| wabble | waskawipayô |  |
| waskawipayin | | |
| wack | paķamahwâ | |
| paķamaha | | |
| wad | kipahâpowân | |
| waddles | waskawipayin | |
| waddles @ | waskawipayô | |
| wade | pahkopî in liquid |
|
| pahkopêw it/he wades in water |
| |
| pimâtaķâw | | |
| waders | pahkopêwaskisina | |
| pimâtaķâwaskisina | | |
| p'mâtaķâwask'sina | | |
| wafer | pahkwîsiķanis | |
| waffle | napaķihkasiķanis | |
| kâspi kwîskiwîpiniķan | | |
| wag | wîwîpayowêw it ... its tail |
|
| wage | kascihciķêwin | |
| kaskihtamâsowin an earning |
| |
| miyo tipahamowâw a good ... |
| |
| wager | astwâtowin | |
| î astwâtocik they made a ... |
| |
| wages | kaskihciķêwina | |
| waggle | wîwîpayowêw his/her tail |
|
| wagon | otâpânâsk vehicle |
|
| waif | kitimâķis | |
| wail | kaķwâtaķatâmowin | |
| kaķwâtaķatâmô he/she is ... |
| |
| mâtô simply - he/she is crying |
| |
| wainscoting | wîķiniķêwin | |
| waist | mâskoyaw | |
| mâskoyawa plural |
| |
| pihtonîs | | |
| waistband | la såncîrr* | |
| paķwahtîhon | | |
| waistline | mâskoyahk | |
| paķwahtîhonihk | | |
| wait | pîho | |
| cîskwa | | |
| pîhâ for him/her ... |
| |
| pîhô he/she ... |
| |
| pîhotân let's ... |
| |
| waiter | pamihowêw | |
| pam'howêw | | |
| osîķiniķêw one who pours [bar] |
| |
| waitress | pamihowêw | |
| iskwêw opamihowêw | | |
| osîķiniskwêw lady who pours [bar] |
| |
| waive | paķitinam he/she ... [let go] |
|
| paķitiyim ... him/her |
| |
| paķitiyihta ... it |
| |
| waivers | mahti awiyak ta masinahiķîhât hockey - to see if someone will hire |
|
| wake | nîpîpôwin funeral |
|
| nîpîpi funeral - you go and/to ... |
| |
| î wî nidaw nîpîpiyân funeral - I am going to |
| |
| wake up | waniskâ | |
| wan'skâ | | |
| koshkonâ ... up him/her |
| |
| waken | apisihkwasô | |
| ap'sihkwasô | | |
| koshkopayô | | |
| wale | masinâstêw there's a ... |
|
| masinâsô he/she has a ... |
| |
| walk | pimohtî | |
| piyahtak pimohtêw he/she ... slowly |
| |
| nâcêwisciķêw he/she ... sneak |
| |
| ahtohtêw he/she ... forward |
| |
| kîskwihkwasô he/she ... in sleep [crazy sleep] |
| |
| wâķaķohtêw he/she walks crooked or to the side |
| |
| p'mohtî | | |
| papâmohtî go for ... |
| |
| pâ'mohtî go for ... |
| |
| pimohtêw he/she walks |
| |
| mostohtêw he/she went walking |
| |
| wâskahtêw he/she ... in circle or around |
| |
| sâpohtî [you] ... through |
| |
| âsihtêw he/she walks backwards |
| |
| walker | pimohtâķan | |
| p'mohtâķan | | |
| walkie talkie | ayamihciwâķanis | |
| walkway | pimohtîskanaw | |
| p'mohtîskanaw | | |
| wall | pimicahtak | |
| pimicitaķahiķan | | |
| wall hanging | aķotâwin a hanging thing |
|
| wallet | sôniyâwacis | |
| walleye | l? d?rrî* | |
| oķâw | | |
| wâstiyâpô he/she is walleyed |
| |
| wallop | paķamahwêw he/she hit ... him/her |
|
| nôcihêw gave licken |
| |
| paķamahwâ you ... him/her |
| |
| nôcihâ you ... him/her |
| |
| wallow | tah tihtipêw he/she/it's ... [rolling] |
|
| wallpaper | wîķiniķêw l? papî* | |
| walnut | paķân | |
| walrus | mistaķik | |
| waltz | nîsonitowin | |
| nîson'towin | | |
| nîmihitowin dance |
| |
| nîsosimotân let's waltz |
| |
| wampum | wawîsêwina | |
| wan | wâpinêwisô | |
| wâpinêw'sô | | |
| wand | mahtâwimisciķos | |
| mahtâw'm'sciķos | | |
| wander | papâmohtêw he/she ... |
|
| misôwîtî pâmohtêw ... all over |
| |
| wanderer | opapâmohtêw | |
| wane | ati apisîsisô getting smaller |
|
| ati'ap'sî'sô getting smaller |
| |
| wangle | sâķocimêw he/she convinced him/her |
|
| want | nitawiyihtîn | |
| n'dawi'htîn I ... |
| |
| ni nohtî ___ I want to _____ |
| |
| want @ | nitawiyimêw he/she ... |
|
| n'daw'î'mêw he/she ... |
| |
| nitawiyihtam he/she ... |
| |
| n'daw'ihtam he/she ... |
| |
| wanting | kwîtamâwin | |
| nitawihciķêw | | |
| n'dawihciķêw he/she wants [slang and vulgar also] |
| |
| wanton | kwanita | |
| kwan'ta | | |
| paķwanita for no reason |
| |
| paķwan'ta for no reason |
| |
| wapiti | wâskîsô | |
| wâwâskîsô | | |
| war | nôtiniķêwin | |
| nôtin'ķêwin | | |
| nôtinitowin | | |
| nôtin'towin | | |
| war dance | potisimowin | |
| pot'simowin | | |
| war paint | mihkwâpitonisk | |
| warble | nanamatâmo | |
| kitô he/she/it ... |
| |
| naķamô he/she/it ... |
| |
| warbler | naķamos | |
| kîskosîs | | |
| ward | kanawîmâķan person |
|
| warden | simâķanis | |
| simâķanisihkân | | |
| s'mâķan'sihkân | | |
| kanawihciķêw game ... |
| |
| wardrobe | ayowinisa | |
| ay'win'sa | | |
| warehouse | astahciķêwiķamik | |
| wares | âpacihciķana | |
| atâwâķana those to be sold |
| |
| warfare | nôtopayowin | |
| warm | kisisô also fever |
|
| kîsôyâw | | |
| miyo kîsôyâw nice and ... |
| |
| warm hearted | kisîwâtisô | |
| k'sîwât'sô | | |
| warm up | awaso you ... |
|
| awasô he/she ... |
| |
| kîsônâ ... him/her |
| |
| kîsôna ... him/her |
| |
| warmth | kîsôyâw | |
| warn | wihtamowâ ... him/her |
