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/-eg-/ medial

 
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
 
-eg- appears after w only; -iig- appears elsewhere with the same meaning
 
Type:
medial
Subtypes:
classifier
Variants:
iig
akwegad vii it (sheet-like) is a certain length, is so long
akwegi' vta make it (animate; sheet-like) a certain length
akwegitoon vti2 make it (sheet-like) a certain length
akwegizh vta cut it (animate; sheet-like) a certain length
akwegizhan vti cut it (sheet-like) a certain length
akwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is a certain length, is so long
akwegizhwi vta [NI] cut it (animate; sheet-like) a certain length
andweginan vti search it (sheet-like), search for it in on or in something sheet-like (such as a book)
aabiskwegin vta unfold, unwrap h/ or it (animate) (as something sheet-like)
aabiskweginan vti unfold, unwrap it (sheet-like)
babigwegad vii it (sheet-like) is bumpy, is lumpy
babigwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is bumpy, is lumpy
bagwegad vii it (sheet-like) has a hole in it
bagwega' vta make a hole in it (animate; sheet-like) with something
bagwegisin vii it (sheet-like) gets a hole in it (from hitting something)
bagwegishkaa vai it (animate; sheet-like) has a hole, gets a hole (in it)
bagwegishkaa vii it (sheet-like) has a hole, gets a hole (in it)
bagwegizh vta cut a hole in it (animate; sheet-like)
bagwegizhan vti cut a hole in it (sheet-like)
bagwegizi vai s/he (something sheet-like) has a hole in h/
bawega' vta brush h/ (as something sheet-like)
bawega'an vti brush it using something (as something sheet-like)
bawegin vta shake h/ out (as something sheet-like)
baweginan vti shake it out (as something sheet-like)
bengwegad vii it (sheet-like) is dry
bengwegide vii it (sheet-like) dries by heat or fire
bengwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is dry from heat or fire
bengwegizo vai it (animate; sheet-like) dries by heat or fire
bezhigweg qnt num one piece of something sheet-like
bikwegishin vii it lies in a hump as under a blanket or cover
biitwegizhwi vta [NI] cut the hide off h/ (animal), rough skin h/ (an animal)
dadaakwegi' vta make them (animate; sheet-like) short
dadaakwegitoon vti2 make them (inanimate; sheet-like) short
dakwegad vii it (sheet-like) is short
dakwegambizo vai she wears a short skirt
dakwegi' vta make it (animate; sheet-like) short
dakwegitoon vti2 make it (sheet-like) short
dakwegizh vta cut it (animate; sheet-like) short
dakwegizhan vti cut it (sheet-like) short
dakwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is short
dakwegizhwi vta [NI] cut it (animate; sheet-like) short
dasweg qnt num so many pieces of something sheet-like
dazhwegad vii it (sheet-like) is flat, is spread out
dazhwegaasin vii it straightens out in the wind
dazhweginan vti spread it out flat
dazhwegisidoon vti2 lay it (sheet-like) out spread flat
dazhwegisin vii it (sheet-like) lies spread out flat
dazhwegishim vta spread it (animate; sheet-like) out
dazhwegishin vai s/he or it (animate; sheet-like) lies spread out flat
dazhwegishkan vti spread it out flat (with foot or body)
dazhwegishkaw vta spread h/ out flat (with foot or body)
dazhwegishkaa vii it spreads out flat, opens up flat
dazhwegishkaa vai s/he spreads out flat, opens up flat
dazhwegitaa vai it (animate) spreads itself out
dazhwegiwebinan vti spread it (something sheet-like) out with hands
dazhwegizh vta slice, cut it (animate) into sheets or filets
dazhwegizhan vti slice, cut it into sheets or filets
dazhwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is flat, is spread
daadwegishkan vti rip, split it (sheet-like) open with foot or body
dipiiwegad vii it (sheet-like) is moist, is damp
gagaanwegi' vta make them (animate; sheet-like) long
gagaanwegitoon vti2 make them (inanimate; sheet-like) long
gashkiiwegabi vai s/he sits covered over with a blanket, sits wrapped up
gashkiiwegin vta wrap h/, it (animate) in a bundle
gashkiiweginan vti wrap it in a bundle
gashkiiwegishin vai s/he lies covered over with a blanket, is wrapped (in something sheet-like)
gaawegad vii it (sheet-like) is rough
gaawegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is rough
ginwegad vii it (sheet-like) is long
ginwegambizo vai she wears a long skirt
ginwegi' vta make it (animate; sheet-like) long
ginwegitoon vti2 make it (sheet-like) long
ginwegizh vta cut it (animate; sheet-like) long
ginwegizhan vti cut it (sheet-like) long
ginwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is long
gwayakwegad vii it (sheet-like) is straight
gwayakwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is straight
ikweginan vti hold or put it (something sheet-like) higher, out of the way
ingodwaasweg qnt num six pieces of something sheet-like
inigokwegad vii it (sheet-like) is a certain size, is so big
inigokwegizhan vti cut it (sheet-like) a certain size
inigokwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is a certain size, is so big
ishwaasweg qnt num eight pieces of something sheet-like
jiibwegad vii [BL] it (sheet-like) is pointed
jiibwegin vta fold it (animate; sheet-like) to a point
jiibweginan vti fold it (sheet-like) to a point
jiibwegizhan vti [BL] cut it (sheet-like) pointed
jiibwegizi vai [BL] it (animate; sheet-like) is pointed
jiibwegizhwi vta [NI] cut it (animate; sheet-like) pointed
magwegishin vai s/he lies as a mound under blanket (sheet-like)
makadewegad vii it (sheet-like) is dark, is black
makadewegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is dark, is black
mashkawaakwegad vii it (sheet-like) is stiff
mashkawaakwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is stiff
mashkawegad vii it (sheet-like) is strong
mashkawegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is strong
midaasweg qnt num ten pieces of something sheet-like
minomaagwegad vii it (sheet-like) smells good
minomaagwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) smells good
minwegad vii it (sheet-like) is good, is nice
minwegiwebaasin vii it (sheet-like) is nicely blown in the wind
minwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is good, is nice
miskwegad vii it (sheet-like) is red
miskwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is red
miskwiiwegad vii it (sheet-like) is bloody
miskwiiwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is bloody
nabwegin vta fold it (animate; sheet-like) over, refold it (animate; sheet-like)
nabweginan vti fold it (sheet-like) over, refold it (sheet-like)
naanweg qnt num five pieces of something sheet-like
naaweg adv loc in the middle of a blanket or material
nibiiwegad vii it (sheet-like) is wet
nibiiwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is wet
ningodwaasweg qnt num six pieces of something sheet-like
nisweg qnt num three pieces of something sheet-like
nishwaasweg qnt num eight pieces of something sheet-like
niiweg qnt num four pieces of something sheet-like
niizhwaasweg qnt num seven pieces of something sheet-like
niizhweg qnt num two pieces of something sheet-like
oginiiwegad vii it (sheet-like) is pink
oginiiwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is pink
ozhaawashkwegad vii it (sheet-like) is blue, is green
ozhaawashkwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is blue, is green
ozaawegad vii it (sheet-like) is yellow or brown
ozaawegide vii it (sheet-like) is browned from smoking
ozaawegiz vta brown h/ by smoking (sheet-like)
ozaawegizan vti brown it (sheet-like) by smoking it
ozaawegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is yellow or brown
ozaawegizo vai it (animate; sheet-like) is browned from smoking
ozhaawishkwegad vii [NI] it (sheet-like) is blue, is green
ozhaawishkwegizi vai [NI] it (animate; sheet-like) is blue, is green
wadikwaniiwegad vii it (sheet-like) has marks of branches
waasikwegad vii it (sheet-like) is shiny
waasikwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is shiny
wiiwegin vta wrap h/
wiiweginan vti wrap it (as or as with something sheet-like)
zhaangasweg qnt num nine pieces of something sheet-like
zipwegishkaa vii it (sheet-like) closes up, comes together
zhooshkwegad vii it (sheet-like) is smooth
zhooshkwega' vta iron h/
zhooshkwega'an vti iron it
zhooshkwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is smooth