Naskapi - English



ᒪᒋᐱᒪᑭᓱᐤvaiit (anim, snowmobile) runs out of gasmaahchipimaakisuw
ᒪᒋᐱᔪᐤvai/iiit is used up, runs out, diminishesmaahchipiyuw
ᒪᒋᐱᔭᐤvtashe/he empties it (anim)maahchipiyaaw
ᒪᒋᐸᑕᐤvaishe/he goes aheadmaachiipaahtaaw
ᒪᒋᑐᐤ1vaishe/he finds many things to do, she/he does many different thingsmaahchiihtuw
ᒪᒋᑐᐤ2vaishe/he does strange things, behaves strangelymaahchiihtuw
ᒪᒋᑕᐸᐤvaishe/he pulls a load first in linemaachiitaapaaw
ᒪᒋᑯᑕᐤvaishe/he has a big nose, it (anim) has a big muzzle, beakmaahchikutaaw
ᒪᒋᑯᓂᒻvtishe/he holds it by hand, has a grip on itmaahchikunim
ᒪᒋᑯᓇᐤvtashe/he holds him/her, it (anim) by hand, has a grip on it (anim)maahchikunaaw
ᒪᒋᑯᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he puts her/his body-weight, feet on itmaahchikuskim
ᒪᒋᑯᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he puts her/his body-weight, feet on him/her, it (anim)maahchikuskuwaaw
ᒪᒋᒂᐊᒻvtishe/he puts a weight on itmaahchikwaaham
ᒪᒋᒂᐛᐤvtashe/he puts a weight on him/her, it (anim)maahchikwaahwaaw
ᒪᒋᒂᐱᔅᑲᐃᑭᓐnihandcuffsmaahchikwaapiskaahikin
ᒪᒋᒂᐱᔅᑲᐊᒻvtishe/he holds it with something metal (ex a chain)maahchikwaapiskaaham
ᒪᒋᒂᐱᔅᑲᐛᐤvtashe/he handcuffs him/her, puts him/her in ironsmaahchikwaapiskaawaaw
ᒪᒋᒂᐱᔪᐤvaishe/he makes a face without knowing itmaahchiihkwaapiyuw
ᒪᒋᒂᔨᔅᑎᒻvtishe/he makes a face at itmaahchiihkwaayistim
ᒪᒋᒂᔨᔅᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he makes a face at him/hermaahchiihkwaayistuwaaw
ᒪᒋᒂᔪᐤvaishe/he makes a facemaahchiihkwaayuw
ᒪᒋᒥᓂᑲᐤviiit is a big berrymaahchiminikaaw
ᒪᒋᒥᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he holds it back with her/his body or feetmaahchimiskim
ᒪᒋᓯᒂᐤviiit is big icemaahchisikwaaw
ᒪᒋᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he, it (anim) makes big tracksmaahchiskim