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asham vta feed (it) to, serve (it) to h/

Paired with: ashandan vti

(reciprocal) ashandiwag vai
  1. they feed each other
  2. they feast each other, have a feast
(derived noun) ashandiwin ni food that is given out or distributed: community food shelf, commodity food, rations
(reflexive) ashandizo vai s/he feeds h/ self (with it) (detransitive) ashange vai s/he feeds people, feasts people, serves food
ashamaawaso vai s/he feeds a child

ashamigoowin ni food that is given out or distributed: community food shelf, commodity food, rations

ashamigoowizi vai s/he receives food as a gift or donation, is blessed with food as a spiritual gift

ashandan vti feed it (with something); offer it food

Paired with: asham vta

ashandiwag vai
  1. they feed each other
  2. they feast each other, have a feast

ashandiwin ni food that is given out or distributed: community food shelf, commodity food, rations

ashandizo vai s/he feeds h/ self (with it)

ashandii-mazina'igan ni a welfare check

ashange vai s/he feeds people, feasts people, serves food

ashangewigamig ni a welfare office, a commodity store

ashangewikwe na a social worker, a welfare worker (female)

ashangewinini na a social worker, a welfare worker

ashashawe-zhaabonigan ni a leather needle; a glovers needle

See also: ashishawe-zhaabonigan ni

ashawaabam vta wait watching for h/, be on the lookout for h/

Paired with: ashawaabandan vti

ashawaabandan vti wait watching for it, be on the lookout for it

Paired with: ashawaabam vta

ashawaabi vai s/he lies in watch for something, waits watching for something

ashawebi vai s/he sits at a slant, sits unevenly

ashawebide vii it (a vehicle) runs on a tilt

ashawegaabawi vai s/he stands on a slant

ashawegonde vii it floats listing to one side

Paired with: ashawegonjin vai

ashawegonjin vai s/he floats listing to one side

Paired with: ashawegonde vii

ashawekamigaa vii it is slanted ground

ashawekweshin vai s/he lies with h/ head at a slant

ashawenaniisi na [NI] a grackle

[
common grackle, purple grackle
; 
Quiscalus quiscula
]

ashawendam vai2 s/he feels anxious about something expected

ashawese vai s/he tilts over, flips

Paired with: ashawese vii

ashawese vii it tilts over, flips

Paired with: ashawese vai

ashaweshk ni a sword

ashaageshiinh na a crayfish, a crab

ashi vta put h/ in a certain place

Paired with: atoon vti2

ashi adv conj plus

See also: shi adv conj

ashi- adv num plus in counting

ashi-aabita qnt num and a half

ashi-bezhig qnt num
  1. eleven
  2. and one

ashi-bezhigo- pv qnt
  1. and one
  2. eleven

ashi-bezhigo-anama'e-giizhik qnt num X plus one week; eleven weeks

ashi-bezhigo-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is X plus one week; it is eleven weeks

ashi-bezhigo-diba'igan qnt num
  1. eleven hours; [with decade number] X and one hour
  2. eleven miles; [with decade number] X and one mile

ashi-bezhigo-diba'igane vii [N] it is eleven o'clock

ashi-bezhigo-diba'iganed vii [S] it is eleven o'clock

ashi-bezhigo-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is eleven o'clock

ashi-bezhigo-giiziswagad vii it is eleven months

Paired with: ashi-bezhigo-giiziswagizi vai

ashi-bezhigo-giiziswagizi vai s/he is eleven months old

Paired with: ashi-bezhigo-giiziswagad vii

ashi-bezhigonagizi vai it is the eleventh (of the month)

ashi-bezhigwaginzo vai [BL] it is the eleventh (of the month)