|
| wihtamowêw he/she ... him/her |
| |
| warning | niyaķo wihtamâķêwin | |
| warpath | kîskwiyihtamowin | |
| kîskw'ihtamowin | | |
| warped | î pîmâk | |
| î wâķahkatotîk | | |
| warrant | oyasowêw asinahiķan | |
| oyasowêw'as'nahiķan | | |
| warren | wâposh owâta | |
| wâposhonahk | | |
| warrior | onôtiniķêw fighter |
|
| onôtin'ķêw fighter |
| |
| owîcihowêw helper |
| |
| warship | nôtiniķêw ôsi | |
| nôtin'ķêw ôsi | | |
| wart | micihcîķom | |
| wary | sâķotîhêw | |
| was | kî ... past tense prefix |
|
| wash | kisîpîķina | |
| k'sîpîķina | | |
| wash @ | kisîpîķinâ | |
| k'sîpîķinâ | | |
| wash basin | l? plâ* | |
| kâsihkwêwoyâķan | | |
| wash board | la plâ?shalavî* | |
| siniķohtaķîhiķan | | |
| wash dishes | sîpîķiniyâķanî you ... |
|
| wash face | kâsihkwî you ... |
|
| wash feet | kisîpîķinisitî | |
| k'sîpîķin'sitî | | |
| wash floor | kisîpîķinihtaķwî | |
| k'sîpîķinihtaķwî | | |
| wash hands | kâsîcihcî | |
| sîpîķinicihcî | | |
| wash head/hair | kisîpîķinistiķwânî | |
| k'sîpîķin'stiķwânî | | |
| washer | sîpîķiniķâķan | |
| sîpîkin'ķâķan | | |
| washes | kisîpîķiniķêw | |
| k'sîpîķiniķêw he/she ... |
| |
| kisîpîķinam [them or it] - or he/she ... |
| |
| washing | kisîpîķiniķêwina | |
| k'sîpîķin'ķêw'na | | |
| Washington Capitals | Kihci Oķimâninâhkowînôwak | |
| washout | pîķocowan | |
| washroom | l? cimilî* | |
| mîsêwiķamik | | |
| mîsêw'ķamik | | |
| washtub | sîpîķiniķêw l? barrî* | |
| sîpîķiniķêw'mahkahk | | |
| Waskesiu | Wâwâskîsô | |
| wasp | oskanâmô black and white |
|
| oshâwâmô yellow jacket |
| |
| waste | mîstinam he/she ... [all] |
|
| kâ ayiwâķipayik that's left over |
| |
| mîtawâķî play with |
| |
| waste basket | wîpiniķêwowat | |
| wîpin'ķêw'at | | |
| wasteful | mîstiniķîskô | |
| mîstin'ķîskô | | |
| wasteland | paķwâcaskî | |
| watch | pîsimohkânis wrist |
|
| watch dog | kanawihciķêw atim | |
| watch for | asawâpahta | |
| watch for @ | asawâpamâ | |
| watch over | kanawi'hta to keep as in babysit |
|
| kitâpahta | | |
| piskiyihta | | |
| kanawiyihta to keep as in babysit |
| |
| watch over @ | kitâpimâ | |
| kitâp'mâ | | |
| kitâpim | | |
| piskiyimâ | | |
| kanawiyimâ | | |
| kanawî ‘mâ | | |
| watchful | asawâpô he/she looks |
|
| watchmaker | pîsimohkânihkêw | |
| watchman | kanawihciķêw | |
| water | l? dilô* | |
| matwîcowan sounds of |
| |
| atâmipihk under |
| |
| iskipêw water rises |
| |
| sâpopêw he/she is wet with |
| |
| kwâpaha take some |
| |
| pakistawîha throw in |
| |
| pak'stawîha throw in |
| |
| nipî | | |
| aķohtin in the ... [floating] |
| |
| pahkopî you wade in |
| |
| pakistawîpayô he/she falls in |
| |
| pak'stawîpayô he/she falls in |
| |
| pimicowan flowing |
| |
| ohtêw boiling |
| |
| pahkwâw shallow |
| |
| timêw deep |
| |
| tahkâķamô cold ... |
| |
| tahkâw cold ... |
| |
| kîsôwâķamô warm ... |
| |
| sîķayahta ... the plants |
| |
| minahik ... the animals |
| |
| kwâpiķî go for |
| |
| sâķipêw comes from under |
| |
| water @ | pakistawîhwâ throw in |
|
| pak'stawîhwâ throw in |
| |
| aķohcin in the ... [floating] |
| |
| water beetle | askipwâw mancôs potato bug |
|
| water bugs | nipî mancôsak | |
| water crab | asâķêw | |
| water heater | kisâķamisķêw | |
| kisâķam'siķêw | | |
| water hole | l' tâmbwårr* | |
| twâhipân | | |
| water hyacinth | nipîwipaķwa | |
| water pipe | pimicowan âpisk | |
| water soaked | sîķanâpâwêw he/she is ... |
|
| water spout | kâ ķwâskwîcôwahk to fly out of |
|
| kâ wayawîķotîk going out |
| |
| water tight | namôya ta ohciķawô won't leak |
|
| watercolour | nipî sopîķahiķan | |
| waterfall | nipî kâ pahkihtihk | |
| waterfowl | sîsîpak | |
| waterfront | nâspîtimihk | |
| wâsaķam sâķahiķanihk | | |
| wâsaķâm sîpihk | | |
| watergate | nipî kipahiķan | |
| waterhemlock | manitôskâtask | |
| Waterhen Lake | Sihkihp Sâķahiķan | |
| Waterhen River | Sihkihp Sîpî | |
| watering can | sîķayahciķêw l? kan* | |
| sîķayahciķâķan | | |
| watering place | kwâpiķêwinohk | |
| waterlily | nipîwipaķwa | |
| waterlogged | sâpo sâpopêw | |
| watermelon | nipêwomin | |
| watery | nipîwan | |
| watt | wâskotîniķan ohci | |
| wave | wâstahiķî | |
| wâstahamowâ you ... at him/her |
| |
| wâstahiķêw he/she waves |
| |
| wavering | mamahkâhan | |
| waves | mamahkâhanak | |
| mamahkâhan wavy |
| |
| wavy | mamahkâhan | |
| wax | wâsihkwahiķan | |
| wax bean | pimiwatisa | |
| pimiwat'sa | | |
| wax bill | piyîsîs | |
| wax light | wâstînamâķan | |
| wax paper | wîwîķinķêw l? papî* | |
| wîwîķinîķin | | |
| wax wing | kîwîtinô piyîsîs | |
| waxen | pimîwan | |
| waxy | sôskwâw slippery |
|
| waxy | wâsihkopayô glaring |
|
| way | ôtî isi this ... |
|
| anitî isi that ... |
| |
| an'tî isi that ... |
| |
| êķotî isi that ... |
| |
| awas get away |
| |
| way out | mitoni wahiyaw pretty far |
|
| kwayes pataham missed a lot |
