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ᐧᑳᑎᐱᐦᐧᐋᐤ N

kwaatipihwaau

vta stem: hw

s/he upsets, knocks it (anim) over

il/elle le/la renverse

Ex:

ᑳ ᐅᑎᓂᐦᒃ ᐊᓂᔮ ᑏᐅᔅᒋᐦᑯᔨᐤ ᑳ ᐧᑳᑎᐱᐦᐧᐋᑦ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᑑᑑᔑᓈᐳᐃᐦ᙮

kaa utinihk aniyaa tiiuschihkuyiu kaa kwaatipihwaat aniyaah tuutuushinaapuih.

S/he knocked the milk over when s/he took the tea kettle.

Elle/Il a renversé le lait quand il a pris la bouilloire.

knock (N:21 S:5)

over (N:67 S:23)

upset (N:7 S:9)

renverser (N:58 S:64)

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

-hwaau (N) (final (vta)) (N:441)
by tool, instrument

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ᐧᑳᑎᐱᐦᐊᒻ kwaatipiham [vti]
N s/he upsets it