ashi-ingodwaaso- pv qnt and six

ashi-ingodwaaswi qnt num
  1. and six
  2. sixteen

ashi-ishwaaso- pv qnt and eight

See also: ashi-nishwaaso- pv qnt

ashi-ishwaaswi qnt num
  1. and eight
  2. eighteen

See also: ashi-nishwaaso- pv qnt ; ashi-nishwaaswi qnt num

ashi-naanan qnt num
  1. and five
  2. fifteen

ashi-naano- pv qnt and five

ashi-naanwaginzo vai [BL] it is the fifteenth (of the month)

ashi-ningodwaaso- pv qnt and six

ashi-ningodwaaswaginzo vai [BL] it is the sixteenth (of the month)

ashi-ningodwaaswi qnt num
  1. and six
  2. sixteen

ashi-niso- pv qnt and three

ashi-niswaginzo vai [BL] it is the thirteenth (of the month)

ashi-niswi qnt num
  1. and three
  2. thirteen

ashi-nishwaaso- pv qnt and eight

See also: ashi-ishwaaso- pv qnt

ashi-nishwaaswaginzo vai [BL] it is the eighteenth (of the month)

ashi-nishwaaswi qnt num
  1. and eight
  2. eighteen

See also: ashi-ishwaaswi qnt num ; ashi-nishwaaso- pv qnt

ashi-niiwaginzo vai [BL] it is the fourteenth (of the month)

ashi-niiwin qnt num
  1. and four
  2. fourteen

ashi-niiwo- pv qnt and four

ashi-niiyo- pv qnt and four

ashi-niizh qnt num
  1. and two
  2. twelve

ashi-niizho- pv qnt and two

ashi-niizho-diba'igan qnt num twelve hours; twelve mile

ashi-niizhwaginzo vai [BL] it is the twelfth (of the month)

ashi-niizhwaaso qnt num [RL] and seven; seventeen

See also: ashi-niizhwaaswi qnt num

ashi-niizhwaaso- pv qnt and seven

ashi-niizhwaaswaginzo vai [BL] it is the seventeenth (of the month)

ashi-niizhwaaswi qnt num
  1. and seven
  2. seventeen

See also: ashi-niizhwaaso qnt num [RL]

ashi-zhaangaso- pv qnt and nine

ashi-zhaangaswaginzo vai [BL] it is the nineteenth (of the month)

ashi-zhaangaswi qnt num
  1. and nine
  2. nineteen [nid:488906]

ashidagaam adv loc right up against the shore

ashidaakobidoon vti2 push it against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

Paired with: ashidaakobizh vta

ashidaakobizh vta push h/ against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

Paired with: ashidaakobidoon vti2

ashidaakogaabawi vai s/he stands against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

ashidaakon vta hold h/ against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

Paired with: ashidaakonan vti

ashidaakonan vti hold it against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

Paired with: ashidaakon vta

ashidaakosidoon vti2 put it against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

Paired with: ashidaakoshim vta

ashidaakosin vii it lies against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

Paired with: ashidaakoshin vai

ashidaakoshim vta put h/ against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

Paired with: ashidaakosidoon vti2

ashidaakoshin vai s/he lies against the wall (or something wood- or stick-like)

Paired with: ashidaakosin vii

ashidaakowebin vta fling, shove h/ against a wall or tree

Paired with: ashidaakowebin vta

ashidaakowebinan vti fling, shove it against a wall or tree

Paired with: ashidaakowebin vta

ashidaakwabi vai s/he sits against the wall or a tree

ashidaakwapidoon vti2 tie it against a tree

ashidaakwapizh vta tie h/ or it (animate) against a tree

ashidaamik adv loc right on the bottom (of a body of water)

ashidaamikagwinde vii

ashidin vta hold h/ against something

Paired with: ashidinan vti

ashidinan vti hold it against something

Paired with: ashidin vta

ashigan na a fish of the sunfish family; locally applied to rock bass, crappie, and largemouth bass in NW Ontario

ashijigaabawi vai s/he stands right against something

ashishawe-zhaabonigan ni a leather needle; a glovers needle

See also: ashashawe-zhaabonigan ni

ashishawe-zisiboojiganens ni [BL] a triangular file

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

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