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revive
vt
revive
aabaakawi' vta revive h/

revive
vi
revive
aabaakawad vii it clears off after a storm; it revives

Paired with: aabaakawizi vai

aabaakawizi vai s/he revives, comes to

Paired with: aabaakawad vii

aabiziishin vai s/he comes back to life; s/he revives

aabijiibaa vai s/he revives, comes to; s/he comes back to life

revolve
vi
revolve
gizhibaabide vii it goes around: spins, whirls, revolves

Paired with: gizhibaabizo vai

gizhibaabizo vai s/he spins, whirls, revolves

Paired with: gizhibaabide vii

gizhibaabise vii it spins, whirls, revolves (by itself)

Paired with: gizhibaabise vai

gizhibaabise vai s/he spins, whirls, revolves (by itself)

Paired with: gizhibaabise vii

rewrite
vt
rewrite
aanjibii'an vti write it over, rewrite it

aanjibii'ige vai s/he writes things over, rewrites things

aanjibii'igaade vii it is rewritten, "they" rewrite it

rheumatism
n
rheumatism
okanaapine vai s/he has arthritis, has rheumatism

See also: okaniwaapine vai

okaniwaapine vai s/he has arthritis, has rheumatism

See also: okanaapine vai

rhubarb
n
rhubarb
zhiiwibag ni rhubarb, a rhubarb leaf

rib
n
rib
nipigemag nid [ML] my rib

gipigemag nid [ML] your rib

opigemag nid [ML] h/ rib

nipigay nad [BL] my rib

gipigay nad [BL] your rib

opigayan nad [BL] h/ rib

canoe rib
waaginaa na a canoe rib

ribbon
n
ribbon
zenibaanh na a ribbon; silk

ribbon dress
n
ribbon dress
zenibaanh-majigoodenh ni a ribbon dress

ribbon shirt
n
ribbon shirt
zenibaanh-babagiwayaan ni a ribbon shirt

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