| A.A.Centre | âstîpêwiķamik |  |
| âstîpêw'ķamik | | |
| âstîpêwiķamiķwa plural |
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| âstîpêwiķamiķohk at/on/in the ... |
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| abandon | naķata | |
| piyaķwaskata you leave him/her/it |
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| naķata you leave him/her/it |
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| piyaķwaskata you leave them/those |
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| abandon @ | naķatâ | |
| piyaķwaskatâ you leave him/her/it |
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| naķatik you leave them |
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| piyaķwaskatik you leave them/those |
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| abbacy | ayamihîwînô otapôwin | |
| abbey | solîpårr father's house |
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| ayamihâwak owîķôwâw | | |
| abbreviate | cimâsihtâ literally means make shorter/smaller |
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| abbreviate @ | cimâsihâ literally means make shorter/smaller |
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| abdicate | î paķitina he/she let go of |
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| î'pak't'na he/she let go of |
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| î paķicît quit |
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| î'pak'cît quit |
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| î paķitinahkwâw they/them let go of |
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| î'pak't'nahkwâw they/them let go of |
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| î paķicîtwâw they quit |
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| î'pak'cîtwâw they quit |
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| abdomen | matay | |
| natay my ... |
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| katay your ... |
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| watay his/her ... |
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| natahk at/on/in my |
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| katahk at/on/in your |
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| watahk at/on/in his/her ... |
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| abduct @ | î otiniht he/she is taken |
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| î kimotihk it is stolen |
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| î otinihtwâw they were abducted |
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| abhorrence | paķwâtitôwin | |
| nipaķwâtâw I abhor so and so |
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| niwînîmâw I abhor so and so |
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| ability | kaskihtâwin | |
| kaskihowin | | |
| ... nihtâ preverb |
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| nihtâ mîtawêw good player |
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| ablaze @ | kwahkosô | |
| kwahkotêw | | |
| mîstihkasô burnt up @ |
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| mîstihkahtêw burnt up @ |
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| able | kaskihtâw he/she is … |
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| kaskihêw convinces him/her to ... |
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| able bodied | mashkawisêw | |
| mashkaw'sêw | | |
| sohkâtisô | | |
| sohkât'sô | | |
| abnegate @ | âsînêw | |
| âsînam | | |
| âtawîmêw | | |
| âtawihtam | | |
| î mihtawît not satisfied |
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| abnormal | nim'wî kwayas isâyâw | |
| aboard @ | pôsô | |
| pôsihtâw | | |
| abode | owîķôwin his/her ... |
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| nîķi my home |
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| niwîķôwin my home |
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| kîķi your ... |
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| kiwîķôwin your ... |
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| abominable @ | paķwâtikosô | |
| paķwâtik'sô | | |
| paķwâtiķwan | | |
| aboriginal | nêhiyaw | |
| nîhiyaw | | |
| nistam | | |
| n'stam | | |
| kayâs ayisînô first person |
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| kayâs ay'sînô first person |
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| abound | mihcåtowô | |
| mihcåtin | | |
| about | nân'taw ôta ... here |
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| ômêyiķo ... this much |
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| above | ispimihk | |
| tahkocâyihk towards the top |
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| abrade @ | mîsciskawêw | |
| mîsc'skawêw | | |
| mîsciskam | | |
| mîsc'kam | | |
| abrasion | pâpaķop'tisôwin | |
| ka pâpaķp'tison you will ... |
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| abreast | nîsoķâpawitwâw stand side by side |
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| abrupt | siķoc naķêwin | |
| absent | nim'wî apô not sitting |
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| nim'wî ôta ayâw not here |
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| absent minded | kwayas wanikiskisô | |
| kwayas wan'ķiskisô | | |
