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ᐊᔅᑖᒥᔅᑭᐦᐊᒻ N

astaamiskiham

vti stem: ham

s/he holds it against the bottom of the water with something

il/elle le retient au fond de l'eau avec quelque chose

against (N:22 S:7)

hold (N:99 S:51)

fond (N:32 S:20)

retenir (N:31 S:46)

ᐁ ᐅᑖᒪᐦᐄᒉᐧᐋᑳᓄᐧᐃᐦᒡ (N:851 S:1014)
action by tool or hitting

-ham (N) (final (vti)) (N:485)
by tool, instrument

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ᐊᔅᑖᒥᔅᑭᐦᐧᐋᐤ astaamiskihwaau [vta]
N s/he pins it (anim, ex beaver) down on the bottom of a body of water with something