| |
| ways | nanâtohk different |
|
| wayside | patotî | |
| cîķâyihk | | |
| waystation | naķêwin | |
| wayward | atimostiķwânêw he/she is ... |
|
| we | niyanân us - includes everyone you speak for |
|
| kiyanaw us - includes everyone |
| |
| we'll | ka nitaw | |
| ka'n'daw | | |
| ka ... prefix |
| |
| weak | kiciķâwô he/she is ... |
|
| ahkosô sick |
| |
| nîsowi | | |
| weak hearted | sâķotîhêw | |
| weakish | kiciķâwô | |
| wealth | awiyôtisowin | |
| aw'yôt'sowin | | |
| wealthiness | wiyôtisowin | |
| wiyôt'sowin | | |
| wean | pôni nôhâwasô he/she stopped giving milk |
|
| pôni nônô it stopped suckling |
| |
| weapon | nîmâskwân | |
| weaponless | nim'wî nîmâskwêw | |
| namôya nîmâskwêw | | |
| wear | astâ | |
| pohciska | | |
| pohc'ska | | |
| kiķiska | | |
| wear down | mîsciskam | |
| mîsc'skam | | |
| wear off | ati mîscipayin as it wears off |
|
| wear out @ | mîsciskawêw | |
| mîsc'skawêw | | |
| mîsciskam | | |
| mîsc'skam | | |
| wearable | taķî pohciskamihk | |
| weariful | nîstosinâkosô | |
| nîstosinâk'sô | | |
| wearisome | nîstosowin | |
| weary | kihtimô | |
| câķiniķêw he/she is ... |
| |
| nîswâtisô | | |
| weasel | sihkos | |
| sihkosak plural |
| |
| sihkosowayânis ... skin |
| |
| weather | isi wîpan | |
| isi kîsiķâw what it's like out |
| |
| Tân'si isi wîpan? | | |
| Tânsi isi kîsiķâw? | | |
| weather clock | tân'tî ohci kâ ohtihk where wind is from |
|
| tântî kâ ohtihk | | |
| weather map | lamap* | |
| askêwasinahiķan | | |
| weave | âpihkî | |
| pîmastîha | | |
| pîmastîhiķêw he/she ... |
| |
| weave @ | pîmastîhwâ | |
| weaver | pîmastîhiķêw | |
| web | ayapîhkîs otayapîm | |
| ayapîhkîs otâpaķwân | | |
| webbing | ayapîwîķin | |
| webfoot | pimâtaķâwisit | |
| wedding | wîķihtowin | |
| wîķihtowak they're getting married |
| |
| wedding march | wîķihtô kitohciķêwin | |
| wedding ring | wîķihtô ahcanis | |
| wedge | tâskatahiķanâpisk | |
| wedgies | iskwêw askisina | |
| wedlock | wîķihtahowêwin | |
| Wednesday | Mêrrkrredzî* | |
| Nistokîsiķâw | | |
| N'stokîsiķâw | | |
| weds | wîķimêw he/she ... him/her |
|
| wîķimâ you ... him/her |
| |
| wee | apisîsô | |
| ap'sîsô | | |
| apisâsin | | |
| ap'sâsin | | |
| apisci prefix |
| |
| ap'sci prefix |
| |
| apisîs wee bit |
| |
| weeded | paskopiciķêw he/she ... |
|
| paskop'ciķêw he/she ... |
| |
| weeder | paskopiciķêwâķan | |
| paskop'ciķêwâķan | | |
| weedless | kanâtan | |
| weeds | maciķwanâsa | |
| macipaķwa | | |
| paskopita maciķwanâsa pull weeds |
| |
| weeds/reeds | lî j??* | |
| môskosôwâna | | |
| asisiya under water |
| |
| weedy | maciķwanâsowô | |
| week | piyak lasmen* | |
| piyak ispayô | | |
| piyak ayamihêw kîsiķâw | | |
| week day | atoskêw oķîsiķâw | |
| weekend | kisipipayô oķîsiķâw | |
| weekly | tahto lasmen* | |
| tahto ispayô | | |
| tahto ayamihêw kîsiķâw | | |
| ween | mâmitoniyihta you think ... |
|
| mâm'toni'hta you think ... |
| |
| weep | mâtô he/she ... |
|
| nimâton I ... |
| |
| mawihkâta ... for him/her |
| |
| weep @ | mawihkâtâ ... for him/her |
|
| weeping | mâtowin crying |
|
| mawihkâtam he/she was ... for him/her/it |
| |
| weeping @ | mawihkâtêw he/she was ... for him/her/it |
|
| weeping willow | wîwîpinîpisî | |
| wîwîpinîp'sî | | |
| weevil | mohtîsis | |
| weigh | pâpîskôhoso ... yourself |
|
| pâpîskôhâ ... him/her |
| |
| pâpîskôha ... it |
| |
| weigher | pâpîskôhowêw | |
| weighscale | pâpîskôciķan | |
| weight | kishoķwatowin | |
| k'shiķwatowin | | |
| ___ ispihciķwatô? his/her ... is |
| |
| tânimêyiķohk î kishiķwatiyin? what is your weight? |
| |
| weightlifter | ohpiniķêw | |
| weighty | kishiķwatô | |
| k'shiķwatô | | |
| weir | iskipîhtâķan | |
| weird | kostâcinâkosô | |
| kostâcinâķwan scary |
| |
| mâmaskâci unbelievable |
| |
| welcome | tawâw | |
| miyo nakiskawâw | | |
| miyo nak'skawâw he/she is welcomed |
| |
| weld | âķohkasa he/she ... him/her/it |
|
| aķohkaswêw he/she ... him/her/it |
| |
| welder | âķohkasiķanowînô | |
| welfare | otasahkêw | |
| pamihâw | | |
| pamihiķawô | | |
| pam'hiķawô he/she gets ... |
| |
| well | miy?yâw he/she is ... |
|
| nimiy?yân I am ... |
| |
| miyo mahcihô he/she feels well |
| |
| mônahipân water well |
| |
| mônahipân nipî well water |
| |
| well-advised | kî nisitohtamôhâw he/she was ... |
|
| well-being | miy?yâwin | |
| miyo pimâcihowin | | |
| well-bred | miyo ohpiķihâw good upbringing |
|
| well-doer | miyo tôtamâķêw | |
| well-done | î miyohkahtîk it is ... [cooked] |
|
| well-done @ | î miyohkasot | |
| kwayes tôciķâtêw quality |
| |
| well-groomed | miyo kanâcihô | |
| well-handled | miyo pamihtâw managed |
|
| well-healed | miyo nâtawihâw he/she is ... |
|
| well-knit | miyo ayapihkâtêw | |
| well-known | kiskiyimâw misôwîtî | |
| well-meaning | miyo tiyihtamowin | |
| well-off | awiyôtisô | |
| aw'yôt'sô | | |
