crack [v.] (split) maatsedh; begin to ~ maatsijahtjedh, mïehtsijahtjedh; ~, creak (e.g., ice when stepped on) prïetedh, preadijh; ~, snap (e.g., tree branch) mïetsedh, meatjijh; what is (it that is) ~ing mij meatsa; make a ~ing sound meatjijh; the reindeer's ankle makes a ~ing sound when it walks bovtsen lïhtse meatsa; smth. that ~s when stepped on skråmhkoes, skramhkas; form a ~ or tear måakoehtehtedh; [n.] raajseme, gajhkanimmie