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ginaabem nad your (sg) husband

ginaa'ogo vai s/he is stranded in a boat

ginaan nad [ML] your calf (of the leg)

ginaan nid [LL] [RL] your calf (of the leg)

ginebig na a snake

(verb of being) ginebigowi vai s/he is a snake
ginebigobag ni a fern

ginebigowi vai s/he is a snake

ginebigwayaan na a snakeskin

ginebigwaatig na

giniba'an vii

ginibam vta eat it (animate) quickly

Paired with: ginibandan vti

ginibandan vti eat it quickly

Paired with: ginibam vta

(detransitive) ginibanjige vai s/he eats quickly
ginibanjige vai s/he eats quickly

ginibashkime vai s/he weaves snowshoe webbing quickly

ginibawinzo vai s/he picks berries quickly

ginibaakide vii it burns quickly

Paired with: ginibaakizo vai

ginibaakizige vai s/he gets drunk fast

ginibaakizo vai s/he burns quickly

Paired with: ginibaakide vii

ginibi- pv lex quick, quickly

ginibide vii it cooks quickly

Paired with: ginibizo vai

ginibigi vai s/he or it (animate) grows fast

Paired with: ginibigin vii

ginibigin vii it grows fast

Paired with: ginibigi vai

ginibine vai s/he dies quickly

ginibise vii it goes fast, runs out fast

ginibizhan vti cut it quickly

Paired with: ginibizhwi vta [NI]

ginibizekwe vai s/he cooks fast

ginibizo vai it (animate) cooks quickly

Paired with: ginibide vii

ginibizhwi vta [NI] cut h/ or it (animate) quickly

Paired with: ginibizhan vti

ginigawin vta mix it (animate) in

Paired with: ginigawinan vti

ginigawinan vti mix it in

Paired with: ginigawin vta

(detransitive) ginigawinige vai s/he mixes things (verb of undergoing) ginigawinigaade vii it is mixed in (by someone), "they" mix it in (verb of undergoing) ginigawinigaazo vai s/he is mixed in (by someone), "they" mix h/ in
ginigawinigaade vii it is mixed in (by someone), "they" mix it in

ginigawinigaazo vai s/he is mixed in (by someone), "they" mix h/ in

ginigawinige vai s/he mixes things

ginigawisin vii it is mixed

ginigawiwebin vta mix h/ by shaking

Paired with: ginigawiwebinan vti

ginigawiwebinan vti mix it by shaking

Paired with: ginigawiwebin vta

ginik nid your arm

gining nid your armpit

giningwan nad your son-in-law

giningwanis nad your nephew (cross-nephew: a male's sister's son or a female's brother's son)

gininj nid your hand, finger

ginisinaa'ogo vai s/he is windbound, is held back from travel on the water by the wind or waves

ginishiwag nad your testicles

giniw na golden eagle

[
Aquilia chrysaetos
]

giniwazison ni [BL] a golden eagle's nest

giniwigwan na a golden eagle feather

giniigi'ig nad your parent

giniijaanis nad your (sg.) child

giniin pc disc behold!

giniishk nad your gland (lymph node)

ginjiba' vta flee from, run away from h/

(detransitive) ginjiba'iwe vai s/he flees from people, runs away from people
ginjiba'iwe vai s/he flees from people, runs away from people

ginjida' vta tap h/ in, pound h/ in

Paired with: ginjida'an vti

ginjida'an vti tap it in, pound it in

Paired with: ginjida' vta

ginjida'wi vta [NI]

ginjida' vta

ginjinda'an vti [RL] tap it in, pound it in

See also: ginjida'an vti

ginokoozhe vai s/he has a long bill

ginominagad vii it (globular) is long

ginoshenh nad your aunt (parallel aunt: mother's sister); your stepmother

ginow nid [ML] your cheek

ginozigwaa vii it (slab-like) is long

ginoodaawangaa vii it is a long stretch of sand beach

ginoodinaa vii it is a long hill

ginoogamaa vii it is a long lake

ginoogan nid your hip

ginoo' vta make h/ long

Paired with: ginwaatoon vti2

ginookamigaa vii it is a long stretch of ground

ginoomon vii it (road or trail) is long

ginoonagad vii it (canoe or boat) is long

See also: ginwaakoonagad vii ; ginwaakojiiyoonagad vii

ginoonagizi vai it (animate; vehicle) is long

Paired with: ginoonagad vii

ginoondawaan ni a long lodge

ginoosagad vii it (useful wood) is long

ginoosagaa vii it has a long floor area, is a long room

ginootigweyaa vii it is a long river

ginoozhe na a northern, a northern pike

[
Esox lucius
]

ginoozi vai s/he is tall, is long

Paired with: ginwaa vii

ginwanashkidii vai s/he (a bird) has a long tail

ginwanaamo vai s/he takes a long deep breath

ginwashkad vii it (plant, grass) has a long stalk, is long, is tall

ginwashkidii vai it (animate; a bird) has a long tail

ginwashkiigaa vii it is a long stretch of muskeg

ginwaa vii it is long, is tall

Paired with: ginoozi vai

ginwaabikad vii it is long (as something mineral)

Paired with: ginwaabikizi vai

ginwaabikizi vai s/he is long (as something mineral)

Paired with: ginwaabikad vii

ginwaabiigad vii it (string-like) is long

Paired with: ginwaabiigizi vai

ginwaabiigaanowe vai s/he has a long stringy tail

ginwaabiigigwe vai s/he has a long thin neck

See also: genwaabiigigwed na-v

ginwaabiigijiizi vai s/he is long-bodied, has a long torso

ginwaabiigizh vta cut it (animate; string-like) long

Paired with: ginwaabiigizhan vti See also: ginwaabiigizhwi vta [NI]

ginwaabiigizhan vti cut it (string-like) long

Paired with: ginwaabiigizh vta ; ginwaabiigizhwi vta [NI]

(detransitive) ginwaabiigizhige vai s/he cuts (string-like) things long (verb of undergoing) ginwaabiigizhigaade vii it (string-like) is cut long (by someone), "they" cut it (string-like) long (verb of undergoing) ginwaabiigizhigaazo vai it (animate; string-like) is cut long (by someone), "they" cut it (animate; string-like) long
ginwaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is long

Paired with: ginwaabiigad vii

ginwaabiigizhigaade vii it (string-like) is cut long (by someone), "they" cut it (string-like) long

ginwaabiigizhigaazo vai it (animate; string-like) is cut long (by someone), "they" cut it (animate; string-like) long

ginwaabiigizhige vai s/he cuts (string-like) things long

ginwaabiigizhwi vta [NI] cut it (animate; string-like) long

Paired with: ginwaabiigizhan vti See also: ginwaabiigizh vta

ginwaajimo vai

ginwaajimowin ni

ginwaako- pv lex long and stick-like

ginwaako-apabiwin ni a couch; a bench

ginwaakodaamikane vai s/he has a long protruding chin