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ᓯᑲᐤ1viiit is bushysikaaw
ᓯᑲᐤ2viithere are willowssikaaw
ᓯᑲᐱᑎᒻvtishe/he pulls it by tying it to one being pulledsikaapitim
ᓯᑲᐱᒐᓂᒻvtishe/he holds it by the stringsikaapiihchaanim
ᓯᑲᐱᒐᓇᐤvtashe/he holds it (anim) by the string, leashsikaapiihchaanaaw
ᓯᑲᐸᒋᓂᒻvtishe/he holds it by the handlesikaapaachinim
ᓯᑲᐸᒋᓇᐤvtashe/he holds it (anim, string-like) by the handlesikaapaachinaaw
ᓯᑲᑕᔨᑎᒻvtishe/he feels disdain, scorn for itsiikaataayihtim
ᓯᑲᑕᔨᒧᐤvaishe/he feels disdainful, scornfulsiikaataayimuw
ᓯᑲᑕᔨᒪᐤvtashe/he feels disdain, scorn for him/hersiikaataayimaaw
ᓯᑲᑯᓱᐤnaonionsikaakusuw
ᓯᑲᑯᔭᓐnaskunk skinsikaakuyaan
ᓯᑲᔎᔭᐤviiit is a dense, brushy woods, forestsikaaskwaayaaw
ᓯᑲᒄnaskunk (Mephitis mephitis)sikaakw
ᓯᑲᒋᒂᐱᔨᐅᐤvaishe/he makes facessiikaachikwaapiyihuw
ᓯᑲᒋᒂᔪᐤvaishe/he makes a facesiikaachikwaayuw
ᓯᑲᔅᑯᓂᒻvtishe/he stretches it out frozensikaaskunim
ᓯᑲᔅᑯᓇᐤvtashe/he stretches it (anim, ex hide) out frozensikaaskunaaw
ᓯᒂᐊᒻ1vtishe/he makes it with a fine meshsikwaaham
ᓯᒂᐊᒻ2vtishe/he crushes itsikwaaham
ᓯᒂᐊᒻ3vtishe/he empties it by spooning it out, she/he buys it outsiikwaaham
ᓯᒂᐛᐤ1vtashe/he crushes it (anim), mashes it (anim)sikwaahwaaw
ᓯᒂᐛᐤ2vtashe/he makes it (anim, ex net) with a small meshsikwaahwaaw
ᓯᒂᐛᐤ3vtashe/he empties it (anim) by spooning it out, she/he buys it (anim) outsiikwaahwaaw
ᓯᒂᐤviiit is emptysiikwaaw


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