| well-spoken | nihtâ pîkiskwêw | |
| nihtâ pîk'skwêw | | |
| well-thought-of | miyo kitâpimâw | |
| well-to-do | awiyôtisôwînôwak people |
|
| wellness | miy?yâwin | |
| miyoyâwin | | |
| welt | î masinâsot he/she has welts |
|
| welter weight | oski paķamahiķîs | |
| wench | iskwêw | |
| oskinîkiskwêw | | |
| wend | itohtêwak they went ... |
|
| kîwîwak they went home |
| |
| went | itohtêw he/she ... |
|
| sipwihtêw he/she ... [left] |
| |
| went and... | î nitawi | |
| î n'dawi | | |
| nitaw | | |
| n'daw | | |
| wept | mâtô | |
| kî mâtô had ... |
| |
| were | kî ... prefix - past tense |
|
| kî ayâwak ôta were here |
| |
| werewolf | mayihkanihkân | |
| west | pahkisimotahk | |
| pahk'simotahk | | |
| westbound | pahkisimotahk itohtêw | |
| westerly | pahkisimotahk isi | |
| western | pahkisimotahk isihtwâwin a western movie |
|
| wet | sâpopêw | |
| wet down | sâpopatâ | |
| wet down @ | sâpopahâ | |
| wet land | iskipêw askî | |
| maskîķowan | | |
| wet nurse | iskwêw kâpî nôhâwasot | |
| wether | matwâncî | |
| Weyakwin | Wayahkwêwinihk | |
| whale | kihci ķamî oķimâs ocean boss |
|
| misiķinosêw big fish |
| |
| whale boat | kihci ķamî ôsi | |
| whale bone | oķimâs oskan | |
| wham | misi paķamihtin loud smash |
|
| whang | sîwihtin sound -bell like |
|
| wharf | misi âsoķan | |
| misi ķapâwin | | |
| what | kîķwêy | |
| kiķway | | |
| Kîķwêy î itôtamin ... are you doing? |
| |
| what about me | niya mâķa | |
| what for | kîķwêy kici | |
| kîķway kici | | |
| what have you | kîķwêy kitayân | |
| kîķway kitayân | | |
| what if | kîķwêy kîspin | |
| kîķway kîspin | | |
| whatever | poķwîsi | |
| poķokîķwêy anything |
| |
| paķwânima | | |
| wheat | pahkwîsiķanimin | |
| wheat bread | l? på?* | |
| pahkwîsiķan | | |
| wheat germ | wiyôtisêw minis wealthy berry |
|
| wheat worm | pahkwîsiķanimin mancôsis | |
| whee | sâķowêwin a yodeling |
|
| sâķowêw he/she yodels |
| |
| wheel | lirrolô* small wheel |
|
| wâskâpayîs | | |
| otihtipipayô | | |
| wheelbarrow | la bårrwet* | |
| mistiķotihtapahkiniķan | | |
| m'stiķotihtapahkin'ķan | | |
| âwaciķan | | |
| wheelchair | pimohtiyisowin | |
| wheeze | kitowîtâmô | |
| wheezing | kitowîtâmowin | |
| whelp | acimosis pup |
|
| oskâyis generally for young of anything |
| |
| when | tânispî | |
| tân'spî | | |
| isipwihtiyâni ... I go |
| |
| âta even though |
| |
| ispayiķi ... it happens |
| |
| whence | tânita ohci | |
| tân'ta ohci | | |
| tân'tî ohci | | |
| whenever | poķwîspî | |
| where | tântî | |
| tântî îwî itohtiyin are you going |
| |
| where @ | tânôwâ ... is he/she/it |
|
| tânôwî ... is he/she/it |
| |
| tânowihkâk ... are they |
| |
| tânowîhâ ... are they |
| |
| where at | tânta | |
| whereabouts | tântî isi | |
| whereas | ahpô or |
|
| mâķa but |
| |
| whereby | namôya nântawisi | |
| wherefore | tânihki | |
| wherefrom | tânta ohci | |
| tântî ohci | | |
| wherein | êķota ohci from there |
|
| wheresoever | poķwîtî | |
| whereto | tân'tî isi which way? |
|
| tân'tî isko up to where? |
| |
| whereupon | êķota ohci from there |
|
| wherever | poķwîta | |
| wherry | papâmiskâwin ôsi | |
| papâm'skâwin | | |
| whet | tâsahwâ | |
| tâsaha | | |
| whet stone | tâsahiķêwasinî | |
| kînipotêwasinî | | |
| whether | matwâncî I wonder |
|
| kiyâm it's okay |
| |
| kîspin if |
| |
| ahpô or |
| |
| whether or not | matwâncî | |
| ahpô | | |
| whew | kâ isi tonâmohk mâna kîķwêy kâ paspinatamin sound made in just missing, etc. |
|
| whey | tohtôshwâsâpoy | |
| which | tâna | |
| tânima | | |
| tân'ma | | |
| whichever | poķwîsi | |
| whiff | paso smell |
|
| while | mîķwâc | |
| mîķwâ | | |
| whim | pihtâķopayowin | |
| whimper | mâcosô he/she is whimpering |
|
| whine | mawimoshkô whimpers and whines |
|
| maw'moshkô whimpers and whines |
| |
| whinny | mistatim oķitowin | |
| whip | pasastîhiķan | |
| pasastîha | | |
| whip @ | pasastîhwâ | |
| whip saw | kîskipociķan kâ sâķawâsik | |
| whip-cord | mitâsîķin | |
| whiplash | kâ wîsaķipayik miķwayaw hurting of the neck |
|
| whipoorwill | kihci mohkomân piyîsîs American bird |
|
| whipper snapper | mamihtiyimisô | |
| mamihtî'm'sô | | |
| whippet | kotskâwatim | |
| whipping | nôcihâw he/she got a good ... |
|
| nôcihêw he/she gave him/her a good ... |
| |
| whirl | wâskâwîpina ... him/her/it around |
|
| whirl @ | wâskâwîpin | |
| wâskâwîpinâ | | |
| whirli gig | mîtawâķan | |
| whirlpool | wawiyicowan | |
| whirls | wâskâpayô | |
| wâskâpayin | | |
| whirlwind | pisistisowin | |
| whisk broom | l? balå* | |
| wîpahiķanis | | |
| whiskers | miyostawêwina | |
| miyostawâna | | |
| whiskey | iskotêwâpoy | |
| whiskeyjack | wîskacânis | |
| wîskacânisak plural |
| |
| whisper | kîmôcayamô | |
| kîmôcîtwêw he/she ... |
| |
| whispering | kîmôcipîkiskwêw | |
| whist | tîniķêwin | |
| whistle | kîskosî | |
