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ᐊᔥᑎᔥᑭᒻ ashtishkim
[vti]
N
s/he holds it against something with her/his foot/body; s/he puts something else on in addition of what s/he is already wearing
ᐋᔥᑐᓈᓈᐤ aashtunaanaau
[vai]
N
s/he holds snowshoes front and back ends opposite each other (when a person leaves her/his home with a new pair of snowshoes for the first time s/he holds the ends opposite each other because people believed that the person will always return home safely)
ᐄᑖᔅᑯᓈᐤ iitaaskunaau
[vta]
N
s/he holds, points it (anim, stick-like) in a certain way, s/he promotes, demotes, sentences her/him
ᐱᔮᒫᐅᓂᒻ piyaamaaunim
[vti]
N
s/he holds, takes two which do not make a pair (ex socks, boots), gives, takes the wrong one
ᐱᔮᒫᐅᓈᐤ piyaamaaunaau
[vta]
N
s/he holds, takes a mismatched pair (ex mittens), gives, takes the wrong one
ᑖᐱᓈᐤ taapinaau
[vta]
N
s/he reaches around her/him, s/he manages to hold it (anim) all in her/his arms or hand
ᒫᐅᓯᑯᓈᐤ maausikunaau
[vta]
N
s/he gathers and holds many of them (anim) together, takes care of all of them
ᓈᓂᑳᑯᓈᔑᒫᐤ naanikaakunaashimaau
[vta]
N
s/he keeps it (anim) from going too fast on the snow by holding it back (ex with a rope)
ᓰᐦᑎᓈᐤ siihtinaau
[vta]
N
s/he holds it (anim) tightly, it (anim) fits tightly on her/his hand, finger
ᑌᐱᓀᐤ tepineu
[vta]
S
s/he reaches around him/her, s/he manages to hold it all in her/his arms, hands