Naskapi - English



ᓴᑯᐛᔅᑯᓱᐤvaiit (anim, stick-like) is narrowsaakuwaaskusuw
ᓴᑯᐛᔅᑯᔪᐛᐤvaishe/he has a narrow waistsaakuwaaskuyuwaaw
ᓴᑯᐳᑕᐤvai+oshe/he saws it narrowsaakuuputaaw
ᓴᑯᐳᔭᐤvtashe/he saws it (anim) narrowsaakuupuyaaw
ᓴᑯᐸᓇᑕᐤvai+oshe/he slips it under the lacing of the toboggan loadsaakupaanaahtaaw
ᓴᑯᑎᓂᒻvtishe/he defeats it by handsaakuutinim
ᓴᑯᑎᓇᐤvtashe/he defeats him/her by handsaakuutinaaw
ᓴᑯᑎᓐ1viiit freezessaakutin
ᓴᑯᑎᓐ2viiit is underneathsaakutin
ᓴᑯᑕᐅᐧᑲᐤviiit is a narrow ridge of sandsaakuutaauhkaaw
ᓴᑯᑕᐊᐤvaishe/he is faint-hearted, easily frightenedsaakutaahaaw
ᓴᑯᑕᐊᒻvtishe/he defeats it, she/he overcomes itsaakutaaham
ᓴᑯᑕᐛᐤvtashe/he defeats him/her, she/he wins over him/her, it (anim)saakutaahwaaw
ᓴᐧᑯᑕᐤ1vai+oshe/he is able to lift itsaahkuuhtaaw
ᓴᐧᑯᑕᐤ2vai+oshe/he slides it underneathsaahkuuhtaaw
ᓴᑯᑕᒋᔅᑭᒻvtishe/he kicks it underneath somethingsaakutaahchiskim
ᓴᑯᑕᒋᔅᑯᐛᐤvtashe/he kicks it (anim) underneath somethingsaakutaahchiskuwaaw
ᓴᑯᑕᔅᑎᒥᒂᐤvaishe/he has a narrow facesaakuutaastimiihkwaaw
ᓴᑯᑕᔨᑎᒻvtishe/he defeats it by thoughtsaakutaayihtim
ᓴᑯᑕᔨᒪᐤvtashe/he defeats him/her by thoughtsaakutaayimaaw
ᓴᑯᑭᒪᐤviiit is a narrow lakesaakuukimaaw
ᓴᑯᑯᓂᐤvaishe/he crawls underneath the blanketsaakuukuniiw
ᓴᑯᑯᓂᔅᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he crawls under the blankets covering someonesaakukuniistuwaaw
ᓴᑯᒋᐃᐛᐤvaishe/he is a persuasive personsaakuchiihiiwaaw
ᓴᑯᒋᐛᐸᐊᒻvtishe/he gets it to go where she/he wants, with a sweeping motionsaakuchiwaapaaham