| kîskosêw he/she whistles |
| |
| kîskosîtotawêw he/she ... at him/her |
| |
| pôtâciķanis that which is blown |
| |
| white | l' blâ?* | |
| wâpiskâw he/she/it is ... |
| |
| wâp'skâw he/she/it is ... |
| |
| white @ | wâpiskisô he/she/it is ... |
|
| wâp'skisô he/she/it is ... |
| |
| white beard | wâpistowêw | |
| white beet | wâpipaķwa | |
| white head | wâpistiķwân | |
| white pine | wâpiski minahik | |
| white tail | apisimôsos | |
| ap'simôsos | | |
| wîpâyôs | | |
| white throat | wâpiķwayawêw piyîsîs | |
| whitecaps | lî rrolå?* | |
| wâpiskastotinak | | |
| whiteface | wâpistiķwânak white heads - animals |
|
| wâpinêwisô person |
| |
| whitefish | l' blâ?* | |
| atihkamîk | | |
| whitener | wâpiskiniķan | |
| whitewash | wâpiskahiķan | |
| wâpiskaham he/she whitewashes |
| |
| whither | nipômaķan | |
| whitten @ | wâpiskinâ | |
| wâpiskina | | |
| whittle | mohkociķêw he/she whittles |
|
| mohkotam he/she whittles it |
| |
| who | awîna | |
| ôna | | |
| whoa | mistatim kâ naķiniht when a horse is stopped |
|
| whoever | poķo awiyak | |
| poķo'wiyak | | |
| whole | misowiyisô it is ... |
|
| misowiyâw it is ... |
| |
| kahkiyaw all |
| |
| whole wheat flour | pahkwîsiķanihkân | |
| wholeness | îsipihcâk size |
|
| îs'pihcâk size |
| |
| wholesale | mah misowî atâwâķêwina buy in bulk |
|
| wihtaķihtêw cheaper |
| |
| wholesome | maskawisôstâķan giving strength |
|
| wholesome @ | miyosô | |
| miy?sin | | |
| wholly | misowî poķo | |
| whom | awîna | |
| ôna | | |
| awîna êtiķwî I wonder whom |
| |
| ôna êtiķwî I wonder whom |
| |
| whomever | poķwîtâna | |
| whomp | pasihkwîhwêw he/she slapped him/her on the face |
|
| whomping | misi miyowâtam he/she has a ... good time |
|
| whoop | sâķowêw he/she yodels |
|
| whoopee | kâ miyowihta awiyak when someone is happy - see whoop also |
|
| whooping cough | nâspitâmopayowin | |
| whooping crane | ocicahk | |
| whop | kâ paķamisimihk | |
| kâ paķimihtatahk when he/she/it is ... dropped or thrown down |
| |
| whopper | misi ķiyâskowin big lie |
|
| whose | awîna ohci from whom |
|
| ôna ohci from whom |
| |
| awîna ôhi whose is this or these |
| |
| ôna ôhi whose is this or these |
| |
| whosoever | poķotâna | |
| why | tânihki | |
| wick | wâskotîniķaniyâpî | |
| wicked | macâyiwô | |
| maciyimô | | |
| wicker | nîpisiya | |
| nîp'siya | | |
| wicket | l? cishâsî* | |
| wâsinamâwinis | | |
| wickiup | mîķowahpihkân | |
| wide | ayaķaskâw | |
| wide @ | ayaķaskisô | |
| wide awake | koshkopayô | |
| âpisihkwasô | | |
| wide-eyed | nâtawâpô | |
| wide-mouthed | ayaķaskitonêw he/she is ... |
|
| yohtîtonêw opened wide |
| |
| widen | ayaķaskisihtâw he/she ... it |
|
| ayaķaskisihtâwak they ... it |
| |
| widespread | misowîtî | |
| widgeon | sîsîp | |
| widow | môsiskwêw | |
| widow bird | kaskitêw piyîsîs kâ kinwâyawît | |
| widower | môsâpêw | |
| widowhood | môsiskwêwêwin | |
| width | kâ ayaķaskâk its ... |
|
| kâ'yaķaskâk its ... |
| |
| wield | âpacihtâw same as use it |
|
| wiener | ocakisîs little gut |
|
| ocak'sîs little gut |
| |
| wife | maviyê* | |
| ma'v'yê* | | |
| wîķimâķan | | |
| maviyê Sandra my ... is Sandra |
| |
| niwîķimâķan Sandra my ... is Sandra |
| |
| wifeless | nim'wî wîķihtô | |
| namôya wîķihtô | | |
| wig | lî shavî* | |
| mîscaķâsa | | |
| wigan | pihtawîniķan | |
| pihtawîn'ķan | | |
| wigged | î kiķiska lî shavî* | |
| î kiķiska mîscaķâsa | | |
| wiggle | waskawîsô | |
| waskawipayisin | | |
| wigmaker | lî shavî kâ osihtât* | |
| mîscakâsihkêw | | |
| wigwam | mîķowahp | |
| wild | paķwâciyowô ... thing |
|
| paķwâciya ... thing |
| |
| kîskwiyahkamiķan ... party |
| |
| paķwanaw ... guess |
| |
| wild boar | paķwâci nâpî ķohkôsh | |
| wild giner | wîhkîs | |
| wild goose chase | kwan'ta itohtêw he/she went for nothing |
|
| kwan'tâ î tohtît | | |
| wild land | kâ mâyâta askî badlands |
|
| wild rice | paķwaci nâpîsisak | |
| paķwaci nâpîs'ak | | |
| manômin | | |
| maskosîmina | | |
| wild rice harvester | pawahiķan | |
| wild-eyed | kisowâsinâkosô | |
| k'sowâs'nâk'sô | | |
| wildcat | pisô | |
| wilderness | paķwâcaskî | |
| wildfire | isipwiyâskitêw it up and took off |
|
| wildflowers | paķwâci nîpihkâna | |
| wildfowl | piyô ptarmagin/grouse |
|
| sîsîp duck |
| |
| niska goose |
| |
| wildlife | pisiskôwak animals in general |
|
| will | tîpaķîmowin | |
| sohkisowin | | |
| sohk'sowin | | |
| mîķowin a ... [written] |
| |
| willing | tîpaķîmô he/she is ... |
|
| itiyihtam he/she thinks |
| |
| willow | nîpisî | |
| nîp'sî | | |
| willowy | nîpisiyiskâw | |
| nîp'sî'skâw | | |
| willpower | maskawisêwin | |
| willy-nilly | nîsowâtis | |
| wilt | nipômaķan dying |
|
| nîstopayin getting tired/lazy |
| |
| win | otahowêw | |
| ka otahôwânaw we'll ... |
| |
| wince | cîpipayô | |
| winch | ispahkîpiciķan | |
| wind | yôtin | |
