette lightersiskaahaamaasuun
ᓯᔅᑲᐊᒻvtishe/he lights fire to itsiskaaham
ᓯᔅᑲᐛᐤvtashe/he sets fire to it (anim)siskaahwaaw
ᓯᔅᑲᐛᑯᓂᑲᐤviiit is slushy, wet snowsiskaawaakuunikaaw
ᓯᔅᑲᔨᑲᒐᐤvai+oshe/he lights it from somethingsiskaayikaachaaw


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