| nim'wî wâskamâyâw sort of insane |
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| absolute | misaķâmî | |
| m'saķâmî | | |
| kahkiyaw | | |
| absolution | kâsînamâķêwin | |
| abstain | kâ kaķwî pôni... try to stop/stay away from ... |
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| abundance | kwâyaķi mihcåt | |
| kwâyaķi ayâwa (k) ... berries |
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| ...skâw suffix |
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| abuse | kitimahâw | |
| kitimahiht he/she is ... |
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| abyss | kâ kwâyaķi timîk wâti very deep hole |
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| accelerate | kisîpayi you ... |
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| kisîpayô he/she is/does ... |
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| accept @ | otinâ | |
| ot'nâ | | |
| otin | | |
| otina | | |
| ot'na | | |
| accident | mâyiniķêw he/she |
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| mâyin'ķêw he/she |
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| nipahisin death by vehicle |
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| nipahiskâķawô death - crush |
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| n'stâpâwêw death by drowning |
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| nipahihkasô death by fire |
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| nipahâw death by person |
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| accidentally | pisci prefix |
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| p'sci prefix |
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| pis'tahwak hit him/her by accident |
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| accommodate | ta tawinamôwit ... him/her ... [make room] |
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| ta wîcihit help him/her |
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| accompany | wîcêw | |
| wîcêwâ | | |
| accomplice | owîcîwâķan means his/her partner |
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| î wîcihiķot he helped him |
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| accomplishment | kaskihtamâsôwin | |
| pihkohtamâsô he ... himself |
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| pihkohtâw he ... himself |
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| accord | nahihtam of one's own ... good listener |
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| accordion | akorrdziy??* | |
| kitohciķan kâ yôwîmaķahk | | |
| kâ sîpîķip'tiht | | |
| accumulate @ | mâwacihêw | |
| mâwacihtâw he/she ... |
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| accurate | nahêw as in shooting |
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| mitoni kwayas as in doing |
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| tâpwêw as in talking |
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| accursed | pastîhoķôsô he/she is... because of something in past |
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| accustom @ | naķayâskawêw he/she is ... with ... |
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| naķayâskam he/she is ... with ... |
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| ninaķayâskawâw I am ... |
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| ace | l'zâs* | |
| cîpopîhiķan | | |
| achieve | pihkohtâw he/she has ... |
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| kîsihtâw | | |
| sâpohtêw went/walked through |
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| acorns | paķân | |
| wasaskwîcôs | | |
| wasaskwîcôsak plural |
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| acquit | namôya tâpwîmâw | |
| paķit'nâw | | |
| acre | piyak tipahâskân | |
| across | aķâmihk ... lake, ... room |
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| kaskêw ... land |
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| âsôwaham he/she/it goes ... |
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| âs'waham he/she/it goes ... |
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| act | tâskô tâpwî just like |
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| actor | tôtamâķêw | |
| actress | tôtamâķêwiskwêw | |
| add | aķihta also means count |
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| address | pîkiskwâtik talk to ... |
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| pîk'skwâtik talk to ... |
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| tânta kâ wîķit | | |
| adenoids | ahkosôwin miķotaskwayihk otahk miskôwanihk | |
| adequate | êķweyiķohk | |
| adhesive | lakwal* | |
| pasaķwahiķan glue |
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| aķwatamon it adheres |
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| adjacent | cîķi | |
| cîķâyihk | | |
| kisôwâk | | |
| k'sôwâk | | |
| admire | miyonam he/she ... |
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| admire @ | miyonawêw he/she ... |
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| admission | tipahiķêwin | |
| admonish | kaķîskimêw give advice |
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| wihtamôwêw told him/her |
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| adolescent | oskinîkisîs young man |
