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/makadew-/ initial

 
black
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
Variants:
makade
makade ni black gunpowder
makade- pv lex dark (color); black
makadeke vai s/he blackens h/ face with charcoal (as when fasting for a vision)
makademik na a black beaver
makadewadaawangaa vii there is black sand, a black beach
makadewadis vta dye, color it (animate) black
makadewadiso vai s/he is dyed black
makadewadite vii it is dyed black
makadewadowe vai s/he has black fur, has dark fur
makadewakamigaa vii it is black ground
makadewanagekozi vai it (animate) has dark bark
makadewanagekwad vii it has dark bark
makadewazhe vai s/he has dark sklin, black skin
makadewaa vii it (canoe) is black, is dark (in color)
makadewaabate vii it emits black smoke
makadewaabikad vii it is black (as something mineral)
makadewaabikizi vai
  1. s/he is black (as something mineral)
  2. s/he is in eclipse, there is an eclipse (of the sun or moon)
makadewaabiigad vii it (string-like) is dark, is black
makadewaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is black
makadewaagamin vii it (a liquid) is black, is dark
makadewaagonagaa vii it is dark dirty snow
makadewaakominagad vii it is dark-grained
makadewaakozi vai s/he is black (as something stick- or wood-like)
makadewaakwad vii it is black (as something stick- or wood-like)
makadewaanakwad vii it is a dark cloud
makadewaanakwagoode vii there are dark clouds in the sky
makadewaande vii it is colored black
makadewaanikwe vai s/he has black hair
makadewaanowe vai s/he (an animal) has a black tail
makadewaanzo vai s/he is colored black
makadewaawangad vii it (granular) is black, is dark
makadewaawangizi vai it (animate; granular) is black, is dark
makadewegad vii it (sheet-like) is dark, is black
makadewegin ni black cloth
makadewegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is dark, is black
makadewibii' vta paint h/ or it (animate) black
makadewibii'an vti paint it black
makadewibiiwaye vai s/he has black fur, has dark fur
makadewigwan na a black feather
makadewigwane vai s/he (a bird) has black feathers
makadewi' vta make h/ black
makadewi'o vai s/he wears black
makadewijaane vai s/he (an animal) has a black nose
makadewijiishkiwagad vii it is black mud
makadewikonaye vai s/he dresses in black
makadewikoozhe vai s/he has a black beak
makadewiminagad vii it (something small and round; grain, berry) is black
makadewiminagizi vai it (animate; something small and round; grain, berry) is black
makadewinaagozi vai it (animate) looks dark or black, appears dark or black
makadewinaagwad vii it looks dark or black, appears dark or black
makadewindibe vai s/he has black hair
makadewiningwii vai s/he has black wings
makadewitawage vai s/he has a black ear or black ears
makadewitigwaane vai [BL] s/he has black hair; s/he (a bird, an animal) has a black head
makadewitoon vti2 make it black
makadewizi vai s/he is black, is dark
makadewizigwaa vii there is dark ice
makadewiingwe vai s/he has a dark face, a black face
makadeyaanowe vai s/he (an animal) has a black tail

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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