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ᐄᑖᐦᑭᐧᓵᐤ N

iitaahkiswaau

vta stem: sw/shw

s/he burns it (anim) a certain way (used with a preverb)

il/elle le/la brûle d'une certaine façon (utilisé avec un préverbe)

Ex:

ᓈᔥᒡ ᐃᔮᒻᐦ ᐋᐦ ᐄᑖᐦᑭᐧᓵᑦ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐅᑎᔅᒡᐦ ᐹᔓᒡ ᒋᓵᐱᔅᒋᓵᐧᐋᓂᐦᒡ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦ ᐊᑯᔮᑦ᙮

naashch iyaamh aah iitaahkiswaat aniyaah utischh paashuch chisaapischisaawaanihch aah chiih akuyaat.

S/he burnt a big hole in her/his mittens because s/he hung them too close to the stove.

Il/elle a brûlé un grand trou dans ses mitaines parce qu'elle les a accrochées trop près du poêle.

burn (N:39 S:50)

brûler (N:43 S:68)

ᐁ ᒋᔑᑌᔨᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐁ ᒋᓵᐱᔅᒋᓯᑌᔨᒡ (N:18 S:29)
action by heat

-kiswaau (final (vta)) (N:9)
by heat

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ᐄᑖᐦᑭᓯᒻ iitaahkisim [vti]
N s/he burns a certain amount of it (ex firewood, gas)