Naskapi - English



ᓯᐸᔨᔭᑎᑯᔅᑲᐤviiit is an area of black spruce with no undergrowthsiipaayiiyaahtikuskaaw
ᓯᐸᔭᐤviiit is free from undergrowthsiipaayaaw
ᓯᐸᔭᐸᑭᒧᑕᐤvai+oshe/he puts up something (string-like, cord) under itsiipaayaapaakimuuhtaaw
ᓯᐸᔭᑯᓂᒋᐤvaishe/he goes under the snowsiipaayaakuunichiiw
ᓯᐸᔭᔎᔭᐤviiit is a forest free from undergrowthsiipaayaaskwaayaaw
ᓯᐸᔭᒋᔅᑎᒄp (space)under the boughs of a treesiipaayaachistikw
ᓯᐸᔭᓯᑯᑕᐤvai+oshe/he causes it to run under something, in watersiipaayaasikuuhtaaw
ᓯᐸᔭᓱᐤvaithe wind blows under him/her, it (anim)siipaayaasuw
ᓯᐸᔭᔅᑎᓐviithe wind blows under itsiipaayaastin
ᓯᑎᒪᒋᐤvaishe/he feels it (anim) is tight on him/hersiihtimaahchiiw
ᓯᑎᓂᑯᐤvaiit (elastic band) is tight on him/her, it (anim)siihtinikuw
ᓯᑎᓐviiit gets blunt, dull by knocking around, being used on stony groundsiihtin
ᓯᑎᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he holds it against something with her/his body or feet, she/he fits it tightsiihtiskim
ᓯᑎᔅᑯᐛᐤ1vtashe/he holds him/her, it (anim) against something with her/his foot or body, she/he fits it (anim, pants) tightsiihtiskuwaaw
ᓯᑎᔅᑯᐛᐤ2vtashe/he holds him/her, it (anim) against something with her/his foot or bodysiihtiskuwaaw
ᓯᑐᐛᔨᒪᐤvtashe/he has confidence in, trusts him/hersiihtuwaayimaaw"I will trust you," says Wolverine to Rock, "because I am too lonely whenever I run-run around."JP2-1.13
ᓯᑕᐃᑭᓐniscrewsiihtaahikin
ᓯᑕᐊᒻvtishe/he fastens it to something, she/he screws it on, she/he pins itsiihtaaham
ᓯᑕᐛᐤvtashe/he fastens it (anim) to something, she/he screws it (anim) onsiihtaahwaaw
ᓯᑕᐱᐧᑲᑎᒻvtishe/he ties it with the otherssiihtaapiihkaatim
ᓯᑕᐱᐧᑲᑕᐤvtashe/he ties him/her, it (anim) with the otherssiihtaapiihkaataaw
ᓯᑕᐸᐧᑯᓂᒐᐤvaishe/he builds a hunting blind using trees and boughssiihtaapaahkuuniihchaaw
ᓯᑕᐧᑯᓂᒋᐛᑉniteepee covered with boughssiihtaahkunichiwaahp
ᓯᑕᑯᓇᐳᔾnihome brewed beersiihtaakunaapuy
ᓯᑕᐧᑯᓐnabough, tree branch (broken or chopped off and used for flooring)siihtaahkun