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  1. O

    Pro  
    1. Possessive prefix, always placed before the noun to mean his or her. Also used with third person in action words or verbs. MD
    1. ô

      linguistic breakdown
      IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
      1. oh! CW
      1. IPV ⚡️   like: pê-   📖
        1. from there, for that reason CW
        2. with, by means of [grammatical preverb] CW
        1. wâcistakâc

          linguistic breakdown
          IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
          1. oh my, really good CW
          2. goodness gracious CW MD
          3. incredible, beyond reason CW
          4. an exclamation of surprise or disappointment, i.e.: "wow, how about that!" or "oh, my goodness!" AECD
          1. kispêwâtamawêw

            linguistic breakdown
            VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: nitonawêw   📖
            1. s/he defends (it/him) for s.o.. s/he stands in for s.o., s/he goes to bat for s .o. CW
            1. INM   like: otôskwanihk
              1. Regina, SK, "Pile-o'-Bones" [literally: "where the bones are piled"] CW
              1. pâsow

                linguistic breakdown
                VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                1. s/he is dry, s/he is dried (by heat) CW
                2. He is dry. MD
                3. s/he or it is dried, i.e.: by the sun. (Plains). alt. pâhkosiw (Northern) AECD
                1. ka

                  linguistic breakdown
                  IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
                  1. oh! yes CW
                  2. [discourse particle; accepting information] CW
                  3. Used in repetition of a verb and denotes continuous action. MD
                  4. Oh! MD
                  5. That's it, its it? MD
                  6. I see. MD
                  1. âw

                    linguistic breakdown
                    IPJ   like: hay hay
                    1. ah, oh CW
                    1. miyopayiw

                      linguistic breakdown
                      VAI 🧑🏽➡️  
                      1. s/he is fortunate or lucky AECD
                      2. it runs well, i.e.: a motor AECD
                      1. âh

                        linguistic breakdown
                        IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
                        1. ah, oh, well CW
                        1. sisonê

                          linguistic breakdown
                          IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                          1. along, alongside, along the edge CW
                          2. Along the edge. MD
                          3. along the side, i.e.: lake shore AECD
                          4. on the edge AECD
                          1. IPH   like: êkosi pitamâ
                            1. fine, I'm fine, all right, okay, nothing wrong CW
                            2. insignificant, of little account CW
                            3. not anything CW
                            4. nowhere CW
                            5. I'm fine AECD
                            6. or nowhere AECD
                            1. akahkway

                              linguistic breakdown
                              NA-2 🧑🏽   like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy   📖
                              1. bloodsucker CW
                              2. leech CW
                              3. snail CW AECD
                              4. a blood sucker, i.e.: a leech AECD
                              1. IPV ⚡️   like: pê-
                                1. ongoing, continuing [reduplicative grammatical preverb, preceding /o/-initial stems] CW
                                1. sêwêpitêw

                                  linguistic breakdown
                                  VTA-4 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: nakatêw   📖
                                  1. s/he jingles s.o., s/he rings s.o. (e.g. a bell) CW
                                  2. s/he rings it, i.e.: a bell AECD
                                  1. akâmaskîhk

                                    linguistic breakdown
                                    N   Naming word
                                    1. The land across an ocean. MD
                                    2. across the land, i.e.: overseas AECD
                                    1. wâcistak

                                      linguistic breakdown
                                      IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
                                      1. oh my! by golly! lo and behold! CW
                                      1. yôho

                                        linguistic breakdown
                                        IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
                                        1. oh! ho! CW
                                        1. sêwêpayiw

                                          linguistic breakdown
                                          VAI 🧑🏽➡️  
                                          1. s/he is ringing, i.e.: a bell rings AECD
                                          1. kahkiyaw

                                            linguistic breakdown
                                            IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                                            1. all, every CW
                                            2. entire, the full amount CW
                                            3. All AECD MD
                                            4. All of it. MD
                                            5. The full amount. MD
                                            6. entire AECD
                                            7. the whole thing, i.e.: integral AECD
                                            1. ayakaskisiw

