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laugh
vi
laugh
baapi vai s/he laughs

baapi' vta laugh at h/

Paired with: baapitoon vti2

baapi'idiwag vai they laugh at each other

baapi'idizo vai s/he laughs at h/ self

baapitoon vti2 laugh at it

Paired with: baapi' vta

arrive laughing
bagamaapi vai s/he arrives laughing

burst out laughing
baashkaapi vai s/he bursts out laughing

come from a certain place laughing
ondaapi vai s/he laughs for a certain reason; s/he comes from a certain place laughing

come laughing
biidaapi vai s/he comes laughing

fall over from laughing
gawaapi vai s/he falls over from laughing so hard

go about laughing
babaamaapi vai s/he goes around laughing

go along laughing
bimaapi vai s/he goes by laughing

go away laughing
animaapi vai s/he goes away laughing

go to a certain place laughing
inaapi vai s/he laughs a certain way; s/he goes to a certain place laughing

laugh a certain way
inaapi vai s/he laughs a certain way; s/he goes to a certain place laughing

laugh and laugh
baabaapi vai s/he keeps laughing, laughs and laughs

laugh for a certain reason
ondaapi vai s/he laughs for a certain reason; s/he comes from a certain place laughing

laugh secretly
giimoodaapi vai s/he laughs secretly

leave laughing
maadaapi vai s/he leaves laughing

launch
n
motor launch
waasamoo-jiimaan ni a motor launch

launder
vt
launder
giziibiiga'amaw vta wash (it) for h/, launder for h/

laundromat
n
laundromat
giziibiiga'igewigamig ni a laundry room, a laundromat

laundry
n
laundry
giziibiiga'igewin ni (item of) laundry; (item of) washing

giziibiiga'igan ni
  1. (item of) laundry
  2. soap

do laundry
giziibiiga'ige vai s/he washes things, washes clothes, does laundry

hang up laundry
agoojige vai s/he hangs things, hangs laundry

laundry room
n
laundry room
giziibiiga'igewigamig ni a laundry room, a laundromat

law
n
law
inaakonigewin ni a law, a ruling, an agreement

change law
aandaakonige vai s/he changes something decided on (a plan, rule, a law, a policy)

aandaakonan vti change the law on it; give it a new ruling

lawyer
[occupation]
n
lawyer
dibaakonigewikwe na a judge, a lawyer (female)

dibaakonigewinini na a judge, a lawyer

lawyer
[fish]
n
lawyer
mizay na a ling, an eelpout, a burbot, a mariah, a lawyer (fish)

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burbot
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laxative
n
laxative
zhaabozigan ni a laxative