Naskapi - English



ᑎᒂᒋᓄᒡp (time)last falltikwaachinuuhch
ᑎᒂᒋᓐviiit is autumn, falltikwaachin
ᑎᒂᒋᔅᑲᐤviithe ground is frozen and covered with snowtikwaachiskaaw
ᑎᒂᔅᑯᐛᐤvaiit (anim) is caught in a deadfall traptikwaaskuwaaw
ᑎᒋᐱᔪᐤvai/iiit meltstiihchipiyuw
ᑎᒋᓯᑯᒍᓐviithe current melts the icetiihchisikuchuun
ᑎᒋᓯᒻvtishe/he melts ittiihchisim
ᑎᒋᓱᐤvaiit (anim) melts (ex butter)tiihchisuw
ᑎᒋᔄᐤvtashe/he melts it (anim, ex butter)tiihchiswaaw
ᑎᒥᐤviiit is deep watertimiiw
ᑎᒥᑭᒪᐤviiit is a deep laketimikimaaw
ᑎᒥᑭᓐviiit is rising watertimikin
ᑎᒥᑯᓂᑲᐤviiit is deep snowtimikuunikaaw
ᑎᒥᑯᓇᓯᑯᓐviiit is thick icetimikunaasikun
ᑎᒪᒋᐤvaishe/he packs her/his belongingstimaahchiiw
ᑎᒪᒋᓂᒻvtishe/he packs ittimaahchinim
ᑎᒪᒋᓇᐤvtashe/he packs it (anim)timaahchinaaw
ᑎᓯᐱᓂᒻvtishe/he unfastens ittisipinim
ᑎᓯᐱᓇᐤvtashe/he unfastens it (anim)tisipinaaw
ᑎᔅᑐᐎᒡp (space)in the middle, in betweentistuwiihch
ᑎᔅᑐᐎᔅᑕᐛᐃᑭᓐnisplit stick for pushing net under icetistuwiistaawaahikin
ᑎᔅᑐᐛᐃᑭᓐnicrossed poles at the top of a teepee; tripod frame for a teepeetistuwaahikin
ᑎᔅᑐᐛᔨᒐᐱᑕᑭᓐnitripod over cooking firetistuwaayichaapitaakin
ᑎᔅᑭᒥᐱᑕᐤvai+oshe/he takes it straight across, drivingtiskimipiihtaaw
ᑎᔅᑭᒥᐱᔪᐤvai/iishe/he goes straight across in a vehicle; it goes straight acrosstiskimipiyuw