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/miskw-/ initial

 
red
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
miskobag ni a red leaf
miskobagad vii it has red leaves, is a red leaf
miskobagaa vii there are red leaves
miskobagizi vai s/he (a tree) has red leaves
miskobii'an vti color it red; paint it red
miskodoone vai s/he has red lips
miskodoonebii' vta [BL] put lipstick on h/
miskodoonebii'o vai s/he wears lipstick
miskogaadeyaab ni yarn
miskogizi vai it (animate; something wooden) is red
miskogwan na a red feather
miskogwane vai s/he (a bird) has red feathers
misko'o vai s/he wears red
miskojaabi vai s/he has red eyes
miskojaane vai s/he has a red nose
miskojaanewaji vai h/ nose is red from the cold
miskokaadaak na a beet
miskokobaa vii it is red brush. there is red brush
miskokonaye vai s/he dresses in red
miskomin na a raspberry
miskominagad vii it (something small and round, grain, berry) is red
miskominagizi vai it (animate; something small and round, grain, berry) is red
miskonaagozi vai s/he looks red, appears red
miskonaagwad vii it looks red, appears red
miskondibe vai s/he is red-headed
miskopwaagan na a red pipe
miskosagad vii it (something board-like) is red
miskosagizi vai s/he (something board-like, floor) is red
miskoskawe vai it (animate; fish) has red meat
miskoshkiinzhigwe vai s/he has a red eye or red eyes
miskotigwaane vai [BL]
  1. s/he has a red head
  2. s/he has red hair
miskozi vai s/he is red
miskozigozi vai s/he (ice, something in a cake or bar) is red
miskozigwaa vii it (something in a cake or bar) is red
miskwadaawangaa vii there is red sand
miskwadis vta color, dye h/ red
miskwadisan vti color, dye it red
miskwadiso vai s/he is dyed red, is colored red
miskwadite vii it is dyed red, is colored red
miskwadowe vai s/he has red or reddish fur
miskwakamigaa vii it is red earth; it is red ground
miskwakone vii it blazes up
miskwakwad vii there is a red sky, the sky is red
miskwanagekozi vai it (animate) has red bark
miskwanagekwad vii it has red bark
miskwanowe vai s/he has a red cheek or red cheeks
miskwazhe vai s/he has measles
miskwaa vii they (inanimate) are red
miskwaabigan na red clay
miskwaabigwan ni [BL] a red flower
miskwaabik ni (a piece of) copper
miskwaabikad vii it (mineral) is red
miskwaabikide vii it is red-hot (as something mineral)
miskwaabikiz vta heat h/ red hot (as something mineral)
miskwaabikizan vti heat it red hot (as something mineral)
miskwaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is red
miskwaabikizo vai s/he is red-hot (as something mineral)
miskwaabiigad vii it (string-like) is red
miskwaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is red
miskwaabiimizh na a red willow (red osier dogwood)
miskwaagamin vii it (a liquid) is red
miskwaakigane vai s/he has a red chest, is red-breasted
miskwaakozi vai s/he is red (as something stick- or wood-like)
miskwaakwad vii it is red (as something stick- or wood-like)
miskwaanakwad vii it is a red cloud; there are red clouds
miskwaande vii it is colored, dyed red
miskwaanz vta color, dye h/ red
miskwaanzan vti color, dye it red
miskwaanzo vai s/he is colored, dyed red
miskwaate vii it shines red, is a red light
miskwegad vii it (sheet-like) is red
miskwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is red
miskwiingwe vai s/he has a red face
miskwiingwese vai s/he blushes
miskwiingwewaji vai s/he has a red face from the cold
miskwiiwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is bloody

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