| jab | cahkaha sort of poke |
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| jab @ | cahkahwâ sort of poke |
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| jack | ohpiniķêwâķan | |
| ohpin'ķêwâķan | | |
| cîpayohkwâķan ... o ‘lantern |
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| oķimâsis cards |
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| jacket | l' kapô* | |
| miskotâķay | | |
| jackfish | l' brroshå* | |
| iyiniķinosêw | | |
| Jackfrost | wâpiskâskatin frozen white |
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| wâp'skâskatin frozen white |
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| jackhammer | kâ paķamahiķîmâķa that which hits continuously |
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| jacknife | piskihkomân | |
| jackpine | oskahtak | |
| askihtaķwak plural |
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| jackrabbit | mistâposh | |
| m'stâposh | | |
| jade | askihtaķowasinîs little green stone |
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| jagged | cahcîposiskâw | |
| jaguar | misi pôsî* | |
| minôsihkân catlike |
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| jail | kipahôtôķamik | |
| jail bird | kipahwâķan | |
| jailer | oķimâwskwahtawêw | |
| jam | mînisâpohkân | |
| mîn'sâpohkân | | |
| aspahciķêwin an additive |
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| mîniskêwin | | |
| kiposkâtôwin traffic/person - a jamming |
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| î kiposkâtotwâw they had a traffic jam |
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| jamb | iskwahtîmahtik | |
| jamboree | mâmawâtamôwin | |
| janitor | kanâcihciķêwînô | |
| janitress | kanâcihciķêwiskwêw | |
| Jans Bay | Môswâķanihk ahpô Misciķôsîsô Wâsâw | |
| January | Kisîpîsim cold moon |
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| K'sîpîsim cold moon |
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| jar | asôwaciķan | |
| as'waciķan | | |
| môtayâpisk container |
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| jarful | sâķaskinêw it's full |
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| jasmine | wihkimâķohon | |
| jaundice | oshâwâspinêwin | |
| jaunt | papâmohtîsô he/she ... around [walk] |
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| java | pihkahtêwâpoy | |
| kaskitêwâpoy | | |
| tâķamin ... done |
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| kîsitâķamin ... done |
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| jaw | mitâpiskan | |
| mitâp'skan | | |
| jawbone | mitâpiskanâķan | |
| mitâp'skanâķan | | |
| jay bird | wîskacân | |
| jealous | kahkwihtam he/she is ... |
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| kahkwîmêw he/she is ... |
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| î ohtîmât | | |
| jealousy | ohtihtamôwin | |
| jeans | la kilot | |
| mitâs | | |
| lî kilot plural |
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| mitâsak plural |
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| jeep | sîhkîpimpayîs | |
| jeer | pahpihâw he/she is jeered at |
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| jello | mîn'sâpotostostwâs | |
| jells @ | kispaķipayô | |
| kishpaķipayin | | |
| mâci ostostopayô | | |
| mâci ostostopayin | | |
| jelly beans | lî kândî* | |
| sôminisak | | |
| sômin'sak | | |
| jeopardy | paspinatam he/she just missed or was just missed |
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| jerk | koskwîpitam he/she ... it |
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| atimociskêw he/she is a ... |
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| atimoc'skêw he/she is a ... |
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| jerky | pâstêwiyâs dry meat |
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| nihtâ kwâskwîpayô usually is ... |
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| Jerusalem | Judawînô otaskîm | |
| jest | pahpôwin laughter |
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| jester | wâwiyatwîskô | |
| Jesus | Jîzos | |
| kimanitôminaw our god |
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| kiman'tôminaw our god |
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| jet | kâ ķaskâpahcîsik pimiyâķan | |
| kâ ķaskâpahcîsik p'miyâķan | | |
| sohkiyâsêwâķan ... plane |
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| jet black | mitoni kaskitêwâw | |
| jet black @ | mitoni kaskitîsô | |
| jetty | kapâwin | |
| âsoķan | | |
| Jew | Judawînô | |
| jewelery | wawîsîwâķana | |
| wawîsêwina | | |
| jewels | kihci asinîsak | |
| jews harp | kitohciķanis little instrument |
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| jiffy | kîsiķaw in a ... [before some other activity] |
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| kanaķî at least |
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| jig | Âpihtawiķosisân onîmihitôwin Half Breed's [Metis] dance |
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| Âpihtaw'ķos'ân onîmihitôwin Half Breed's [Metis] dance |
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| jig saw | wiyostâķêwin | |
| jigging | nîsosimô he/she is ... |
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| jimmy | yohtiyâskwaha ... it open |
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| jimmy @ | yohtiyâskwahwâ ... it open |
