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/-ikonay-/ medial

 
garment, clothing, outer cover
 
Type:
medial
aanzikonaye vai s/he changes h/ (own) clothes
bibagikonaye vai s/he wears a thin layer of clothes
biitookonaye vai s/he wears layers (as underwear)
biizikonaye vai s/he dresses, is dressed, puts on clothes
gezhishawikonaye vai s/he wears loose clothes
gipagikonaye vai s/he wears a thick layer of clothes
giizikonaye vai s/he undresses, takes off h/ (own) clothes
inikonaye vai s/he dresses a certain way
izhikonaye vai s/he dresses a certain way
makadewikonaye vai s/he dresses in black
meshkojikonaye vai [BL] s/he changes clothes
minokwanaye vai s/he is well-dressed
miskokonaye vai s/he dresses in red
oshkikonaye vai s/he dresses in a new outfit
ozaawikonaye vai s/he wears yellow, wears brown
waabishkikonaye vai s/he dresses in white
wiinikonaye vai s/he wears dirty or filthy clothes

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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