                                              linguistic breakdown
                                              VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                              1. s/he is broad, s/he is wide CW
                                              2. He is broad or wide. MD
                                              3. s/he is wide, i.e.: fat AECD
                                              1. IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                                                1. To verbs meaning - He comes and X MD
                                                1. sîtwâskwahikan

                                                  linguistic breakdown
                                                  NI-1 💧   like: cîmân, astotin   📖
                                                  1. prop CW
                                                  2. pillar, support column CW
                                                  3. a support column, i.e.: a pillar AECD
                                                  1. âkawâyâhk

                                                    linguistic breakdown
                                                    IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                                                    1. behind an obstacle to vision, hidden from view, out of view, out of sight CW
                                                    2. on the far side CW AECD
                                                    3. in the lee of an island CW
                                                    4. Out of sight AECD
                                                    5. away from, i.e.: lee (of an island) AECD
                                                    1. pôti

                                                      linguistic breakdown
                                                      IPC ⚡️   like: anohc   📖
                                                      1. what was this! lo and behold! and here it was! then, as it turns out [exclamatory, expressing surprise] CW
                                                      2. That's it! MD
                                                      3. Lo and behold. MD
                                                      1. mêstâskiswêw

                                                        linguistic breakdown
                                                        VTA-3 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: kîskiswêw   📖
                                                        1. s/he burns s.o. out, s/he burns s.o. away (e.g. log) CW
                                                        2. s/he burns her/him or them or it all, i.e.: tobacco in a pipe AECD
                                                        1. mitêskan

                                                          linguistic breakdown
                                                          NDA-1 👤🧑🏽   like: mitâs (-tâs-), mohpan (-ohpan-)   📖
                                                          1. antler CW AECD
                                                          2. horn, sharp horn CW
                                                          3. The horn of an animal MD
                                                          4. The antler of an animal. MD
                                                          5. a sharp horn, i.e.: a prong. (Plains). alt. oteskan (Northern) AECD
                                                          1. pâhkosiw

                                                            linguistic breakdown
                                                            VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                                            1. s/he dries, it dries off, it is dried off CW
                                                            2. it is dry and crisp (e.g. fried bacon) CW
                                                            3. s/he or it is dried, i.e.: by the sun. (Northern). alt. pâsow (Plains) AECD
                                                            1. kah

                                                              linguistic breakdown
                                                              IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
                                                              1. oh! yes CW
                                                              2. I see [discourse particle; accepting information] CW
                                                              1. linguistic breakdown
                                                                IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
                                                                1. oh! yes CW
                                                                1. wâwâkamow

                                                                  linguistic breakdown
                                                                  VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
                                                                  1. it is winding (as a river or road) CW AECD
                                                                  2. it curves a lot, i.e.: the road AECD
                                                                  1. IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                                                                    1. Always doing X MD
                                                                    2. Keeps doing X MD
                                                                    1. îh

                                                                      linguistic breakdown
                                                                      IPJ   like: hay hay
                                                                      1. eeek! yikes! CW
                                                                      1. wîskacân

                                                                        linguistic breakdown
                                                                        NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan   📖
                                                                        1. Canada jay, grey jay, whisky jack [Lat. Perisoreus canadensis] CW
                                                                        2. a whiskey jack, i.e.: a Canada jay. (Northern). alt. wîskipôs (Plains) AECD
                                                                        1. wîskipôs

                                                                          linguistic breakdown
                                                                          NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan   📖
                                                                          1. whisky jack CW
                                                                          2. Canada jay, grey jay [Lat. Perisoreus canadensis] CW
                                                                          3. a whiskey jack, i.e.: a Canada jay. (Plains). alt. wîskacân (Northern) AECD
                                                                          1. okâminakasiy

