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ᔪᔎᓂᒡnaflourusually pluralyuuskwaanich
ᔪᔎᓇᐳᒐᐤvaishe/he makes broth thickened with flouryuuskwaanaapuuchaaw
ᔪᔎᓇᐳᔾniflour brothyuuskwaanaapuy
ᔪᒐᓂᒻvtishe/he compresses it by hand, she/he deflates ityuuchaanim
ᔪᒐᓇᐤvtashe/he compresses it (anim) by hand, she/he deflates it (anim)yuuchaanaaw
ᔪᓱᐛᔭᔅᑎᓐviithe flame flickers (in the wind)yuusuwaayaastin
ᔪᔅᑭᐳᐤvaishe/he sits on something softyuuskipuw
ᔪᔅᑲᐅᐧᑲᐤviiit is soft sandyuuskaauhkaaw
ᔪᔅᑲᐤviiit is soft, tenderyuuskaaw
ᔪᔅᑲᔅᑭᒥᑲᐤviiit is soft groundyuuskaaskimikaaw
ᔪᔅᒋᐤvaiit (anim) is softyuuschiiw
ᔪᔅᒋᑎᑲᐤviiit (useful wood) is softyuuschiihtikaaw
ᔪᔅᒋᑎᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim, useful wood) is softyuuschiihtichisuw
ᔪᔅᒋᑕᐊᐤvaishe/he is soft-heartedyuuschitaahaaw
ᔪᔅᒋᑕᐤ1vai+oshe/he makes it soft, softens ityuuschiihtaaw
ᔪᔅᒋᑕᐤ2vaishe/he tans something softyuuschiihtaaw
ᔪᔅᒋᓂᒐᐤvaishe/he tans something softyuuschinichaaw
ᔪᔅᒋᓂᒻvtishe/he softens it by handyuuschinim
ᔪᔅᒋᓇᐤvtashe/he softens it (anim) by handyuuschinaaw
ᔪᔅᒋᓯᐤvaiit (anim) is soft, tenderyuuschisiiw
ᔪᔅᒋᓯᓐvaishe/he lays on something softyuuschisin
ᔪᔅᒐᐊᐤvtashe/he makes it (anim) soft, softens it (anim)yuuschaahaaw
ᔪᔅᒐᑲᐃᑭᓐnisoftener, softening tool (for hide)yuuschaakaahiikin
ᔪᔪᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he follows the river and comes upon a lakeyuuhyuuskim
ᔪᔪᔅᑲᓱᐤnaa species of owl (small)yuuyuuskaasuw

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