Naskapi - English


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ᒥᒂᐤviiit is redmiihkwaaw
ᒥᒂᐱᔅᑲᐤviiit (stone, metal) is redmiihkwaapiskaaw
ᒥᒂᐳᔾniblood soupmiihkwaapuy
ᒥᒂᓯᔾnared sucker (Maxostoma macrolepidotum)miihkwaasiiy
ᒥᒂᓱᐤviiit is a very bright redmiihkwaasuw
ᒥᒂᔅᐱᓱᐤvaishe/he dresses in redmiihkwaaspisuw
ᒥᒂᔅᑯᓐviiit (stick-like) is redmiihkwaaskun
ᒥᒂᔅᑯᓱᐤvaiit (anim, stick-like) is redmiihkwaaskusuw
ᒥᒂᔅᒋᑭᓄᐤvaiit (anim) has a red breastmiihkwaaschikinuw
ᒥᔎᐊᒻvtishe/he hits right on it (target) shootingmiiskwaaham
ᒥᔎᐛᐤvtashe/he hits right on it (anim, shooting)miiskwaahwaaw
ᒥᔎᑕᔅᒄnicurved strip on the front of a canoemiskwaataaskw
ᒥᒄp (conjunction)only, butmikw
ᒥᐧᒄnibloodmiihkw
ᒥᒋInitialbad*this is not a complete wordmichiᒥᒋᐛᓯᐤvaishe/he is a bad childᒥᒋᒪᑯᓐviiit smells badᒥᒋᔅᑎᒻvtiit (anim) barks at itᒥᒋᔅᑕᐤ2vtait (anim) barks at him/herᒥᒐᑯᓂᑲᐤviithe snow is bad to travel onᒥᒐᔅᑯᓐ2viiit (stick-like) is bad
ᒥᒋᐛᑉnihouse, tent, shelter, a general termmiichiwaahp
ᒥᒋᐛᑉ ᑲᐱᐸᒥᑕᐸᓄᒡniphouse trailer, mobile homemiichiwaahp-kaapipaamitaapaanuuch
ᒥᒋᐛᓯᐤvaishe/he is a bad childmichiwaasiiwmichibad
ᒥᒋᐛᔅnabad childmichiwaas
ᒥᒋᐛᔭᐤviiit is bad fur, on a animal or coatmichiwaayaaw
ᒥᒋᐤ1vaishe/he is uglymichiiw
ᒥᒋᐤ2vaishe/he fleshes a hide, takes meat offmiihchiiw
ᒥᒋᐱᑯᓄᒪᐤvtashe/he talks against him/her, talks bad about him/her behind her/his backmichipikunuumaaw
ᒥᒋᐱᒋᒂᐱᔪᐤvai/iiit is badly gathered (ex moccasins)michipichiihkwaapiyuw
ᒥᒋᐱᔪᐤ1vaishe/he, it (anim) defecates involuntarilymiichipiyuw