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| oskinîk'sîs young man |
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| oskinîkiskwêw young woman |
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| oskinîk'skwêw young woman |
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| adopt | awâsis kâ ohpiķihtamâsohk bring up as your own |
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| adore | aķâwâtam he/she....him/her/it |
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| adore @ | aķâwâtêw he/she....him/her/it |
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| adorn | î wawîsît as in dressed up |
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| wawîsêw | | |
| adultery | pisiķwâtisôwin | |
| p'siķwât'sôwin | | |
| adultery | piskwâtisô he/she is that way |
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| adventure | miyo wâpahtamôwin | |
| adventuresome | papâm taķahkâpisin | |
| advice | kîskimôwêwin | |
| advise | wihtamaw | |
| wihtamôwâ ... him/her |
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| afar | wahiyaw | |
| wah'yaw | | |
| wahiyawîskamik | | |
| wah'yawîskamik | | |
| affect | môsihtâw he/she feels ... |
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| affection | sâķihitôwin love |
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| nôciskwîwî male showing affection to a female |
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| nôc'skwîwî male showing affection to a female |
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| affiliate | mâmawi wihcihtôwin | |
| affix | saķwâskwaha | |
| affix @ | saķwâskwahwâ | |
| affluent | awiyôtisô | |
| aw'yôt'sô | | |
| afford @ | ni kaskinîhwâw I... him/her/it |
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| ni kaskinîhîn I... him/her/it |
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| affray | kihkahtôwin | |
| affright | sîkisôwin | |
| kostâcôwin | | |
| afire | kwahkotêw | |
| afire @ | kwahkoshô | |
| kwahk'shô | | |
| aflame | cahkâskitêw | |
| aflame @ | cahkâskisô | |
| afraid | sîkisô | |
| sîk'sô | | |
| kostâcô he/she is ... |
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| kostêw ... of him/her |
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| kostam ... of it |
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| African | kaskitêwiyâs | |
| kaskitêwiyâsak plural |
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| after/later | m'wîstas | |
| pâtos | | |
| afternoon | aprre amidzî* | |
| aprremidzî* | | |
| pônâpihtaw kîsiķâw | | |
| afterwards | m'wîstasîs | |
| m'wîscasîs in a little while |
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| again | kâwî | |
| kihtwâm | | |
| âsayimîna | | |
| âsay'mîna | | |
| age | tân'tahto piponêw what is his/her age |
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| 10 tahtipiponêw 10 is his/her age |
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| aged | kihtêyak elders |
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| kihtêyô he is aged |
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| agile | wacihpêw | |
| aglow | wâsaskotawêw he/she is home - light's on |
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| agony | kaķwâtaķihtâw he/she is ... |
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| agree | tipiyîmo | |
| ahead | nîķânêw he/she is ... |
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| nîķânastêw it is ... |
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| nîķânastâ put it ... |
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| nîķân'pahtâw he runs ahead |
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| aid | wîcihitôwin | |
| nîsohkamâķêwin | | |
| ailment | ahkosôwin | |
| mâyi mahcihô he/she doesn't feel well |
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| aim @ | twahwâ | |
| twaha | | |
| airplane | pimiyâķan | |
| p'miyâķan | | |
| airplanes | p'miyâķana | |
| airport | pimiyâķan otôhôwin | |
| ajar | yohtîskatêw apisis | |
| yohtîskatêw ap'sis | | |
| alas | piyis | |
| mâmaskâc finally - very surprised at something done |
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| kwâcstaķâc finally - very surprised at something done |
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| album | masinpayôwina asinahiķan picture album |
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| alcohol | kâ maskawâk means that is strong |
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| iskotêwâpoy | | |
| ahkosîpêw he/she is hung over |
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| kitayân cî maskihkî do you have any ... [medicine] |
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| align @ | kwayaskwahwâ | |
| kwayaskwastâ | | |
| kwayaskopita ... pull it straight |
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| alignment | kwayaskwâw | |
| alike | nâspitawêw he/she is ... |
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| nâspitâtôwak they are ... |
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| alive | pimâtaķan | |
| p'mâtaķan | | |
| alive @ | pimâtisô | |
| p'mât'sô | | |
| all | kahkiyaw | |
| all | îyawis mâmawi ... together |
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| misaķâmî ... the way |
