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ᐁᑯᐦ ᐴᑦ ekuh puut
[p, p,interjection]
S
well now (ex probably there will be drinking), expression of dismay, dread, pessimism

ᐁᔫᒄ eyuukw
[p, p,interjection]
S
exclamation used for someone hitting right on a target (ex object, bird, animal, goal)

ᐃᔅᑲ iska
[p]
S
it seems to be, it seems like (particle obligatorily used in the Independent Indicative Subjective verb paradigm)

ᐃᔮᐦᒡ iyaahch
[p, p,emphasis]
S
focus marker used after another particle, indicating a choice must be made, 'exactly' (ekuh iyaahch, iska iyaahch, maak iyaahch, eshkw iyaahch)

ᐄᔅᒄ iiskw
[p, p,location]
S
up to a certain time, the deadline is ..., until, up to a certain distance, as far as

ᐅᑖᑯᔑᒉ utaakushiche
[p, p,time]
S
this evening, literally 'when it will be evening' (conjunct form of the verb utaakushuu)

ᐊᑳᒥᔥᑯᑌᐦᒡ akaamishkutehch
[p, p,location]
S
across the fire; family that stay on opposite side of a teepee, tent (said even if there is no fire or stove)

ᐊᓂᒑᐳᐧᐁᐦ anichaapuweh
[p, p,interjection]
S
expression of affection, kindness used when referring to someone (ex baby, child, elder) or something small and cute

ᐊᔮᒄ ayaakw
[p, p,emphasis]
S
emphatic marker used after another particle (tekuh ayaakw, iska ayaakw, maak ayaakw)

ᐊᔮᔮᐦᒡ ayaayaahch
[p, p,manner]
S
in spite of, to continue doing something after being told not to do so, disobedience

ᐧᐃᔦᔑᓐ wiyeshin
[p, p,evaluative]
S
does it matter (also used in negative with namui, taapaa 'it does not matter')

ᐧᐄᐱᒋᑲᓐᐦ wiipichikanh
[p, p,interjection]
S
word sung to a baby being rocked as s/he is teething, used with 'neuhaashii'

ᐧᐄᓂᔅ wiinis
[p, p,interjection]
S
it's dirty!, one word exclamation said to child who dirties diaper several times, dog licking plate

ᐧᐋᐸᐦᒉ waapahche
[p, p,time]
S
tomorrow, literally 'when it will be morning' (conjunct form of the verb waapan)

ᐧᐋᒋᔦᐦᒄ waachiyehkw
[p, p,interjection]
S
hello, from English 'what cheer', greeting more than one person

ᐧᐋᐦ waah
[p, p,interjection]
S
what? (said to get someone's attention, to get someone to repeat what was said), an expression of dismay in response to what another says

ᐯᔭᑯᒥᓀᐦᐱᐦᒋᑲᓐ peyakuminehpihchikan
[p, p,quantity]
S
one bunch of ten geese tied together at the necks

ᐯᔭᑯᔥᑌᐧᐋᐅᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓄᐧᐁᐧᐋᐤ peyakushtewaaumitaahtumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuwewaau
[p, p,quantity]
S
nine hundred thousand times

ᐯᔭᑯᔥᑌᐧᐋᐅᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓄᐧᐋᐤ peyakushtewaaumitaahtumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuwaau
[p, p,quantity]
S
nine hundred thousand times

ᐯᔭᑯᔥᑌᐧᐋᐅᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅ peyakushtewaaumitaahtumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuu
[p, p,number]
S
nine hundred thousand

ᐯᔭᐧᑳᐅᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅ peyakwaaumitaahtumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuu
[p, p,number]
S
one hundred thousand

ᐱᑎᒫ pitimaa
[p, p,time]
S
for the time being, first, wait for me!, in a little while (going to do something first)

ᐸᐹᐦᑐᐧᐁ papaahtuwe
[p, p,location]
S
circular direction of a path, return and settle near the first place where it had rested

ᑌᑖᐅᔥᐧᑳᒡ tetaaushkwaach
[p, p,location]
S
point in teepee opposite the door, literally 'in the middle of a circle of poles'

ᑎᐱᔅᑳᒉ tipiskaache
[p, p,time]
S
tonight, literally 'when it will be night' (conjunct form of tipiskaau)

ᑳᔑᑳᒡ kaashikaach
[p, p,time]
S
in the daytime, during the day (changed conjunct form of the verb chiishikaau)

ᒉᒋᔐᐹᔮᒉ chechishepaayaache
[p, p,time]
S
tomorrow morning, in the morning (conjunct form of chechishepaayaau)

ᒋᔔᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ chishuuhiikanish
[p, p,manner]
S
being angered by being exceeded by another (children's language)

ᒌᒥᓀ chiimine
[p, p,quantity]
S
many, lots (older word, less used than mihchet); takes a lot and doesn't use all

ᒌᐦᑲᐦᒡ chiihkahch
[p, p,location]
S
near, close to the inside edge (ex of a tent), the edge where the head is placed

ᒥᔮᓇᒄ miyaanakw
[p, p,interjection]
S
my goodness! (exclamation of surprise when someone does what was not expected from him)

ᓂᔮᔨᐧᓈᐅᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓄᐧᐋᐤ niyaayinwaaumitaahtumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuwaau
[p, p,quantity]
S
five hundred thousand times

ᓂᔮᔨᐧᓈᐅᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅ niyaayinwaaumitaahtumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuu
[p, p,number]
S
five hundred thousand

ᓂᔮᔨᐧᓈᔖᐧᐹᐅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓄᐧᐁᐧᐋᐤ niyaayinwaashaapwaauchishemitaahtumitinuwewaau
[p, p,quantity]
S
fifteen thousand times

ᓂᔮᔪᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓄᐧᐁᐧᐋᐤ niyaayumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuwewaau
[p, p,quantity]
S
fifty thousand times

ᓂᔮᔪᔖᐧᐹᐅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓄᐧᐁᐧᐋᐤ niyaayushaapwaauchishemitaahtumitinuwewaau
[p, p,quantity]
S
fifteen thousand times

ᓂᔮᐧᔮᐅᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓄᐧᐁᐧᐋᐤ niyaaywaaumitaahtumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuwewaau
[p, p,quantity]
S
five hundred thousand times

ᓂᔮᐧᔮᐅᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓅ niyaaywaaumitaahtumitinuuchishemitaahtumitinuu
[p, p,number]
S
five hundred thousand

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

ᓃᔥᑎᓄᐧᐁᐧᐋᐅᒋᔐᒥᑖᐦᑐᒥᑎᓄᐧᐁᐧᐋᐤ niishtinuwewaauchishemitaahtumitinuwewaau
[p, p,quantity]
S
twenty thousand times

ᓇᓈᐤ nanaau
[p, p,manner]
S
starting something and finishing it later (ex cutting up meat to cook later)

ᔮᔮᐦᒡ yaayaahch
[p, p,manner]
S
to continue doing something after being told not to do so, disobedience

ᐧᐋᒋᔮᐦᒄ waachiyaahkw
[p, p,interjection]
N
hi, hello (expression when greeting more than one person, shaking hands, from English 'what cheer')

ᐅᐦᒋ uhchi
[p, p,negative]
S
(past marker that accompanies the negation of independent and conjunct verbs)

ᐃᔥᑭ ᐋᑳ ishki aakaa
[p, p,negative]
N
it is as if it is not, not suitable, unlikely (negative preverb used with subjective verbs)

ᐄᑎᐧᐃᑳᒻ iitiwikaam
[p, p,location]
N
on both sides of a body of water, on each, either side of the dwelling

ᐄᑖᐦᒑ iitaahchaa
[p, p,location]
N
on this or that side (used with a demonstrative), at a certain side

ᐄᑖᐦᒑᑳᒻ iitaahchaakaam
[p, p,location]
N
on that side of the river, lake, on that side of the dwelling

ᐄᔨᑳᓂᐦᒡ iiyikaanihch
[p, p,location]
N
the outside of the dwelling where the snow has been piled around it

ᐊᐅᑭᑳᒫᐧᐋᔖᐤ aukikaamaawaashaau
[p, p,location]
N
on the south side of a bay where the sun does not shine

ᐋᐃ aai
[p, p,interjection]
N
expression used before the name of a person or thing, I mean her/him, it

ᐋᔪᐧᐃᐧᑳᓈ aayuwikwaanaa
[p, p,interjection]
N
so s/he, it (anim) went, that was the last of her/him, it (anim), there it goes

ᐋᔪᐦᒄ aayuhkw
[p, p,manner]
N
to continue doing something after being told not to do so, disobedience

ᐧᐋᒋᔮᐦ waachiyaah
[p, p,interjection]
N
hi, hello (expression when greeting someone, shaking hands, from English 'what cheer')

ᐧᐋᔅᐧᑳᐦᑖᒥᔥᑐᐧᐃᑯᐦᒡ waaskwaahtaamishtuwikuhch
[p, p,location]
N
the back of the beaver lodge opposite to the door side

ᑳᑭᔮᐦ kaakiyaah
[p, p,discourse]
N
it is a possibility that...(particle expressing doubt or uncertainty)

ᒌᔖᒡ chiishaach
[p, p,evaluative]
N
let me see, let's see then (expressing of doubt, subject to verification)

ᒥᐦᑖᒄ mihtaakw
[p, p,manner]
N
over, finished, better (used in the negative for an unpleasant feeling)

ᒧᔑᐧᐋᒃ mushiwaak
[p, p,manner]
N
not entirely, there is something else to it (always used in the negative as taapaa mushiwaak or nimi mushiwaak)

ᒧᔥᑖᐅᐦᒡ mushtaauhch
[p, p,manner]
N
nothing but something powdery (ex. flour, pounded, powdered dried fish)

ᓂᐹᔥ nipaash
[p, p,manner]
N
make an attempt, doing it with little effort, doing something without expecting great results, fast and sloppy, here and there

ᔮᐦᔮᐦ yaahyaah
[p, p,quantity]
N
(always used in the negative with taapaa or nimui indicating emphasis) of course a big size, of course a big quantity