                                                                            linguistic breakdown
                                                                            NA-2 🧑🏽   like: kihc-ôkiniy, ayapiy   📖
                                                                            1. thorn-tree, brier CW
                                                                            2. Canada thistle CW AECD
                                                                            3. A thistle. MD
                                                                            4. a thorn, i.e., from a rose bush. Var. kakasisiwat AECD
                                                                            1. ayapasinâstêwêkin

                                                                              linguistic breakdown
                                                                              NI-3 💧   like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w)   📖
                                                                              1. it is calico, it is multi-coloured cloth CW
                                                                              2. Calico, i.e.: cloth AECD
                                                                              1. nakahâskwân

                                                                                linguistic breakdown
                                                                                NA-1 🧑🏽   like: pahkwêsikan, asikan   📖
                                                                                1. shield CW
                                                                                2. an arrow stopper, i.e.: a shield AECD
                                                                                1. îh

                                                                                  linguistic breakdown
                                                                                  IPJ   like: hay hay
                                                                                  1. lo! look! behold! CW
                                                                                  1. î

                                                                                    linguistic breakdown
                                                                                    IPJ   like: hay hay
                                                                                    1. lo! look! behold! CW
                                                                                    1. pêtâwahêw

                                                                                      linguistic breakdown
                                                                                      VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw   📖
                                                                                      1. s/he hauls s.o. in, s/he pulls s.o. hither CW
                                                                                      2. s/he leads s.o. hither as a crowd CW
                                                                                      3. s/he hauls them here, i.e.: cattle AECD
                                                                                      1. kisâstaw

                                                                                        linguistic breakdown
                                                                                        IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                                                                                        1. sort of, kind of, apparently, to appearance, by seeming CW
                                                                                        2. roughly like, resembling CW
                                                                                        3. it might be, as if, as though CW
                                                                                        4. Kind of MD
                                                                                        5. Sort of. MD
                                                                                        6. It seems like X. MD
                                                                                        1. kinwêkisiw

                                                                                          linguistic breakdown
                                                                                          VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                                                                          1. it is long material (e.g. deer hide) CW
                                                                                          2. it is long, i.e.: a deerhide AECD
                                                                                          1. NI 💧  
                                                                                            1. the end count, i.e.: one million AECD
                                                                                            1. hay

                                                                                              linguistic breakdown
                                                                                              IPJ   like: hay hay
                                                                                              1. ho, oh, hey [confirmatory exclamation] CW
                                                                                              1. sêwêpitam

                                                                                                linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                VTI-1 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: nâtam   📖
                                                                                                1. s/he jingles s.t., s/he rings s.t. CW
                                                                                                2. s/he phones CW
                                                                                                3. He rings it MD
                                                                                                4. He dials it. MD
                                                                                                5. He makes it sound. MD
                                                                                                6. s/he rings it, i.e.: the phone AECD
                                                                                                1. â

                                                                                                  linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                  IPJ   like: hay hay   📖
                                                                                                  1. ah, oh, well CW
                                                                                                  2. To mean continuous action. Means always or keeps doing. MD
                                                                                                  1. ocêhcikêw

                                                                                                    linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                    VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                                                                                    1. s/he kisses things (e.g. the Bible, the Cross) CW
                                                                                                    2. s/he kisses things, i.e.: the Bible, the Cross AECD
                                                                                                    1. asêsin

                                                                                                      linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                      NI-3 💧   like: pahkêkin(w), askêkin(w)   📖
                                                                                                      1. vamp, tongue of moccasin CW
                                                                                                      2. the front, upper part of a moccasin, i.e.: a vamp or tongue AECD
                                                                                                      1. mâcipayihêw

                                                                                                        linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                        VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw   📖
                                                                                                        1. s/he starts s.o. up (e.g. engine) CW
                                                                                                        2. s/he starts her/him or it, i.e.: a motor AECD
                                                                                                        1. iyahaw

                                                                                                          linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                          IPJ   like: hay hay
                                                                                                          1. oh my! CW