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ᒌᐦᑳᐦᑖᑯᓐ N

chiihkaahtaakun

vii stem: n

it sounds clear

ça s'entend bien, clairement

Ex:

ᐊᔮᐱᒡ ᒌᐦ ᒌᐦᑳᐦᑖᑯᓐ ᒋᔥᑐᐦᒋᑭᓐ ᐋᑦ ᐧᐋᐦᔨᐤ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡ᙮

ayaapich chiih chiihkaahtaakun chishtuhchikin aat waahyiu chiih ihtaayaahch.

We could hear the music clearly even when we were far away.

On pouvait bien entendre la musique, même si on était loin.

clear (N:58 S:40)

sound (N:63 S:55)

clairement (N:12 S:7)

entendre (s') (N:1 S:3)

ᐁ ᐯᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐯᐦᑖᑯᐦᓲ (N:29 S:40)
sound, be heard
Components: -htaakun, -htaakusiu / -htaakun, -htaakusuu

-htaakun (final (vii)) (N:13 S:19)
sound like, be heard

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ᒌᐦᑳᐦᑖᑯᓯᐤ chiihkaahtaakusiu [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) sounds clear