Naskapi - English



ᐊᑈᐤvaiit (anim) is roastingapwaaw
ᐊᑈᐱᔪᐤvaishe/he sweatsapwaapiyuw
ᐊᑈᓇᔅᒄniroasting stick by stove or open fireapwaanaaskw
ᐊᑈᓐnimeat roasted on a stickapwaan
ᐊᑈᓱᐤvaishe/he sweatsapwaasuw
ᐊᑎᐱᔾnababiche used for the front and back webbing on snowshoesatipiiy
ᐊᑎᑕᐤviiit is ripe (fruit or berries)atiihtaaw
ᐊᑎᑕᐱᔪᐤvaithe berries (anim) change colouratiihtaapiyuw
ᐊᑎᐧᑭᒪᒄnawhitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)atiihkimaakw
ᐊᑎᐧᑯᐱᒥᔾnamixture of pulverized caribou leg bone, marrow and dried meatatiihkupimiiy
ᐊᑎᐧᑯᓯᐅᔭᓂᔅnahide of a small cariboudimatiihkusiiuyaaniis
ᐊᑎᐧᑯᔅnababy cariboudimatiihkus
ᐊᑎᐧᑯᔅᑎᒂᓂᑭᓐnicaribou skullatiihkustikwaanikin
ᐊᑎᐧᑯᔭᓇᔭᐱᔾnicaribou hide stringatiihkuyaanaayaapiiy
ᐊᑎᐧᑯᔭᓐnacaribou skin, caribou hideatiihkuyaan
ᐊᑎᑲᒪᓯᓐvaithe river blocks her/his wayaatikaamaasin
ᐊᑎᒂᐳᔾnicaribou brothatiihkwaapuy
ᐊᑎᐧᒄnacaribou (Rangifer tarandus)atiihkw
ᐊᑎᐧᒄ ᐎᔭᔅnicaribou meatatiihkw-wiiyaas
ᐊᑎᒋᓂᐱᑎᒻvtishe/he pulls it right side up (onto its back)atichinipitim
ᐊᑎᒋᓂᐱᑕᐤvtashe/he pulls him/her onto her/his back, right side upatichinipitaaw
ᐊᑎᒋᓂᐱᔨᐅᐤvaishe/he turns over, right side up (onto her/his back)atichinipiyihuw
ᐊᑎᒋᓂᓯᒪᐤvtashe/he lies him/her down right-side-up (on her/his back)atichinisimaaw
ᐊᑎᒋᓂᓯᓐvaishe/he lies down right side up, on her/his backatichinisin
ᐊᑎᒋᓂᔅᑕᐤvai/iiit is sitting on its back; she/he lays it down right side upatichinistaaw