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ᓯᑭᔅᒋᓯᐤvaiit (anim) is closely packedsikischisiiw
ᓯᑯᐛᐸᐊᒻvtishe/he crushes it by hitting with a sweeping motionsikuwaapaaham
ᓯᑯᐛᐸᐛᐤvtashe/he crushes it (anim) by hitting with a sweeping motionsikuwaapaahwaaw
ᓯᑯᐛᔭᔅᑯᒋᑲᓂᑲᐛᑭᓐnifunnel with a cloth, used as a filtersiikuwaayaaskuchikaanikaawaakin
ᓯᑯᐱᑕᐤvai+oshe/he empties it outsiikupiihtaaw
ᓯᑯᐱᔪᐤ1vai/iiit empties outsiikupiyuw
ᓯᑯᐱᔪᐤ2vai/iiit gets soft (ex fish kept too long)sikupiyuw
ᓯᑯᐱᔭᐊᐤvtashe/he empties it (anim) outsiikupiyaahaaw
ᓯᑯᑎᒻvtishe/he crushes it with her/his teethsikuuhtim
ᓯᑯᑕᐛᑎᒄnabakeapple plant (Rubus chamaemorus)sikutaawaahtikw
ᓯᑯᑕᐤ1vai+oshe/he crushes it by droppingsikuuhtaaw
ᓯᑯᑕᐤ2nibakeapple berrysikutaaw
ᓯᑯᒥᓇᐤvaishe/he transfers berries to another containersiikuminaaw
ᓯᑯᒥᓇᓐnicooked flaked fish mixed with berriessikuminaan
ᓯᑯᒪᐤ1vtashe/he empties it (anim) by eating or drinkingsiikumaaw
ᓯᑯᒪᐤ2vtashe/he crushes it (anim) with her/his teethsikumaaw
ᓯᑯᓂᒻ1vtishe/he crushes it by handsikunim
ᓯᑯᓂᒻ2vtishe/he empties it out of something (by transferring to another container)siikunim
ᓯᑯᓄᒡp (time)last springsiikunuuhch
ᓯᑯᓇᐤ1vtashe/he empties it (anim) out (by transferring to another container)siikunaaw
ᓯᑯᓇᐤ2vtashe/he crushes it (anim) by handsikunaaw
ᓯᑯᓇᑯᓐviiit looks empty, baggysiikunaakun
ᓯᑯᓇᑯᓱᐤvaiit (anim) looks empty, baggysiikunaakusuw
ᓯᑯᓇᓱᐤvaishe/he unloads it her/his own stuff by herself/himselfsiikunaasuw
ᓯᑯᓐviiit is early spring (snow just begins to melt)siikun


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