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ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒉᓀᐤ S

waawaakaapihcheneu

vta stem: m/n/p/y

redup

s/he makes it (anim, string-like) curvy, zigzag, by hand

il/elle la/le fait en courbe, en zigzag, à la main (filiforme)

curve (N:23 S:44)

zigzag (N:6 S:8)

courbe (N:5 S:36)

zigzag (N:7 S:11)

ᐅᑎᐦᒌ ᐊᐧᐁᓐ ᐁ ᐋᐸᒋᐦᑖᑦ (N:760 S:968)
action by hand

-neu (S) (Final (vta)) ( S:491)
by hand

waawaak- (initial) ( S:33) waawaachi-
curvy, winding, wrap
reduplication form of waakaa-/waachi- 'bent, crooked'

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ᐧᐋᐧᐋᑳᐱᐦᒉᓇᒻ waawaakaapihchenam [vti]
S s/he makes it (string-like) curvy, zigzag, by hand