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| jingle | sîwîpitâ ... it |
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| sîwîpita ... it |
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| sîwîp'ta ... it |
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| jinx | mayakosîhâ ... him/her |
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| job | atoskêwin also means work |
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| jockey | tihtapôwînô | |
| jodphurs | tihtapôwitâs | |
| tihtapô'tâs | | |
| jog | sîsâwîpahtâ you ... |
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| sîsâwîpahtâwin jogging |
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| sîsâwîpahtâwînô jogger |
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| join | âniskoķanân | |
| nidaw wîcihik go join them |
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| nidaw wîcihâ join them |
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| î nidaw wîcihât he went to join them |
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| joints | ânskôwiķanâna | |
| mitânskôķana | | |
| joists | lî plâ?sh* | |
| onipâwak | | |
| pimitâskwahtik | | |
| joke | wawiyatwêwin | |
| joker | wawiyatwêwô | |
| jolly | môciķihtâkisô he/she sounds fun |
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| jolt | tâwakiskawêw he/she/it ran into him/her/it |
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| jot | masinahasi | |
| journal | âcimowasinahiķêwin | |
| journey | pimohtêwin a walking |
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| p'mohtêwin a walking |
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| jovial | môcikisô he/she is ... |
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| môcik'sô he/she is ... |
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| môciķihtâw he/she is ... |
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| jowl | miķwayawâpiskan | |
| joy | miyowâtamowin | |
| joyful/joyous | miyowâtam he/she is ... |
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| jubilee | môciķihtâwin generally - a celebration |
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| judge | oyasowêw | |
| judgement | oyasowêwin | |
| judo | mâsihkêwin sort of like wrestling |
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| paķamisimtowin a throwing each other down |
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| jug | asôwaciķan container |
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| as'waciķan container |
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| jugular vein | kihci mihkoyâpî main blood vessel |
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| juice | sîwâpoy | |
| mîn'sâpoy berry ... |
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| sîķwahiķanâpoy | | |
| juicer | sîķôpâskwahiķan | |
| juicy | mînisâpowô | |
| juke box | kitohciķan musical instrument |
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| July | Paskowipîsim moulting moon |
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| Pasko'pîsim moulting moon |
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| jumble | sasowîstâw | |
| jumbo @ | kaķwâyaķi mishiķitô | |
| kaķwâyaķi mishâw larger than usual |
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| jump | kwâskohti | |
| kwâskohtô he/she jumped |
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| nihciķwâskohti ... down |
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| tahkociķwâskohti ... on |
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| jumpy | namôya kî kiyâmapô can't settle down |
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| nanihkisô in a hurry |
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| nanihk'sô in a hurry |
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| junction | kipihcêwin place to stop |
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| June | Pâskâwîhôwipîsim egg-hatching moon |
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| Pâskâwîhô'pîsim egg-hatching moon |
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| June fly | mîpocâķanis | |
| jungle | maskîķowaskî muskeg-like land |
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| junior | nâpîsis | |
| oskinîkisîs young man |
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| juniper | kahkâķîwahtik | |
| jurisdiction | otipihciķêwin his/her ... |
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| juror | kîsi oyasowêw | |
| jury | kîsi oyasowêwak | |
| just about | kîķâc | |
| just in case | nânitaw isi | |
| nân'taw'si | | |
| iyiwihk | | |
| î'wihk | | |
| just right | nahîķo | |
| nahîķohk | | |
| just when | m'wihci | |
| nânapâwic only after something happens |
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| just you | tipiyaw kiya | |
| justice | kwayas itôtamâķêwin doing things right for others |
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| justify | kaskihtamâso he/she earned ... |
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| kwayas itâtisô he/she is a good person |
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| jut | wayawîtascîsin it juts out |
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| wayawîtastêw it sticks out |
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| juvenile court | oskâyis oyasôwâtâķêwin | |
| juveniles | oskâyisak | |