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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. 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. miyopayiw

                linguistic breakdown
                VAI 🧑🏽➡️  
                1. s/he is fortunate or lucky AECD
                2. it runs well, i.e.: a motor 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. IPV ⚡️   like: pê-
                                      1. ongoing, continuing [reduplicative grammatical preverb, preceding /o/-initial stems] 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. akâmaskîhk

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

                                            linguistic breakdown
                                            VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: kisihtâw   📖
                                            1. s/he ends s.t. (e.g. road) CW
                                            2. s/he ends it, i.e.: the road AECD
                                            1. pîkoskawêw

                                              linguistic breakdown
                                              VTA-2 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: nitonawêw   📖
                                              1. s/he breaks s.o. by foot movement CW
                                              2. s/he wears s.o. out (by sitting CW
                                              3. i.e. pants) CW
                                              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. wâcistak

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

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

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

                                                            linguistic breakdown
                                                            VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: kisihtâw   📖
                                                            1. s/he softens s.t., s/he makes s.t. soft CW
                                                            2. He makes it soft. MD
                                                            3. s/he softened it up, i.e.: moosehide AECD
                                                            1. pikwânâhtik

                                                              linguistic breakdown
                                                              NA-3 🧑🏽   like: masinahikanāhtik(w), askihk(w)   📖
                                                              1. wild rhubarb, cow parsnip, Indian celery, Indian rhubarb [Lat. Heracleum maximum] CW
                                                              2. a part of a bullrush, i.e.: a cattail. Var. otâwask 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. IPC ⚡️   like: anohc
                                                                  1. To verbs meaning - He comes and X MD
                                                                  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. 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. 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. 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. askôkêwin

                                                                            linguistic breakdown
                                                                            NI-1 💧   like: cîmân, astotin   📖
                                                                            1. act of following CW
                                                                            2. discipleship CW
                                                                            3. subsequence CW
                                                                            4. the act of following, i.e.: discipleship AECD
                                                                            5. subsequent 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. pimipayihêw

                                                                                linguistic breakdown
                                                                                VTA-1 🧑🏽➡️🧑🏽   like: wîcihêw   📖
                                                                                1. s/he gives s.o. a trial run (e.g. car) CW
                                                                                2. s/he starts s.o., s/he starts the motor CW
                                                                                3. s/he makes s.o. run CW MD
                                                                                4. s/he governs s.o. CW
                                                                                5. [in inverse/inanimate actor constructions:] s/he is governed by s.o./s.t., s/he is afflicted by s.t. (e.g. menstruation) CW
                                                                                6. s/he runs her/him, i.e.: a vehicle AECD
                                                                                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. 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. pahpawîw

                                                                                        linguistic breakdown
                                                                                        VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                                                                        1. s/he shakes him/herself (i.e. a dog) CW
                                                                                        2. s/he shakes herself/himself, i.e.: a dog AECD
                                                                                        1. mâcipayiw

                                                                                          linguistic breakdown
                                                                                          VII 💧➡️  
                                                                                          1. it starts, i.e.: a meeting 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. napakâskwan

                                                                                              linguistic breakdown
                                                                                              VII-2n 💧➡️   like: miywâsin   📖
                                                                                              1. it is flat (i.e. log, pole) CW
                                                                                              2. it is flat, i.e.: a pole AECD
                                                                                              1. pâstâciwahtêw

                                                                                                linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                VII-2v 💧➡️   like: mihkwâw   📖
                                                                                                1. it boils over CW MD
                                                                                                2. it boils over, i.e.: water 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. askitiw

                                                                                                      linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                      VAI-1 🧑🏽➡️   like: nipâw   📖
                                                                                                      1. it is raw, it is uncooked (e.g. flour, bannock) CW
                                                                                                      2. it is raw, i.e.: bread or bannock AECD
                                                                                                      1. pimiciwan

                                                                                                        linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                        VII-2n 💧➡️   like: miywâsin   📖
                                                                                                        1. it flows, it flows along (as a stream) CW
                                                                                                        2. It flows by MD
                                                                                                        3. it flows, i.e.: a watercourse AECD
                                                                                                        1. kinwêkan

                                                                                                          linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                          VII-2n 💧➡️   like: miywâsin   📖
                                                                                                          1. it is long (e.g. cloth, material) CW
                                                                                                          2. it is long, i.e.: bolt of cloth AECD
                                                                                                          1. pêtâwatâw

                                                                                                            linguistic breakdown
                                                                                                            VTI-2 🧑🏽➡️💧   like: kisihtâw   📖
                                                                                                            1. s/he hauls s.t. in CW
                                                                                                            2. s/he brings s.t., s/he handles s.t. CW
                                                                                                            3. s/he hauls it here, i.e.: manure AECD