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| mîscihêw he/she wasted-killed all @ |
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| mîstatahwêw he/she wasted-killed all @ |
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| mîsciham he/she wasted-killed all @ |
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| mîstataham he/she wasted-killed all @ |
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| all - throughout | kapî pre |
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| all day | kapîķîsik | |
| all night | kapîtipis | |
| all of a sudden | siķoc | |
| all over | misôwîtî | |
| wâskâw | | |
| all summer | kapînîpin | |
| allow | paķitina | |
| pak'tina | | |
| allow @ | paķitin | |
| pak'tin | | |
| paķitinâ | | |
| pak't'nâ | | |
| almighty | kiman'tôminaw | |
| almost | kîķâc he/she almost in accident/barely - or just missed ... |
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| paspinatam | | |
| almost @ | paspinatêw | |
| alone | piyaķô he/she is ... |
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| along | pimic | |
| p'mic | | |
| cîķâyihk | | |
| sisonî | | |
| alot | kwâyaķi (force/pressure) | |
| sohki | | |
| mihcåt | | |
| mistahe | | |
| kwâyaķi... prefix |
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| alphabet | masinahiķanisa | |
| mas'nahiķan'sa | | |
| already | sâsêy | |
| âsay | | |
| alright | kiyâm okay |
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| also | êķwa mîna and also |
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| êkosi mîna like that too |
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| nîsta me too |
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| kîsta you too |
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| wîsta him/her |
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| alternate | mahmîskoc you then you |
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| (simply) mîskoc in place of |
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| although | âta ... | |
| altogether | mâmawi | |
| always | tâpitaw | |
| tahki | | |
| kâķiķî forever |
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| am | ni ... prefix |
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| niwî I am |
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| amass | mâwacihtâw | |
| amass @ | mâwacihêw | |
| amazed | mâmaskâtam ... at |
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| amazed @ | mâmaskâtêw | |
| amble | pâmohtêw he/she is ... |
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| ambulance | ahkosêw otâpânâsk | |
| amend | ahtasinaha | |
| amendment | ahtasinahiķêwin | |
| American | Kihci Mohkomâniwînô | |
| Kihci Mohkomân Askihk land of the big knife U.S.A. |
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| ammunition | lî kahrrtosh* | |
| môsosiniya mîna pâskisiķana | | |
| lî pl?? ... shot in shotgun shell |
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| amount | tânimêyiķohk what ... |
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| amourous | sâķihôwîskô guy to ladies |
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| nôc'skwêwîskô guy to ladies |
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| nôcinâpîwîskô woman to guys |
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| amputate | kîskiķâtîswâw his/her leg is ... |
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| kîski... prefix |
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| amuse | môciķihêw he/she ... |
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| wayatihta consider it ... |
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| Anaheim Ducks | sîsîpak | |
| ancestors | wahkômâķanak also means relatives |
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| anchor | paktasinâpâciķan | |
| paktas'nâpâciķan | | |
| paktasinâpâciķana plural |
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| ancient | mitoni kayâs | |
| and | êķwa | |
| ahci | | |
| mîna | | |
| and then/later | kitahtawî | |
| anemia | mihko ahkosôwin blood sickness |
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| anesthetic | maskihkî kâ nipahtât môsihôwin medicine that kills pain |
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| nipîhêwin sleep |
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| angel | kîsiķô | |
| anger | kisôwâsôwin | |
| kisôwâsô he/she is angry |
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| angler | nôciķinosîwêw | |
| kwâskwîpciķêw fish with rod |
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| kwâskwîpciķêwin angling |
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| animal | pisiskô | |
| animal | pisiskôwak plural |
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| ankle | ânskoķâķan | |
| ânskoķâķana plural |
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| opiskoķan | | |
| annex | âniskosihtâw | |
| ân'skosihtâw | | |
| anniversary | tipiskamôwin annual - like birthday |
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| tip'skamôwin annual - like birthday |
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| annoint | tôminêw he/she ... |
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| kihci tôtawâw | | |
| announcer | itwîstamâķêw | |
| itwîstamâķêwak plural |
