Naskapi - English



ᒥᑎᑕᒋᒂᐤvaishe/he follows otter tracksmitiitaachikwaaw
ᒥᑎᒂᑉnideserted camping groundmitikwaahp
ᒥᑎᒋᓇᐸᓐniknot in line under water to show when fish has taken the hookmitiichinaapaan
ᒥᑎᒋᔅnisausagedimmitiihchiis
ᒥᑎᒪᐤvaishe/he follows a pathmitimaaw
ᒥᑎᒪᐸᑕᐤvaishe/he follows the road, path runningmitimaapaahtaaw
ᒥᑎᒪᑎᓐviiit lies all along somethingmitimaahtin
ᒥᑎᒪᓯᓐvaishe/he lies all along somethingmitimaasin
ᒥᑎᓴᓂᒋᐛᑉnidome-shaped lodge, with frame of bent poles, sweat lodgemitisaanichiwaahp
ᒥᑎᓴᓇᔎᐱᓱᔾnibent pole for frame of sweat lodgemitisaanaaskwaapisuy
ᒥᑎᓴᓇᔅᒄnabent pole for frame of sweat lodgemitisaanaaskw
ᒥᑎᓴᓐnisweat lodgemitisaan
ᒥᑐᐛᐤvaishe/he complains about the amount she/he receivesmiihtuwaaw
ᒥᑐᐛᒡp (conjunction)anyway, at any ratee-the-lessmiihtuwaach
ᒥᑐᑎᒐᐤvaishe/he makes a raftmiihtuutiihchaaw
ᒥᑐᑦniraft (boat made of firewood)miihtuut
ᒥᑐᒪᐤvtashe/he is dissatisfied with, grumbles at him/hermiihtuumaaw
ᒥᑐᓂᓴᓐnipestlemituunisaan
ᒥᑐᓇᐱᒐᐤvaishe/he makes the hide straps join the toe hole to the crossbar of the snowshoemitunaapiihchaaw
ᒥᑐᓇᔨᒋᑭᓐniintelligence, memory, mindmitunaayichikin
ᒥᑐᓇᔭᐱᔾnihide straps from toe hole to cross-bar on snowshoemituunaayaapiiy
ᒥᑐᓯᔅᑲᐤviiit is an area of poplars or aspenmiitusiskaaw
ᒥᑐᔅnapoplar (Populus balsamifera), quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)miitus
ᒥᑐᔅᑕᐊᒪᐤvai+oshe/he makes an offering (of meat or fish) by putting it into the fire; she/he makes a burnt offeringmitustaahamaaw
ᒥᑐᔅᑕᐊᒪᒐᐅᓐniburnt offeringmitustaahamaachaaun