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saw
vt
Verbs having to do with acting on something by abrasion, as by sawing or filing something, may contain the vti2 verb final /-bood/ or the vta -final /-booN/; the initial of the verb indicates the manner or direction of the action, or the effect on the object. 
saw all
jaagiboodoon vti2 saw it all up, grind it all up

Paired with: jaagiboozh vta

jaagiboozh vta grind, mill, grate h/

Paired with: jaagiboodoon vti2

saw apart lengthwise
daashkiboodoon vti2 saw it apart lengthwise

Paired with: daashkiboozh vta

daashkiboozh vta saw it (animate) apart lengthwise

Paired with: daashkiboodoon vti2

daashkiboojige vai s/he saws things apart lengthwise

saw down
gawiboodoon vti2 saw it down

Paired with: gawiboozh vta

gawiboozh vta saw h/ down

Paired with: gawiboodoon vti2

gawiboojige vai s/he saws (things) down

gawiboozo vai s/he is sawn down

See also: gawiboode vii

gawiboode vii it is sawn down

See also: gawiboozo vai

saw in two
bookoboodoon vti2 saw it in two

Paired with: bookoboozh vta

bookoboozh vta saw h/ in two

Paired with: bookoboodoon vti2

saw off
giishkiboodoon vti2 saw it off

Paired with: giishkiboozh vta

giishkiboozh vta saw h/ off

Paired with: giishkiboodoon vti2

giishkiboojige vai s/he saws things off

saw piece off
bakweboodoon vti2 saw a piece off it

Paired with: bakweboozh vta

bakweboozh vta saw a piece off h/

Paired with: bakweboodoon vti2

saw pointed
jiiboboodoon vti2 [BL] cut it to a point with a saw; file or grind it to a point; saw it a to point

Paired with: jiiboboozh vta [BL]

jiiboboozh vta [BL] cut it (animate) to point with a saw; file or grind it (animate) to a point; saw it (animate) to a point

Paired with: jiiboboodoon vti2 [BL]

bajiishkiboodoon vti2 saw, grind it to a point

Paired with: bajiishkiboozh vta

bajiishkiboozh vta saw, grind h/ to a point

Paired with: bajiishkiboodoon vti2

saw straight
gwayakoboodoon vti2 saw it straight

Paired with: gwayakoboozh vta

gwayakoboozh vta saw h/ straight

Paired with: gwayakoboodoon vti2

gwayakoboode vii it is sawn straight

Paired with: gwayakoboozo vai

gwayakoboozo vai s/he is sawn straight

Paired with: gwayakoboode vii

start sawing
maajiboodoon vti2 start sawing, start filing it

Paired with: maajiboozh vta

maajiboozh vta start sawing, start filing h/

Paired with: maajiboodoon vti2

maajiboojige vai s/he starts to saw, starts to file things

saw mill
n
saw mill
daashkiboojigan na a saw mill. a ripsaw

sawdust
n
sawdust
biiwiboojigan ni a scrap or particles left from sawing or filing, sawdust

say
vt
say after
gikinootaw vta imitate what h/ says or sounds like, follow h/ instructions

say
idan vti say so to it; speak to it or of it in a certain way

Paired with: izhi vta

idiwag vai they say to each other; they speak to each other in a certain way

ikido vai s/he says, speaks so

ikidoomagad vii it says something a certain way

Paired with: ikido vai

izhi vta say to h/, speak so to h/

Paired with: idan vti

scab
n
scab
omigii vai s/he has a sore or sores, has a scab or scabs

scab on face
omigiingwe vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ face

omigiiwiingwe vai s/he has a scab or scabs on h/ face

scab on arm
omiginike vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ arm

omigiiwinike vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ arm or arms

scab on chin
omigidaamikane vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ jaw or chin

scab on ear
omigitawage vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ ear

omigiiwitawage vai s/he has a scab or scabs on h/ ear or ears

scab on face
omigiingwe vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ face

omigiiwiingwe vai s/he has a scab or scabs on h/ face

scab on foot
omigizide vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ feet

omigiiwizide vai s/he has a scab or scabs on h/ foot or feet

scab on hand
omigininjii vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ hands

omigiiwininjii vai [BL] s/he has a scab or scabs on h/ hand or hands

scab on head
omigindibe vai s/he has scabs or sores on h/ head

omigiiwitigwaane vai [BL] s/he has a scab or scabs on h/ head

scab on jaw
omigidaamikane vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ jaw or chin

scab on leg
omigigaade vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ leg

omigiiwigaade vai s/he has a scab or scabs on h/ leg or legs

scab on nose
omigijaane vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on h/ nose

omigiiwijaane vai s/he has a scab on h/ nose

scab on rear
omigidiye vai s/he has a sore or sores, a scab or scabs on his rear

scald
vt
scald
bashkobiis vta scald h/ removing hair or feathers

Paired with: bashkobiisan vti

bashkobiiswi vta [NI]

► bashkobiis vta

bashkobiisige vai s/he scalds things removing hair or feathers

bashkobiisan vti scald it removing hair or feathers

Paired with: bashkobiis vta

scale
n
scale
dibaabiishkoojigan ni a scale

scale
[measure]
vt
scale timber
diba'aatigwe vai s/he scales timber

scale
[fish part]
n
scale
onaga'ayan nad its scale (of a fish)

scale
[remove scales]
vt
scale
jiiga'e vai s/he scales fish

jiiga'amegwe vai s/he scales fish

jiiga'aazh vta scale h/

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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