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{en} moccasin

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ᐄᔨᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ iiyischisinh [ni]
N moose, caribou hide moccasins

ᐧᐋᔅᑳᐦᑯᓈᔅᒋᓂᐦᑳᑎᒻ waaskaahkunaaschinihkaatim [vti]
N s/he puts on the leg part of the moccasin

ᐧᐋᔅᑳᐦᑯᓈᔅᒋᓯᓐ waaskaahkunaaschisin [ni]
N top part of a moccasin, around the ankle

ᐱᐦᒌᐦᐧᑳᓂᒻ pihchiihkwaanim [vti]
N s/he sews gathers on moccasin fronts

ᐱᐦᒌᐦᐧᑳᐦᐊᒻ pihchiihkwaaham [vti]
N s/he sews moccasin fronts, makes gathers

ᑳᐦᑭᔮᐦᐧᑳᐅᐊᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ kaahkiyaahkwaauaschisinh [na]
N short sealskin moccasins

ᒋᔖᔮᑯᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ chishaayaakuschisinh [na]
N moccasins made from bearskin

ᒌᔅᒋᓂᐦᑯᓈᔮᐲ chiischinihkunaayaapii [ni]
N lacing for moccasins

ᒌᔅᒋᓂᐦᑯᓈᔮᐲᑭᐦᑎᒻ chiischinihkunaayaapiikihtim [vti]
N s/he puts on the laces for the moccasin for wrapping around the leg

ᒨᓱᔮᓂᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ muusuyaanischisinh [ni]
N moosehide moccasins

ᓃᔓᔅᒋᓯᓐ niishuschisin [ni]
N two pair of cut-out, unsewn footwear, ex moccasins; two pairs of footwear

ᓵᓯᓐᐦ saasinh [ni]
N moccasin tops

ᐄᓂᔅᒋᓯᓐ iinischisin [ni]
S moccasin

ᐄᔨᔅᒋᓯᓐ iiyischisin [ni]
S moccasin

ᐅᒌᐦᐧᑫᐦᐊᒻ uchiihkweham [vti]
S s/he sews the moccasin top to the gathered front

ᐅᔥᑲᔅᒋᓯᓀᐤ ushkaschisineu [vai]
S s/he has new boots, shoes, moccasins

ᐧᐋᐦᑳᐦᑯᓀᔅᒋᓯᓐ waahkaahkuneschisin [ni]
S top part of a moccasin, around the ankle

ᐧᐋᐦᐧᑳᐦᑯᓀᔅᒋᓯᓐ waahkwaahkuneschisin [ni]
S top part of a moccasin, around the ankle

ᐯᔭᑯᔅᒋᓯᓐ peyakuschisin [p, p,quantity]
S piece of hide enough to make one pair of moccasins

ᐲᔖᑲᓂᔅᒋᓯᓐ piishaakanischisin [ni]
S hide moccasin (old term)

ᐲᐦᑐᐧᐁᔥᑳᒋᑲᓐ piihtuweshkaachikan [ni]
S short sealskin boots, short rubbers used over moccasins

ᒋᑲᔅᒋᓯᓀᐤ chikaschisineu [vai]
S s/he has her/his shoes, moccasins on

ᒌᔥᒋᐦᑯᓂᔮᐲ chiishchihkuniyaapii [ni]
S laces for moccasins

ᒨᓱᔮᓀᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ muusuyaaneschisinh [ni]
S moose hide moccasins

ᒪᓯᓇᔥᑎᐦᐄᑲᓂᔅᒋᓯᓐ masinashtihiikanischisin [ni]
S embroidered hide moccasin

ᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ maschisin [ni]
S footwear, shoe, boot, moccasin

ᓂᐦᒋᓈᑰᓂᓲ nihchinaakuunisuu [vai]
S s/he puts her/his moccasins

ᓃᔓᔅᒋᓀᓲ niishuschinesuu [vai]
S they (anim) are two pairs of cut-out, unsewn moccasins

ᓃᔓᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ niishuschisinh [p, p,quantity]
S two cut out (unsewn) pairs of moccasins, two pairs of footwear