| sohkiyawêw fast ... |
| |
| tahkiyawêw cold ... |
| |
| kîwîtin north wind |
| |
| ninohtî tahtîn out of ... |
| |
| wind @ | pîminâ as in ... the clock |
|
| pîmina as in ... the clock |
| |
| tihtipipina rope |
| |
| wind up | kîsihtâwin finishing |
|
| wind-broken | mistatim kâ matwî tahta horse |
|
| windbag | pîkiskwîskô | |
| pîk'skwîskô | | |
| pâtwêwitaskô | | |
| pâtwêw'taskô | | |
| windblown | sihkwîstiķwânêw he/she has ... hair |
|
| windbreak | tipinawiyahtiķwa | |
| windfall | mîtos kâ ķawâsot tree falls |
|
| mistahe sôniyâw kâ otahowihk win money |
| |
| windmill | yôtinipinipociķan | |
| apoyak kâwâskâyâsicik | | |
| window | l' shâsî* | |
| wâsînamân | | |
| wâsînamâwin | | |
| window box | l? shâsî la bwet* | |
| wâsînamânowat | | |
| window-shop | papâm wâpahciķêwin looking around |
|
| windowpane | l? shâsî lavitrr* | |
| wâsînamânâpisk | | |
| windowshade | aķopiciķan | |
| windpipe | kohtaskwiyâpî | |
| windproof | namôya sâpoyawêw it is ... |
|
| windstorm | wî ķîstin it's going to ... |
|
| misi yôtin payô | | |
| windswept | pâstêw nâķwan | |
| windward | kâ yôtihk ohci | |
| windway | paspi yôtinihkân | |
| windy | yôtinâw | |
| wine | l? vå?* | |
| sôminâpoy | | |
| wine cellar | lakâf* | |
| sôminâpoy wâtihkân | | |
| wine cooler | l? vå? tahkasciķan* | |
| sôminâpoy tahkasciķan | | |
| wine glass | l? vå? minihkwâciķanis* | |
| sôminâpoy minihkwâciķanis | | |
| wine-press | siyâskwahiķan | |
| winery | sôminâpoyêwiķamik | |
| wing | otahtahkwan its wing |
|
| wing tip | wanaskoc otahtahkwânihk | |
| wingding | minihkwî miyowâtamowin | |
| winglike | piyaķwan otahtahkwan | |
| wingspan | kâ ispihcâkwâw otahtahkwana kâ taswîķastîķwâw length of spread out wings |
|
| winks | napatihkâpîstawêw he/she ... at him/her |
|
| napatihkâpô he/she ... |
| |
| winner | otahowêw | |
| winnings | otahowêwina | |
| winsome | miyowâtisô | |
| winter | pipon | |
| piponohk last winter |
| |
| awas pipon last winter |
| |
| pipohki when it is ... |
| |
| winter boots | lî bwat* | |
| kîsowaskisina | | |
| winter clothes | kîsowayâna | |
| winter coat | l? ķrrâ? kapô* | |
| kîsowasâķay | | |
| winter months | piponopîsimwak | |
| winter sports | piponomîtawêwina | |
| winterize | kîsônam wâskahiķan make house wawrm |
|
| wîwîķinam to wrap |
| |
| wipe | kâsîha as in act of wiping after bowel movement |
|
| wipe @ | kâsîhwâ as in act of wiping after bowel movement |
|
| kimsâho you |
| |
| kimsâhwâ ... him/her |
| |
| kimsâhoso ... yourself |
| |
| îķî kimsâhwak I had wiped him/her |
| |
| wipe dishes | kâsiyâķanî | |
| wipe self | kâsîhoso | |
| wiper | kâsîhiķan | |
| wiper @ | kâsîhiķêw person - also he/she is wiping |
|
| kâsîhiķanisa small wipers in car |
| |
| wire | pîwâpiskoyâpî | |
| pîwâp'skoyâpî | | |
| pîwâpiskos simply |
| |
| wire hair | sîtawâwa sî shavî* | |
| sîtawimîscaķâsa | | |
| wire netting | pîwâpisko saķimêwayân | |
| wire tap | kîmôci pihtamowin | |
| wiring | pîwâpisk kâ pimohtatât wâsaskotîpayowin | |
| wisdom | ayinîsowin | |
| wisdom tooth | ayinîsowîpit | |
| wise | ayinîsô | |
| wise guy | mâmaskâcimos | |
| wise man | ayinîsîwînô | |
| wise woman | ayinîsêwiskwêw | |
| wisecrack | wiyatwêwin | |
| wish | aķâwâtêw also means adores |
|
| aķâwâtam also means adores |
| |
| paķosîmo | | |
| pak'sîmo | | |
| wishful thinking | kwan'ta kâ aķâwâciķihk | |
| wishy-washy | mâmâsîs | |
| ati nîsowan | | |
| wisp | maskosîs | |
| wisteria | nîpihkânis kâ âmacowiķihk | |
| wit | wiyatwêwin | |
| witch | maci nôciķwîsô | |
| witch doctor | mahtâw nâtawihowêw | |
| witchcraft | mahtâwisihciķêwin | |
| with | ahci | |
| withdraw | âsîna | |
| âsînam he/she ... it |
| |
| âsihtêw [by walking] he/she withdrew |
| |
| paķicêw as by quitting |
| |
| pak'cêw as by quitting |
| |
| withdraw @ | âsînâ | |
| âsînêw he/she withdrew him/her |
| |
| wither | pâsô | |
| pâstêw dry up |
| |
| withered | nipômaķan | |
| n'pômaķan | | |
| withhold | kipihtinam | |
| withhold @ | kipihtinêw | |
| within | pihcâyihk | |
| êķota there |
| |
| without | naķata [leave] go ... @ him/her/it |
|
| without @ | kwîtawîmêw | |
| kwîtamâw | | |
| naķatâ | | |
| withstand | nîpawîsta | |
| withstand @ | nîpawîstawâ | |
| witness | wâpahta to ... [to see] |
|
| otâcimô | | |
| kâ wihta | | |
| kâ wâpahciķît that saw |
| |
| witness stand | otâcimô apowin | |
| wittingly | ohcitaw as if by design |
|
| witty | wiyatwîsk | |
| wiyatwîskô he/she is ... |
| |
| wizard | mâmahtâwisô | |
| wobble | waskawipayin | |
| wobble @ | waskawipayô | |
| woe | kaķwâtaķan | |
| woeful | kaķwâtaķîmowin | |
| wîsaķitîhêwin | | |
| woke | koshkopayô | |
| koshkonêw he/she ... him/her up |
| |
| wolf | mayihkan | |
| wolf dog | mayihkan atim | |
| wolf pack | mayihkanak wolves |
|
| Wollaston Lake | Cîķahiķan Sâķahiķanihk | |