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| annual | tahtwâw askî every year |
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| another | kotak | |
| ant | alîķos | |
| alîķosak plural |
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| ant hill | alîķos wîsti | |
| antelope | apistâcîķos | |
| anthem | kihci naķamon great/best song/melody |
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| antidote | pihcipôwin nâtawihôwin that which heals poison |
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| antlers | otîshkana | |
| anus | micis | |
| anxious | nanihkisô he/she is ... |
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| nanihk'sô | | |
| any | poķwîsi respond to question ...time ...place...thing |
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| any kind | poķwîtowa | |
| anybody | poķwawiyak | |
| anymore | kiyâpic kiytayân do you still have |
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| anyplace | poķwîta | |
| anything | poķokîķwêy | |
| anytime | poķwîspî | |
| anyway | poķwîsi | |
| misawâc | | |
| anywhere | poķwîta | |
| aorta | kihci mihko iyâpî | |
| apart | piskic astâ put it ... |
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| âpahwâ take apart @ |
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| âpaha take apart |
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| apathy | namôya nâķatohkêw doesn't take care - mind |
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| apiary | âmôwiķamiķos | |
| apparition | î mîskowâpahta | |
| apparition @ | î mîskôwâpamât he/she had ... |
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| appear | matâwisô out of bush |
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| pîķopêw out of water |
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| pînôkisô showing |
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| appearance | isinâkosôwin | |
| appendix | opiskwacâs | |
| applause | paķamicihcîhamahk he/she is given ... |
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| apple | l' pom* | |
| lî pom* plural |
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| piciķwâs | | |
| piciķwâsak plural |
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| apply | astâ | |
| âpacihtâ | | |
| appoint | nawasôna also means choose |
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| appoint @ | nawasônâ | |
| approaching | pîcâstamohtêw he/she is ... walking |
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| pîcâstam'payô he/she is ... driving |
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| approximately | nântaw | |
| kîķâc | | |
| April | Ayîķipîsim frog moon |
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| April Fools | Kiyâskowin Oķîsiķâw | |
| Kîpâtisowin Oķîsiķâw | | |
| apron | l' tabliyî* | |
| aspastâham | | |
| aquatic plants | atâmipiy kisciķânisa | |
| atâm'piy kisciķân'sa | | |
| asisiya weeds |
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| arch bishop | kihci ayamihêwînô | |
| archer | opimotahkwêw | |
| op'motahkwêw | | |
| Arctic | Kihci Kîwîtinohk | |
| are you going | kiwî itohtân cî | |
| are you sleepy | ki nohtihkwasin cî | |
| arena | sôskwâtahiķêwiķamik | |
| sôskwâtahiķêw'ķamik | | |
| argue | kihkahtôwak they ... |
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| argue | kihkâmêw he argued with him |
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| arithmetic | aķihciķêwin also means counting |
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| arm | mispiton | |
| mispitona plural |
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| arm-bone | mispitoniķan | |
| mispiton'ķan | | |
| armpit | mitihkoķan | |
| mitihkoķana plural |
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| army | simâķanisêwînôwak ... of men |
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| s'maķan'sêwînôwak ... of men |
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| aromatic | wihkimâķwan | |
| aromatic @ | wihkimâkosô | |
| around | wâsaķâmî go ... |
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| cîķâyihk beside |
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| arouse | koshkonâ ... him/her |
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| waskaw'pitâ shake him |
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| arrange | kwayas astâ put right/good |
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| arrest | otinâw taken - grabbed |
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| otihtinâw | | |
| arrival | taķohtêw arrived walking |
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| taķopayô he/she has ... vehicle |
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| taķopiyâw he/she/it has ... flying |
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| arrow | la flesh* | |
| aķas | | |
| aķaskos | | |
| arrowhead | mistaķask | |
| arsenic | pihcipôwin poisonous |
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| artery | mitîhiyâpî | |
| artist | naspasinahiķêw | |
| naspas'nahiķêw | | |
| apasinahiķêw | | |
| as | tâpiskôc just like - as though - as well |
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| tâp'skôc just like - as though - as well |
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| as far as | isko | |
| as long as | tîpiyahk | |
