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ᒥᑎᓂᓵᐧᐋᐤ mitinisaawaau
[vai]
N
s/he performs scapulimancy, s/he holds the shoulderblade or breastbone of an animal close to the fire to see where it scorches to foretell events in the future (ex where the game is, if visitors are coming)
ᒪᑎᓂᓵᐧᐁᐤ matinisaaweu
[vai]
S
s/he performs scapulimancy, s/he holds the shoulder blade or breastbone of an animal close to the fire to see where it scorches to foretell events in the future (ex where the game is, if visitors are coming)
ᐅᑎᐧᑳᔥᑯᐹᓂᔥ utikwaashkupaanish
[nid]
N
its (anim, bird) small bone, literally 'her/his little snow shovel'
ᒌᑎᐧᐃᐦᐄᑭᓂᑳᑦ chiitiwihiikinikaat
[ni]
N
bone of the right hind leg of a certain male caribou which, after being split lengthwise, has the marrow removed and eaten only by older men, and then back tied together and preserved
ᐹᐦᐄᑲᒋᐱᑌᐤ paahiikachipiteu
[vta]
S
s/he pulls its (anim) bones opposite to their natural flex so they break apart at the joint, dislocate a joint
ᐹᐦᐄᑲᒋᐱᑕᒻ paahiikachipitam
[vti]
S
s/he pulls its bones opposite to their natural flex so they break apart at the joint, dislocate a joint