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ᒌᑳᐦᑎᐧᐋᑭᐦᐊᒻ N

chiikaahtiwaakiham

vti stem: ham

s/he chops the branches off the standing dead tree

il/elle enlève à la hache les branches du tronc d'arbre encore dressé

Ex:

ᓈᐅᔥ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐤ ᑳ ᒌᑳᐦᑎᐧᐋᐦᐋᒃ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐊᐱᔓᐃᐦ᙮

naaush chiih ihtaau kaa chiikaahtiwaahaak aniyaah apishuih.

It took a long time for her/him to trim the branches on the teepee poles.

Ça lui a pris longtemps pour enlever les branches des poteaux du tipi.

branch (N:14 S:13)

chop (N:42 S:32)

branche (N:45 S:54)

hache (N:45 S:29)

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

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

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ᒌᑳᐦᑎᐧᐋᑭᐦᐧᐋᐤ chiikaahtiwaakihwaau [vta]
N s/he chops the branches off it (anim, standing tree)