Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᐯᔓᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒻ S

peshuwaapahtam

vti stem: am

s/he is closing in on it, getting closer to it

il/elle se rapproche de quelque chose

close (adv) ( S:17)

rapprocher (se) (N:4 S:4)

-htam (S) (final (vti)) ( S:402)
1. by mouth, face, head 2. unspecified vti final