| wolverine | omiyahcîs | |
| kihkâwâķîs | | |
| woman | iskwêw | |
| oskinîkiskwêw young ... |
| |
| woman-folk | nôsêwak | |
| woman-kind | iskwêwak | |
| woman-like | iskwêwinâkosô | |
| womanhood | iskwêwowin | |
| womanish | iskwêwâtisô | |
| womanly | iskwêwiwô | |
| iskwêw'wô | | |
| womb | ocasowâsowin | |
| women's rights | iskwêw otakisowin | |
| won | otahowêw he/she won |
|
| otaham he/she beat it [disease] |
| |
| otahowêwak they ... |
| |
| won't | m?c | |
| namwâc no |
| |
| nim'wî niwî itôtîn I ... do it |
| |
| nim'wî wî itôtam he/she ... |
| |
| wonder | mâmaskâtiyimêw | |
| mâmaskâtam in amazement - he/she looked in @ ... |
| |
| matwânicî I wonder [speculate] |
| |
| matwân'cî I wonder [speculate] |
| |
| tâspwâ no ... |
| |
| wonder worker | kâ mâmaskâtiyimihk | |
| wonderful | mâmaskâtiyihtâķwan | |
| woo | nôciskwêwêw | |
| nôc'skwêwêw | | |
| wood | mihti | |
| mihta plural |
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| saķâw woods - bushy |
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| saķahk in the woods |
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| nohcimihk in the woods |
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| wood carver | owihkociķķêw | |
| wood chips | lî zaķapô* | |
| wood cutter | oniķohtêw | |
| wood louse | saķâw mancôs | |
| wood pulp | mistiķwa kâ shiķopitamihk | |
| woodbine | pipahtikosa | |
| woodchopper | oķawahtiķwêw | |
| woodchuk | wînasaķahcihp | |
| woodcock | wiyiķonêw | |
| woodcraft | mistiķwaya kâ osihtahk | |
| wooded | mîtosiskâw | |
| saķâw | | |
| wooden | mistiķowan | |
| wooden boat | mistiķôsi | |
| woodland | mistiķwaskâw | |
| woodlot | iķâ ta ķawahohcik mîtosak | |
| woodpecker | pâpâstêw | |
| pâspâscîs | | |
| wîķonêw red wing |
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| woodpile | mihta kâ asastîķi | |
| woodshed | l? basciy??* | |
| tân'ta mihta kâ asastahk | | |
| woodsman | saķâwînô | |
| woodthrush | saķâw piyîsîs | |
| woodwork | mistiķo atoskêwin | |
| woody | mistiķoskâw | |
| mistiķowan | | |
| wool | mâyatiķopêwî | |
| pîswiyâpî yarn |
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| woolen | pîswîķin material |
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| pîswiyâw it is ... |
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| woolskin | mâyatiķowayân | |
| woozy | kîskwiyâpamô he/she is ... |
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| word of mouth | tân'si kâ isi pihtamihk | |
| words | pîkiskwêwina | |
| pîk'skwêw'na | | |
| wordy | osâmiyitwêw he/she is too ... |
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| work | atoskêwin he/she is at ... |
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| atoskêw also means is working |
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| nim'wî atoskêw out of ... |
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| nihtâ atoskêw good worker |
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| mîķwâ atoskêw in ... [as we speak] |
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| wî atoskêw is going to ... |
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| pônâtoskêw is finished ... |
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| work camp | atoskêwînô oķapîsowin | |
| work horse | atoskêwastim | |
| work out | sîsâwêwin | |
| work shop | atoskêwiķamik | |
| work stoppage | kâ naķinamihk atoskêwin | |
| workable | atoskîmaķan also it works |
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| workbag | âpacihciķanêw l? sak* | |
| âpacihciķanowat | | |
| workbasket | kaskwâsowiwat sewing ... |
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| workday | atoskêw oķîsiķâw | |
| worked | kî atoskêw | |
| worker | otatoskêw | |
| working | atoskîmaķan it's working |
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| mîķwâ atoskêw he/she is ... |
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| working class | atoskêwînôwak | |
| workman | atoskêwînô | |
| workmanship | nihtâ awisihtâw good ... |
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| taķahkisihtâw good job |
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| workroom | atoskêwiķamik | |
| worktable | atoskêw latâp* | |
| atoskêwinahtik | | |
| world | askî | |
| misowî askî all over the ... |
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| waskitaskamik face of the ... |
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| world war | nôtiniķêwin | |
| nôtinķêwin | | |
| worldwide | misowîskamik | |
| worm | mohtêw | |
| worm snake | asiskî kinîpiķos | |
| wormhole | mohtêw kâ pôshkwahta | |
| wormy | mancôsiwô | |
| worn | kîķikiskam | |
| worn out | mîscipayin | |
| mîsciskam | | |
| worn out @ | mîscipayô | |
| mîsciskawêw | | |
| mîscihtatâw he wore it out |
