Naskapi - English



ᒪᒪᑯᓂᒻvtishe/he kneads, softens, molds it by handmaamaakunim
ᒪᒪᑯᓇᐤvtashe/he kneads softens, molds, presses it (anim) down by handmaamaakunaaw
ᒪᒪᒂᑎᒻvtishe/he chews itmaamaakwaahtim
ᒪᒪᒂᑯᓂᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he packs the snow down on itmaamaakwaakuuniskim
ᒪᒪᒂᑯᓂᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he packs the snow down on him/her, it (anim)maamaakwaakuuniskuwaaw
ᒪᒪᒂᒐᐤvaishe/he is chewingmaamaakwaahchaaw
ᒪᒪᒋᑯᓇᐤvtashe/he detains, restrains him/her, it (anim) by handmaamaahchikunaaw
ᒪᒪᒡpin many different waysmaamaahch
ᒪᒪᒥᔅᑯᒡpin place of each othermaamaamiiskuch
ᒪᒪᓇᔅᑯᑎᓇᐤviiit is a wooded mountainmaamaanaaskutinaaw
ᒪᒪᓯᐤvaishe/he is hasty, she/he does things superficiallymaamaasiiw
ᒪᒪᓯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he is bothering itmaamaasiihtaaw
ᒪᒪᓯᐧᑭᒻvtishe/he does it superficially, hastilymaamaasiihkim
ᒪᒪᓯᓇᑯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he does it superficially, hastilymaamaasinaakuuhtaaw
ᒪᒪᓯᓇᒂᐊᐤvtashe/he makes him/her, it (anim) so she/he looks slipshodmaamaasinaakwaahaaw
ᒪᒪᓴᐊᐤvtashe/he causes trouble for him/her by her/his actionsmaamaasaahaaw
ᒪᒪᔅp (manner)superficially, hastily, slap-dashmaamaas
ᒪᓂᐅᑕᓇᒻniVillage of Maliotenammaaniiutaanaam
ᒪᓂᐅᓐnifur, pelt to be soldmaaniuun
ᒪᓂᑕᐅᔅᑎᑯᓱᐤnaAmerican, stranger-nativemaanitaaustikusuw
ᒪᓂᑕᐛᔨᑕᑯᓐviiit is strange, unknown (ex weather, machine)maanitaawaayihtaakun
ᒪᓂᑕᐛᔨᑕᑯᓱᐤvaishe/he is strange, unknownmaanitaawaayihtaakusuw
ᒪᓂᑕᐤnastrangermaanitaaw
ᒪᓂᑕᔅᑲᐤvaithere are lots of strangersmaanitaaskaaw
ᒪᓂᑭᓐnicaribou corralmaanikin