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ᓯᑯᓯᐤvaiit (anim) is emptysiikusiiw
ᓯᑯᓯᒪᐤvtashe/he crushes it (anim) by droppingsikusimaaw
ᓯᑯᓱᐤvaithe net has small meshsikusuw
ᓯᐧᑯᓱᔅᑕᐤvaishe/he sets a weasel, ermine trapsiihkusustaaw
ᓯᐧᑯᓱᔅᒋᐧᑯᒪᓐniweasel, ermine trapsiihkususchiihkumaan
ᓯᐧᑯᓱᔭᓐnaermine skinsiihkusuuyaan
ᓯᐧᑯᔅnaermine (white winter weasel) (Mustela erminea)siihkus
ᓯᑯᔅᑕᐤ1viiit sits emptysiikustaaw
ᓯᑯᔅᑕᐤ2vaishe/he places things close togethersikustaaw
ᓯᑯᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he crushes it by her/his body or feetsikuskim
ᓯᑯᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he crushes it (anim) by foot or bodysikuskuwaaw
ᓯᐧᑯᔅᒐᐤviithe fire is completely outsiihkuschaaw
ᓯᑯᔭᑭᔅᑕᐤviiit is an empty bagsiikuyaakistaaw
ᓯᑲᐃᑐᐛᐤnashe/he baptizes her/himsiikaahiihtuwaaw
ᓯᑲᐃᑕᐅᓱᐤnashe/he gets her/his baby baptizedsiikaahiihtaausuw
ᓯᑲᐃᑕᒐᐅᓐnabaptismsiikaahiihtaachaaun
ᓯᑲᐅᐤvaishe/he combssiikaahuw
ᓯᑲᐅᓂᔅnismall combdimsiikaaunis
ᓯᑲᐅᓐnicombsiikaaun
ᓯᑲᐅᓯᑯᓯᐤvaithe ice is sticking up like teethsiikaausikusiiw
ᓯᑲᐅᓯᑯᓱᐤvaiit (anim, ice) narrowssikaausikusuw
ᓯᑲᐊᒻvtishe/he combs itsiikaaham
ᓯᑲᐊᓐviithe water splashes into the canoe (as it travels)siikaahaan
ᓯᑲᐛᐤ1vtashe/he combs anothers hairsiikaahwaaw
ᓯᑲᐛᐤ2p (manner)closely together, thicklysikaawaaw


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