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ᐅᐧᐋᑎᓂᐦᐄᐹᐤ uwaatinihiipaau
[vai]
N
s/he prepares the fish net for setting, putting on sinkers and floats

ᐅᑎᓈᐹᐤ utinaapaau
[vai]
N
s/he pulls the twine attached on the end of the fish net to be checked in winter

ᐅᔥᑭᐦᐄᐹᓂᒫᑯᐦᒑᐤ ushkihiipaanimaakuhchaau
[vai]
N
s/he throws the first fish caught in a new net back in the water after clipping off the end of one of its fins

ᐅᔥᑭᐦᐄᐹᓂᒫᑰ ushkihiipaanimaakuu
[vai]
N
it (anim, fish) is the first caught in a new net for good luck

ᐊᒫᐦᐄᐹᑎᒻ amaahiipaatim
[vti]
N
s/he no longer catches fish in an area so s/he has to move the fish net

ᐧᐃᑎᓂᐦᐄᐹᐤ witinihiipaau
[vta]
N
s/he pulls the twine attached to the fish net to check it in winter, s/he sits and waits at the beaver net in order to get the beaver as it gets caught

ᐧᐃᒋᔥᑭᒋᔒᐅᐦᐄᐲ wichishkichishiiuhiipii
[ni]
N
added single line of twine which is attached to the top and bottom line at the end of the fish net

ᐱᐧᓵᐹᑭᐦᐧᐋᐤ piswaapaakihwaau
[vta]
N
s/he trips on it (anim, string-like), gets tangled in the fish net

ᑖᐱᑯᓈᐤ taapikunaau
[vta]
N
s/he gathers it (anim, loops of net) on her/his hand in order to put the string through, s/he puts the backing line on the net

ᒋᔥᑎᐧᐄᔥᑖᐧᐋᐦᐄᑭᓐ chishtiwiishtaawaahiikin
[ni]
N
guide pole for fish net in winter that is forked at one end

ᒌᔥᑎᐦᒑᐱᔨᐤ chiishtihchaapiyiu
[vai]
N
s/he lets the fish net slip from her/his hands while preparing it

ᐱᒥᑖᔅᑯᓂᑲᓐ pimitaaskunikan
[na]
S
piece of wood or metal used to set size of mesh when weaving a net, mesh-board

ᒌᔥᑕᐦᐄᐹᓈᐦᑎᒄ chiishtahiipaanaahtikw
[ni]
S
stick at each end of a fish net; stick holding a trap to the ground [inland]

ᒧᔥᑌᓈᑕᐦᐄᐯᐤ mushtenaatahiipeu
[vai]
S
s/he checks the fishnet that was set along the coast at low tide

ᔒᐹᓯᑯᐦᐄᑲᓂᔮᐲ shiipaasikuhiikaniyaapii
[ni]
S
rope, line that goes through, under ice before setting a fish net

