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fell
vt
fell
gawa' vta fell it (animate), chop it (animate) down

Paired with: gawa'an vti

gawa'an vti fell it, chop it (something stick-like) down

Paired with: gawa' vta

gawa'amaw vta chop (it) down for h/; fell it for h/

gawa'ige vai s/he chops things down

gawa'igaade vii it is chopped down (by someone), "they" chop it down

gawa'igaazo vai it (animate) is chopped down (by someone), "they" chop it (animate) down

fellow
adj
fellow man
=iijiinini nad my fellow man

fence
n
fence
minjikanaakobijigan ni a fence

fence
vt
fence
minjikanaakobidoon vti2 fence it, fence it in

Paired with: minjikanaakobizh vta

minjikanaakobizh vta fence h/ in

Paired with: minjikanaakobidoon vti2

minjikanaakobijige vai s/he fences something, fences something in

minjikanaakobijigaade vii it is fenced, fenced in

minjikanaakobide vii it is fenced, fenced in

ferry
vt
ferry across
aazhawa'oodoon vti2 ferry it across; take it across by boat

Paired with: aazhawa'oozh vta

aazhawa'oozh vta ferry h/ across; take h/ across by boat

Paired with: aazhawa'oodoon vti2

ferry
n
ferry
aazhawa'oojigan ni a ferry

aazhawa'ookiiwin ni a poled ferry

ferryman
n
ferryman
aazhawa'oojigewinini na a ferryman

festivities
n
festivities
baapinakamigad vii there are festivities

Paired with: baapinakamigizi vai

fetch
vt
fetch
naadin vti3 go get, go after, fetch it

Paired with: naazh vta

naazh vta go get, go after, fetch h/

Paired with: naadin vti3

naajigaade vii it is fetched, picked up (by someone); "they" fetch it, pick it up

naajigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is fetched, picked up (by someone); "they" fetch, pick h/ or it (animate) up

naadaw vta go get (it) for h/, fetch (it) for h/

fever
n
fever
gizhizo vai
  1. s/he is hot
  2. s/he has a fever