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ᐋᐱᔅᑯᔖᒥᔥ waapiskushaamish
[na]
N
first walking snowshoes for a child, they don’t have to be nicely made and they can also be made out of branches.
ᐧᐋᔨᑐᐱᔨᐤ waayitupiyiu
[vii]
N
it falls into place (in lacing sowshoes, lacing falls into place and the stick falls out)
ᐋᔥᑐᓈᓈᐤ aashtunaanaau
[vai]
N
s/he holds snowshoes front and back ends opposite each other (when a person leaves her/his home with a new pair of snowshoes for the first time s/he holds the ends opposite each other because people believed that the person will always return home safely)
ᐄᑖᒫᐦᑎᑯᐱᔑᒫᐤ iitaamaahtikupishimaau
[vai]
N
s/he puts on the border string through the hole inside the snowshoe frame
ᐅᑎᐦᐊᒻ utiham
[vti]
N
s/he causes it to come out, s/he wins it, s/he tapes it, s/he closes the opening on the mesh of the snowshoes
ᐅᑖᐦᐧᑳᐱᒋᑭᓈᔮᐲ utaahkwaapichikinaayaapii
[ni]
N
string used to keep the fronts bent upwards on snowshoes, toboggan
ᐊᔅᐱᔅᒋᒫᐤ aspischimaau
[vai]
N
s/he uses something to protect the snowshoe from getting any dirt on it
ᐊᔅᐹᔅᑯᔅᒋᒫᐤ aspaaskuschimaau
[vai]
N
s/he covers the mid-section of snowshoe frames with hide or cloth
ᐊᔥᑐᐧᐃᓵᒫᐦᑎᑯᒡ ashtuwisaamaahtikuch
[na]
N
wood cut for snowshoe frames in spring and kept underground until fall
ᐋᔑᑯᒥᓵᒫᐤ aashikumisaamaau
[vta]
N
s/he puts on the reinforcement lacing along the snowshoe frames on each loop
ᐱᓯᔅᑖᔅᐧᑳᐤ pisistaaskwaau
[vai]
N
s/he laces the babiche to the side mid-sections of the snowshoe frames
ᐱᔅᑭᔥᑎᐦᐧᐋᐤ piskishtihwaau
[vta]
N
s/he drills the holes for the support lacing on the snowshoe far apart
ᑎᐦᐧᑳᔅᑯᔑᒫᓐ tihkwaaskushimaan
[ni]
N
lacing that holds the two pieces of frame of long snowshoes together at the front
ᑑᐦᑳᐹᑭᐦᐄᑭᓈᐦᑎᒄ tuuhkaapaakihiikinaahtikw
[ni]
N
stick for keeping toe hole open while lacing snowshoes
ᑭᒋᓰᐦᐱᑎᒥᓈᐱᑭᓐ kichisiihpitiminaapikin
[vii]
N
the cold weather causes the snowshoe harnesses to squeak while walking
ᑯᐦᑯᑖᐦᐄᑭᓈᐦᑎᒄ kuhkutaahiikinaahtikw
[ni]
N
stick that spaces the side frames of snowshoes apart while being dried
ᑯᐦᑯᑖᐦᐧᐋᐤ kuhkutaahwaau
[vta]
N
s/he puts a wedge between the snowshoe frame to form the width before putting on the front and back crossbars
ᒥᑐᓈᐲᐦᒑᐤ mitunaapiihchaau
[vai]
N
s/he makes the hide strips join the toe hole to the crossbar of the snowshoe
ᒨᓂᑖᑎᐦᐧᐋᐤ muunitaatihwaau
[vta]
N
s/he carves the area between holes for the support lacing to keep it inside the snowshoe frame
ᐅᒌᐦᒌᑯᒥᔥᑲᒫᐤ uchiihchiikumishkamaau
[vai]
S
s/he has damp snow sticking in the toe hole beneath the feet while walking on snowshoes
ᐊᑎᐱᔅ atipis
[ni]
S
thin babiche used for front and back webbing of a snowshoe (anim for inland dialects; inan for coastal dialects)
ᐊᑎᒧᐧᐁᔮᒋᒣᐤ atimuweyaachimeu
[vai]
S
the loud sound of her/his snowshoes on the frozen snow is heard as s/he departs
ᐧᐋᑳᐦᐧᑫᐦᐄᑲᓈᐦᑎᒄ waakaahkwehiikanaahtikw
[ni]
S
wooden block for shaping front curve of a pointed snowshoe
ᐧᐋᔖᐹᑲᓈᐦᑎᒄ waashaapaakanaahtikw
[ni]
S
piece of wood used to set piece of razor blade into to make tool to cut babiche
ᐧᐋᔖᐹᑲᓐ waashaapaakan
[ni]
S
tool for cutting babiche, hide thong (piece of razor blade set into small piece of wood)
ᐧᐋᔖᐹᓈᐦᑎᒄ waashaapaanaahtikw
[ni]
S
piece of wood to set piece of razor blade into to make tool for cutting babiche
ᐯᑌᐧᐁᔮᑯᓀᔑᓐ peteweyaakuneshin
[vai]
S
the sound of her/his snowshoes on the snow can be heard as s/he (unseen) comes towards one
ᐸᒋᔅᑲᐦᐊᓵᒣᐤ pachiskahasaameu
[vai]
S
s/he pierces holes in snowshoe frames for the lacing to go through
ᑕᐧᔖᐦᐧᑫᔥᑯᐧᐁᐤ tashwaahkweshkuweu
[vta]
S
s/he straightens the curve of it (anim, snowshoe, toboggan) with the weight of her/his body
ᑕᐦᐧᑳᔅᑯᑲᔑᒫᓐ tahkwaaskukashimaan
[ni]
S
lacing holding the two pieces of frame of long snowshoes together at the front (old term)
ᑖᔥᑖᐳᐦᐁᐤ taashtaapuheu
[vta]
S
s/he inserts the needle up and down through the small holes while lacing a snowshoe
ᑯᐦᑯᑌᐦᐄᑲᓈᐦᑎᒄ kuhkutehiikanaahtikw
[ni]
S
stick that spaces the side frames of snowshoes apart while being dried
ᒌᔥᒋᔑᑌᔑᓐ chiishchishiteshin
[vai]
S
her/his foot hurts from rubbing on the snow hardened on the snowshoes
ᒥᑐᓂᔮᐲᒉᐤ mituniyaapiicheu
[vai]
S
s/he makes the hide strips join the toe hole to the cross bar of the snowshoe