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ᒌᓂᐧᑳᓂᐸᔫ S
chiinikwaanipayuu
vai/vii stem: i

s/he/it goes round, it revolves, it spins, it whirls
il/elle/ça tourne, tournoie, pivote, tourbillonne
Glosses (7)
go around (N:6 S:14)

spin around ( S:12)

whirl (N:6 S:6)

pivoter ( S:4)

tourbillonner (N:4 S:5)

tourner (N:39 S:71)

tournoyer (N:5 S:22)

Topics (1)
ᐋᐦᒌᐤ ᑲᔦ ᒫᒃ ᐋᐦᒋᐸᔫ (N:506 S:610)
verbs of movement

Word parts (2)
-payuu (S) (final (vai, vii)) ( S:516)
1. inchoative
2. movement
ending in -payuu only

chiinikwaan- (initial) ( S:56)
turn, around, swirl, coil