| kanaķî | | |
| as usual | mâķa mîna | |
| ascend | iskwahtawî go up |
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| âmacôwî | | |
| iskwahtawîpayit it went up ascended |
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| ash | maskominahtik Mountain ... |
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| Ash Wednesday | Nistam Yîwansêw Oķîsiķâw | |
| N'stam Yîwansêw Oķîsiķâw | | |
| ashamed | nîpîwisô he/she is ... |
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| nîpîw'sô he/she is ... |
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| ninîpêwihik he ashamed me |
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| ashes | pihkôwâsêw | |
| ashore | kapâw | |
| kospô he/she goes |
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| ask/hire | atotâ him/her |
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| kwîcimâ | | |
| ask/inquire | kwîcihkîmo | |
| kwîcimâ ... him/her |
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| asleep | nipâw | |
| ninipân I am ... |
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| nipahkâsô he/she pretends ... |
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| aspen | wâpasahtik | |
| assassin | nipahtâķêw also means he/she commited a murder |
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| n'pahtâķêw also means he/she commited a murder |
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| assemble | mâmawi astâ put together |
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| mâmawipayiwak they go together |
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| assist | wîcihâ | |
| wîcihâw he/she is ... |
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| wîcihin ... me |
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| assorted | pah pîtos different things |
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| asthma | nohtîtahtamâspinîwin | |
| astonish | mâmaskâtam he/she is ... |
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| nimâmaskâtîn I am ... |
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| asylum | kîskwî lapitâl* | |
| kîskwî ahkosôwiķamik | | |
| at | cîķi also means close |
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| kisôwâk means about the same |
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| atlas | askîwîhiķan | |
| atomic | kihci pahkitêwin great/best explosion/explosive device |
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| atrocity | macâtisôwin | |
| macât'sôwin | | |
| attach | âniskopta ... as in tying |
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| ân'skopita ... as in tying |
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| attach @ | aniskopitâ | |
| ân'skopitâ | | |
| attack | nôtinêw ... him/her |
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| î siķotatahwât he punched him for no reason |
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| attain | kaskihtâw knows how |
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| kaskihtamâsô earns it ... |
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| attempt | kocî he/she ... |
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| kaķwî itôtam he/she ... |
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| kocihtâw | | |
| attention | natohta you ... listen |
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| natohtamok you all ... listen |
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| attorney | oyasôwêw | |
| opîk'skwîstamâķêw | | |
| auburn @ | kaskitêwomihkosô | |
| kaskitêwomihkwâw | | |
| auction | tîpwâciķêwin | |
| auctioneer | tîpwâciķêwînô | |
| audacious | sohkiyimô very persistent |
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| audible | pihtwâķan | |
| niphtawâw I can hear him |
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| auger | asisoy paķwanîhiķan | |
| maskwamî asisoy paķwanîhiķan ice |
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| August | Ohpahôwipîsim flying-up moon |
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| Ohpahô'pîsim flying-up moon |
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| aunt | ma tânt* my ... |
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| nitôsis my ... |
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| n'dôsis my ... |
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| automobile | sihkîpayis | |
| askihkos otâpânâsk | | |
| autonomy | tipîmisôwin be own boss |
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| tipîm'sôwin be own boss |
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| Autumn | taķwâķin | |
| taķwâķohk last fall |
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| taķwâķihki when it is |
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| available | ihtaķon | |
| aviator | pimiyâwînô | |
| p'miyâwînô | | |
| await | pîhâ ... him/her |
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| awake | ķoshkopayô he/she is ... |
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| awaken | koshkonâ ... him/her |
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| away | awas get away |
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| awhile | aciyaw | |
| axe | la hâsh* | |
| cîķahiķan | | |
| cîķahiķanahtik ... handle |
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