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ᐋᐦᐧᑳᑎᐦᐊᒻ N

aahkwaatiham

vti stem: ham

s/he wrecks it by hitting, damages it badly with something, s/he earns a lot of money, gets a big salary

il/elle le détruit en le frappant, l'abîme avec quelque chose, il/elle gagne beaucoup d'argent, a un gros salaire

Ex:

ᓄᐧᐃᒡ ᐋᐦᐧᑳᑎᐦᐊᒻ ᑳ ᐃᔥᐱᔑ ᐃᔨᐦᒡ ᐋᐱᑎᓰᑦ᙮

nuwich aahkwaatiham kaa ishpishi iyihch aapitisiit.

S/he now earns a lot since s/he changed jobs.

Elle/Il gagne maintenant beaucoup d'argent depuis qu'elle/il a changé de travail.

earn (N:6 S:7)

wreck (N:2 S:2)

détruire (N:14 S:24)

gagner de l'argent (N:1)

ᐁ ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᒉᐧᐋᑳᓄᐧᐃᐦᒡ (N:851 S:1014)
action by tool or hitting

-ham (N) (final (vti)) (N:485)
by tool, instrument

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ᐋᐦᐧᑳᑎᐦᐧᐋᐤ aahkwaatihwaau [vta]
N s/he wrecks it (anim) by hitting, causes lots of damage to her/him, it (anim) with something