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moona'aagonaadan vti dig the snow out of it, scoop the snow off or out of it

Paired with: moona'aagonaazh vta

moona'aagonaazh vta dig the snow out of it (animate), scoop the snow off or out of it (animate)

Paired with: moona'aagonaadan vti

moona'aagone vai s/he digs out the snow, scoops the snow off or out of something

(applicative) moona'aagonaadan vti dig the snow out of it, scoop the snow off or out of it (applicative) moona'aagonaazh vta dig the snow out of it (animate), scoop the snow off or out of it (animate)
moona'aawangwewidaabaan na

moona'ibaan ni a well

moona'ibii vai s/he digs a well, digs or drills for water

moona'ibiiwinini na a well-digger

moona'igan ni a mine

moona'igaade vii it is dug up (by someone), "they" dig it up

moona'igaazo vai s/he is dug up (by someone), "they" dig h/ up

moona'ige vai s/he digs things, digs things up

moona'ipinii vai s/he digs potatoes

moona'wi vta [NI] dig h/ or it (animate), dig h/ or it (animate) up

Paired with: moona'an vti See also: moona' vta [MN]

moonendan vti be suspicious of, suspect it; mistrust it

Paired with: moonenim vta

moonenim vta suspect, blame h/

Paired with: moonendan vti

moonikaan ni a cellar

moonike vai s/he digs a hole or burrow

mooningwane na a Northern flicker

[
flicker, common flicker
; 
Colaptes auratus
]

moonz na

► mooz na

moose na a grub, a worm

See also: moose gaa-bimaabiigizid na-v [NI]

(verb of abundance) moosekaa vii there are (many) bugs or worms (verb of being) moosewan vii it is wormy (verb of being) moosewi vai s/he is wormy
moose gaa-bimaabiigizid na-v [NI] an earthworm

See also: moose na ; bimaabiigizi vai

moose-manidoosh na [BL] a worm

moosekaa vii there are (many) bugs or worms

moosewan vii it is wormy

Paired with: moosewi vai

moosewaabide vai s/he has decayed teeth

moosewi vai s/he is wormy

Paired with: moosewan vii

moosewigone vai s/he has worms in h/ throat

moosewiingwe vai s/he has acne on h/ face

mooshka'agonjise vai s/he or it (animate) pops up to the surface of the water

Paired with: mooshka'agwinjise vai

mooshka'agwinjise vai s/he or it (animate) pops up to the surface of the water

See also: mooshka'agonjise vai

mooshka'an vii it is flooded; there is a flood

mooshka'ogo vai s/he has water get into lodge or tent; h/ place is flooded

mooshka'osi na a bittern; a shypoke

[
American bittern
; 
Botaurus lentiginosus
]

mooshka'oodoon vti2 add water or other liquid to it

mooshka'oozh vta add water or other liquid to it (animate)

mooshkamo vai s/he surfaces (in the water), comes up out of the water

mooshkanjise vai s/he surfaces, floats up out of the water

mooshkinachigaade vii [N] it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in

mooshkinachige vai [N] s/he fills things

mooshkinadoon vti2 fill it (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkina' vta

(verb of undergoing) mooshkinajigaade vii it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in
mooshkina' vta fill h/ (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkinadoon vti2 ; mooshkinatoon vti2 [N]

mooshkina'idizo vai s/he fills h/ self up

mooshkinajigaade vii it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in

mooshkinatoon vti2 [N] fill it (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkina' vta See also: mooshkinadoon vti2

(detransitive) mooshkinachige vai [N] s/he fills things (verb of undergoing) mooshkinachigaade vii [N] it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in
mooshkine vai s/he is full (of solids), fills a place

See also: mooshkine vii

mooshkine vii it is full (of solids)

Paired with: mooshkine vai

mooshkinebadoon vti2 fill it with liquid

Paired with: mooshkinebazh vta

mooshkinebazh vta fill h/ or it (animate) with liquid

Paired with: mooshkinebadoon vti2

mooshkinebiwag vai they are crowded sitting (there)

mooshkinebii vii it is full (of liquid)

mooshkinebii vai it (animate) is full (of liquid)

Paired with: mooshkinebii vii

mooshkinebii'amaw vta fill something out with writing for h/

mooshkinebii'an vti fill it out with writing

(detransitive) mooshkinebii'ige vai s/he fills out a form (benefactive) mooshkinebii'amaw vta fill something out with writing for h/
mooshkinebii'ige vai s/he fills out a form

mooshkinebiise vii it fills up (with liquid)

Paired with: mooshkinebiise vai

mooshkinebiise vii it fills up (with liquid)

mooshkinebiise vai h/ fills up (with liquid)

Paired with: mooshkinebiise vii

mooshkinegaabawiwag vai they are crowded standing (there)

mooshkinegaamo vai s/he is full of fat

mooshkineshinoog vai they are crowded lying (there)

mooshkineyaabate vii it is filled with smoke

mooshkineyaabide vai she has a full set of teeth, gets h/ wisdom teeth completing h/ set of teeth

moow ni shit, feces, excrement

moowens ni a small animal dropping, pellet, or turd

moowiwan vii it has shit on it

Paired with: moowiwi vai

moowiwi vai s/he has shit on h/

Paired with: moowiwan vii

mooz na a moose

[
Alces alces
]

(verb of making) moozoke vai s/he processes moose (verb of possession) omoonzomi vai s/he has a moose or moose
moozo-bakwezhiganaabo ni moose gravy

moozo-bimide ni moose tallow

moozo-boodaajigan ni a moose call

moozo-moo ni moose dung

moozo-wiinin ni moose fat

moozo-wiis ni moose tripe

moozo-wiiyaas ni moose meat

moozobiiway ni

moozobwaam ni a moose hindquarter

moozode' ni a moose heart

moozodenaniw ni a moose tongue

moozodoodikosiw na a moose kidney

moozogan ni a moose bone

moozojaan ni a moose nose

moozoke vai s/he processes moose

moozokon ni a moose liver

moozonagizh ni moose gut, moose intestine; a moose sausage

moozonagizhiins ni a moose sausage

moozopigay na a moose rib

moozoshtigwaan ni [MN] a moose head

See also: moozotigwaan ni [BL]

moozotigwaan ni [BL] a moose head

See also: moozoshtigwaan ni [MN]

moozowaazhawa'adoowagwaakwa'igan ni a moose crossing sign

moozwegin ni a tanned moose hide, moose hide leather

moozwegino-makizin ni a moosehide mocassin

See also: moozweginwakizin ni

moozweginwakizin ni a moosehide mocassin

moozweshkan na a moose antler

moozhag adv tmp always, often, all the time, continually

moozhagandan vti eat it without condiment or a side dish; pick it up and eat it, snack on it

moozhaganjige vai s/he eats (things) picked up as scraps

moozhagin vta pick them (animate) up; gather, collect them (animate)

Paired with: moozhaginan vti

moozhaginamaw vta pick (them) up for h/; gather, collect (them) up for h/

moozhaginan vti pick them (inanimate) up; gather, collect them (inanimate)

Paired with: moozhagin vta

(detransitive) moozhaginige vai s/he picks up, gathers, collects things (benefactive) moozhaginamaw vta pick (them) up for h/; gather, collect (them) up for h/
moozhaginige vai s/he picks up, gathers, collects things

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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