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ᐃᔮᐦᐱᒋᓈᑯᓐ N

iyaahpichinaakun

vii stem: n

it looks important, useful (used only with negative)

ça a l'air important, utile (utilisé au négatif)

Ex:

ᓈᔥᒡ ᐋᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐃᔮᐦᐱᒋᓈᑯᐦᒡ ᑳ ᑎᑳᔥᑖᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡ᙮

naashch aakaa uhchi iyaahpichinaakuhch kaa tikaashtaahtaayaahch.

The movie we saw was not very interesting.

Le film qu'on a vu n'était pas très intéressant.

important (N:4 S:5)

useful (N:15 S:9)

important (N:4 S:5)

utile (N:14 S:9)

ᐁ ᓅᑯᐦᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ (N:123 S:167)
seen, appears, looks like
Components: -naakun, -naakusiu / -naakun, -nakusuu

-naakun (final (vii)) (N:63 S:85)
appear, look like

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ᐃᔮᐦᐱᒋᓈᑯᓯᐤ iyaahpichinaakusiu [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) looks important, useful (always used in the negative)