Naskapi - English



ᐸᐸᑯᐛᐤvaiits (anim) fur is thin (short hairs)paahpaakuwaaw
ᐸᐸᐧᑯᐛᑯᓂᑲᐤviithe snow is shallowpaahpaahkuwaakuunikaaw
ᐸᐸᑯᐛᔭᐤviithe fur is thinpaahpaakuwaayaaw
ᐸᐸᑯᓇᓯᑯᓱᐤvaiit is a thin layer of snow on icepaahpaakuunaasikusuw
ᐸᐸᒂᑎᒻvtishe/he bites it piece by piecepaahpaahkwaahtim
ᐸᐸᒂᒪᐤvtashe/he bites it (anim) piece by piecepaahpaahkwaamaaw
ᐸᐸᒋᐱᔅᑲᐤviiit is a rounded, exposed rock (igneous or metamorphic) outcroppaahpaachipiskaaw
ᐸᐸᒋᑯᐤviiit is drippingpaahpaachikuuw
ᐸᐸᔨᒋᓯᔅnaboreal owldimpaahpaayiichisiis
ᐸᑎᑕᒧᐤvaiher/his breathing returns (after temporary suspension)paatitaamuw
ᐸᑎᑯᔅᑯᐤvtaknock someone down by body/footpaatikuuskuw
ᐸᑎᒥᔎᐤvaishe/he burns the fur off a beaverpaahtimiskwaaw
ᐸᑎᒪp (time)in a short while, laterpaatimaa
ᐸᑎᒪᐛᐤvtashe/he hits it (anim) shooting but so it (anim) flies on a little longer before it (anim) fallspaatimaahwaaw
ᐸᑎᒻvtishe/he hears itpaahtim
ᐸᑎᓯᑕᐤvaishe/he portages a canoe coming in this directionpaatisiihtaaw
ᐸᑎᔅᑯᐱᒍᐤvaishe/he comes this direction moving winter camp over the icepaatiskupichuw
ᐸᑎᔅᑯᐱᔪᐤvai/iiwater forms on ice and then freezespaatiskupiyuw
ᐸᑎᔅᑯᑕᐸᐤvaishe/he pulls a load on the ice coming in this directionpaatiskutaapaaw
ᐸᑎᔅᑯᓯᓐvaishe/he walks on ice coming in this directionpaatiskusin
ᐸᑎᔅᒋᑯᐸᐤniLake Petitsikapaupaatischikupaaw
ᐸᑐᐛᐤ1vtashe/he hears him/her, it (anim)paahtuwaaw
ᐸᑐᐛᐤ2vtashe/he brings it to him/herpaatuwaaw
ᐸᑐᑕᐤ1vaishe/he comes in this direction carrying something on his backpaatuutaaw
ᐸᑐᑕᐤ2vaishe/he comes this waypaatuuhtaaw