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ᐃᔮᔑᐱᑖᐤ iyaashipitaau
[vta]
N
s/he slips, pulls it (anim) down; the fish pulls the bait down on the hook
ᐅᐧᐋᔮᔅᑯᐦᐋᐤ uwaayaaskuhaau
[vta]
N
s/he gets her/him, it (anim) ready to be bundled on the toboggan, prepares fish to be smoked on a stick over the fire
ᐅᔖᑭᓂᐦᒑᐧᔖᐤ ushaakinihchaashwaau
[vai]
N
s/he filets the fish from the back, cutting so there are no bones left in the flesh, before the whole fish, with bones attached, is hung to be smoked
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
ᒋᒧᐦᑳᔅᑯᐦᐊᒧᐧᐋᐤ chimuhkaaskuhamuwaau
[vta]
N
s/he causes the fish to get caught in the net by stirring up the water with oar, pole
ᒥᔅᒑᓈᓐ mischaanaan
[na]
N
fish is gutted from the throat and cooked whole on a stick or suspended over the fire
ᒥᔥᒑᓈᐤ mishchaanaau
[na]
N
fish is gutted from the throat and cooked whole on a stick or over the fire
ᐊᔥᐱᔥᑖᑲᓐ ashpishtaakan
[ni]
S
something (sheet-like) laid down for cutting, skinning, scaling animals, fish on
ᐧᐋᐸᒣᑯᒧᐧᐋᑲᓂᔥ waapamekumuwaakanish
[na]
S
small fish eaten by white whales, probably capelin Mallotus villosus