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ᐅᔥᑭᐦᐄᐹᓂᒫᑰ ushkihiipaanimaakuu
[vai]
N
it (anim, fish) is the first caught in a new net for good luck

ᑳᔥᑭᒫᐤ kaashkimaau
[vta]
N
s/he experiences bad luck in hunting after sharing catch with a certain person (ex a dog who eats beaver bones means trapper will no longer kill beaver)

ᑳᔅᑲᑐᐧᐁᐤ kaaskatuweu
[vai]
S
s/he/it (anim) brings bad luck to a hunter by eating the wrong part of an animal (ex a dog who eats beaver bones means trapper will no longer kill beaver)

ᑳᔅᑲᒣᐤ kaaskameu
[vta]
S
s/he brings bad luck to him/her by eating the wrong thing (ex a dog who eats beaver bones means trapper will no longer kill beaver)

ᒥᐧᔮᐸᒣᐅᓰᐤ miywaapameusiiu
[vai]
S
s/he has a change of personality (and brings bad luck; old term; used with negative only)

