Naskapi - English



ᐱᑯᓯᓐvaiit (anim) breaks from falling and hittingpiikusin
ᐱᑯᓴᐊᐤvtashe/he begs him/her for foodpikusaahaaw
ᐱᑯᓴᒧᑕᐤvaishe/he breaks a snowshoe by walkingpiikusaamuuhtaaw
ᐱᑯᓴᔨᑎᒧᐅᓐniwishpikusaayihtimuuun
ᐱᑯᓴᔨᑎᒧᐛᐤvtashe/he wishes it for him/herpikusaayihtimuwaaw
ᐱᑯᓴᔨᑎᒻvtishe/he wishes for something from itpikusaayihtim
ᐱᐧᑯᔅnablackfly (both those seen in summer and those seen on snow in spring)piihkus
ᐱᑯᔅᑎᒂᓇᐛᐤvtashe/he breaks someone else's head (with something)piikustikwaanaahwaaw
ᐱᑯᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he breaks it using her/his body or feetpiikuskim
ᐱᑯᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he breaks it (anim) using her/his bodypiikuskuwaaw
ᐱᑯᔄᐤvtashe/he cuts, breaks it (anim) up with a knife, scissorspiikuswaaw
ᐱᑲᐊᐤvtashe/he boils it (anim)pikaahaaw
ᐱᑲᐛᐱᓂᒻvtishe/he throws it off a boatpikaawaapinim
ᐱᑲᐛᐱᓇᐤvtashe/he throws it (anim) out of a boatpikaawaapinaaw
ᐱᑲᐤvaishe/he disembarks, gets out of a car, boat, vehiclepikaaw
ᐱᑲᐸᑕᐤvaishe/he runs ashorepikaapaahtaaw
ᐱᑲᑕᐊᓂᔅᒐᒡp (space)at the windy side of the muskeg, bog, swamp (opposite where the wind comes from)pikaataahaanischaahch
ᐱᑲᑕᐤvai+oshe/he boils itpikaahtaaw
ᐱᑲᑕᑯᔅᑲᓐniboiled caribou meat in a potpikaataakuskaan
ᐱᑲᑭᓐnadumplingpikaakin
ᐱᑲᒂᓐnachickenpikaahkwaan
ᐱᐧᑲᓐnanutpiihkaan
ᐱᑲᓯᒧᐤvaishe/he is bathing, swimmingpikaasimuw
ᐱᑲᓯᒧᑭᔅᒋᐱᓱᓐnaswimsuitpikaasimuukischipiisun
ᐱᑲᓯᒺᐊᐤvtashe/he gives him/her a bathpikaasimwaahaaw