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ᓯᑕᒋᑎᓐviiit fits tightlysiihtaachiihtin
ᓯᑕᒋᓯᓐvaiit (anim) fits tightlysiihtaachisin
ᓯᑕᔅᐱᓱᓐnagirdlesiitaaspisuun
ᓯᑕᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he pins it (anim)siihtaaskuuhwaaw
ᓯᑕᔅᑯᓂᑭᓐnihide stretched over frame of drumsiihtaaskunikin
ᓯᑕᔅᑯᓇᐤvtashe/he stretches the hide on it (anim, drum)siihtaaskunaaw
ᓯᑥᔎᐃᑭᓐnipillarsiihtwaaskwaahikin
ᓯᑭᐳᐤvaishe/he urinates in her/his pants while sittingsikipuw
ᓯᑭᐸᑕᐤvtashe/he roasts it for him/hersikipaahtaaw
ᓯᑭᑈᐤvaishe/he does roasting on a stringsikipwaaw
ᓯᑭᑈᒋᑭᓐnihook at end of roasting linesikipwaahchikin
ᓯᑭᑈᓇᑎᒄniskewer sticks to close an animal or bird while roastingsikipwaanaahtikw
ᓯᑭᑈᓇᔭᐱᔾniroasting stringsikipwaanaayaapiiy
ᓯᑭᑈᓐniroast meat on a stringsikipwaan
ᓯᑭᑎᐧᑯᓂᐤvaiit (anim) is a thickly branched treesikitiihkuniiw
ᓯᑭᑕᓱᐤvaishe/he is cold from the windsiikitaasuw
ᓯᑭᒋᑐᑭᔭᐅᒍᐤvaishe/he has cold earssiikichihtuukiyaauchuw
ᓯᑭᒋᒂᒧᐤvaishe/he is cold when sleepingsiikichiihkwaamuw
ᓯᑭᒋᔅᑎᒂᓇᐅᒍᐤvaishe/he has a cold headsiikichistikwaanaauchuw
ᓯᑭᒍᐤvaishe/he is coldsiikichuw
ᓯᑭᒧᐤvai/iiit is adhered, stuck to somethingsikimuw
ᓯᑭᒧᑕᐤvai+oshe/he makes it adheresikimuuhtaaw
ᓯᑭᔅᑲᐤviiit is closely packed, it is well sealedsikiskaaw
ᓯᑭᔅᒋᓂᒻvtishe/he buries itsikischinim
ᓯᑭᔅᒋᓇᐤvtashe/he buries him/her, it (anim)sikischinaaw


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