Eastern James Bay Cree Dictionary on the Web: Words

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ᐋᑎᔥᑭᒻ N

aatishkim

vti stem: im

s/he gets there ahead of it; s/he marks it by foot/body

il/elle arrive en avance; il/elle le marque de son pied ou de son corps

Ex:

ᐧᐄ ᐋᑎᔥᑭᒻ ᐋᐦᐧᒫᔮᐦ ᐹᐱᐦᔮᒥᑭᓂᔨᒡ᙮

wii aatishkim aahmwaayaah paapihyaamikiniyich.

S/he wants to get there before the plane arrives.

Elle/il veut arriver avant l'avion.

ahead (N:21 S:32)

mark (N:34 S:23)

arriver (N:34 S:49)

avance (N:14 S:12)

marquer (N:26 S:23)

ᐅᓯᑦ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐅᔫ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᑦ (N:346 S:453)
action by foot or body

-shkim (N) (final (vti)) (N:198)
by foot or with the body

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ᐋᑎᔥᑭᐧᐋᐤ aatishkiwaau [vta]
N s/he is there ahead of her/him, it (anim), s/he marks her/him, it (anim) with foot/body