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| worry | wâniyihta | |
| wâniyihtam he/she worries |
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| mistahe mâmitoniyihtam | | |
| worrying | wâniyihtamowin | |
| wâniyihtam he/she is ... |
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| worse | awasimî isâyâw | |
| ayiwâk sâyâw sickness ... |
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| ayiwâk itôtam in behaviour |
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| worship | ayamihâwin prayer |
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| kwayes pimitisahwêw he/she really follows him/her |
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| worsted | pîswîķin | |
| worth | itakisô ... so much |
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| itaķihtêw | | |
| worthless | namôya nân'taw itâpatan | |
| worthless @ | namôya nân'taw itâpatisô | |
| worthwhile | miyowâsin | |
| miy?sin | | |
| worthy | kiskiyihtâķwan | |
| kaskihtamâsô he/she is ... |
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| would like | nohtî | |
| would not | nim'wî nohtî | |
| namôya nohtî | | |
| would-be | î nohtî | |
| wound | îķî misoht | |
| wounded | miswâw | |
| misihwêw he ... him/her |
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| miswâķan ... person |
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| wove | pîmastîham he/she ... it |
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| wow | kwâcstaķâc | |
| wrap | wîwîķina | |
| wrap @ | wîwîķinâ | |
| wîwîkisin | | |
| wîwîk'sin ... as in blankets |
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| wrap and tie @ | wîwîķâpitâ | |
| wîwîķâpita | | |
| wrap around | panahkosâķay as jacket |
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| napaķaskisina footwear |
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| wrap up | kîsihtâwin | |
| pôyowin | | |
| wrapper | wîwîķiniķêw | |
| wîwîķâpihciķêw person |
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| wîwîķiniķan material |
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| wrapping | wîwîķâpihciķêwin | |
| wrapping paper | wîwîķiniķêw l? papî* | |
| wîwîķiniķêw masinahiķanîķin | | |
| wrath | kisowâsowin | |
| wreath | nîpihkân asâhpiciķêwin | |
| wreck | pîķonam | |
| pîķwaham | | |
| tâwahotowak [they] - a crash |
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| misinawâcihtâ ... it |
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| wreckage | pîķwatahiķâsô | |
| wrecking bar | pîķwahiķan | |
| wren | manico piyîsîs | |
| wrench | pîmastîhiķan | |
| wrestle | mâsihkî | |
| mâsihkêw he/she is wrestling |
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| mâsihkêwak they are wrestling |
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| wrestler | omâsihkêw | |
| wrestling | mâsihkêwin | |
| wretch | macâyis | |
| wretched | kaķwâtakisô | |
| wriggle | wahwaskawipayin | |
| wriggle @ | wahwaskawîsô | |
| wring | sîna | |
| wring @ | sînâ | |
| wringer | sîniķâķan | |
| sîniķwâskwahiķan | | |
| wrinkles | ohcipihkwêw | |
| wrinkles @ | ohciposô it wrinkles |
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| ohcipwâw it wrinkles |
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| wrist | ânskôķan | |
| piskoķanân | | |
| wristwatch | pîsimohkânis | |
| pîsimohkânisak | | |
| writ | kâ masinahiķâtîk that which is written |
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| kâ'mas'nahiķâtîk that which is written |
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| write | masinaha | |
| mas'naha | | |
| masinahiķî | | |
| write it down | masinaha | |
| write off | kâsîsinaha | |
| write off @ | kâsîsinahwâ | |
| kâsîs'nahwâ | | |
| kâsîs'naha | | |
| writer | masinahiķanêwînô | |
| mas'nahiķanêwînô | | |
| writing desk | masinahiķêwahtik | |
| mas'nahiķêwahtik | | |
| writing paper | l? papî* | |
| masinahîķin | | |
| writings | masinahiķêwina | |
| mas'nahiķêw'na | | |
| written | masinahiķâtêw it is ... |
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| mas'nahiķâtêw it is ... |
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| wrong | naspâc | |
| nim'wî kwayes | | |
| wrongdoer | kâ mâyisihciķît | |
| kâ naspâcîtôtahk | | |
| wrongdoing | naspâcisihciķêwin | |
| mâyisihciķêwin | | |
| wronged | mâyitôtawâw he/she was ... |
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| wrongful | naspâc astêw | |
| wrought iron | pîwâpis | |
| wrung | kî sînêw | |
| kî sînam | | |
| wry | mâyatonêw | |
| âtawihtam to give back - unsatisfied |
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| wry neck | pâpâstîsak | |
| wurst | ocakisîsa little guts |
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| nanâtohk wiyâs kâ apacihtahk all kinds of meat used |
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