| each | pah piyak give ... one |
 |
| kahkiyaw all |
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| each other | itôtâtôwak they did to ... |
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| ititôwak they said to ... |
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| eager | nanihkisô in a hurry - excited |
|
| nanihk'sô in a hurry - excited |
| |
| nim'wî istasi without hesitation |
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| eagle | mikisô | |
| mik'sô | | |
| mik'sôwak plural |
| |
| eagle bone whistle | pipiķwan | |
| ear | mihtawaķay | |
| mihtawaķaya plural |
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| ear infection | î osahômâķa kihtawaķay your ear is infected |
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| earache | wîsaķihtam wihtawaķay he/she has a sore ear |
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| tîwîhtawaķêw | | |
| early | wîpac | |
| earlybird | wahpâsô he/she is an ... |
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| earn | pihkohtamâsô | |
| kaskihtamâsô he ... for himself |
| |
| osîhêw he/she made |
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| earth | waskitaskamik | |
| earth | askî could mean land or one year also |
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| earthworm | asiskîmohtêw | |
| east | sâķâstêwinohk | |
| sâķâstînohk | | |
| wâpanohk isi towards where the daylight comes from |
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| Easter | Apisîsinaw Oķîsiķâw | |
| easy | wihcasin | |
| nimwî ayiman not hard |
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| eat | kitâ all of it |
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| kitânawî all of it |
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| môminî ... berries while picking |
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| eat @ | mîciso | |
| mîc'so | | |
| môwâ you ... |
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| mîci you ... |
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| eaves trough | ociķawipân | |
| apahkwânihk kâ nawatôpîtwâw those that get water on roof |
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| eavesdrop | î nahnatohta he/she was listening or is ... |
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| î'n'tohta he/she was listening or is ... |
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| kîmôc î'n'tohta secretly |
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| eclipse | kotawêw'pîsim | |
| economical @ | manâcihêw he/she is ... - takes care of ... |
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| manâcihtâw he/she is ... - takes care of ... |
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| eddy | wawiyicôwan it flows in circles |
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| wawî'côwan it flows in circles |
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| edge | wâsaķâm along the ... |
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| sisonî | | |
| cîķây beside |
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| edible | kaķî môwâw | |
| kaķî mîcin that which you can eat |
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| editor | âcimowasinahiķêw | |
| âcimowas'nahiķêw | | |
| Edmonton Oilers | Amiskowacihk Wâskahiķanêwînôwak | |
| educate | kiskinohamôwâ | |
| k's'nahamôwâ | | |
| kiskinohamaw | | |
| k's'nahamaw ... him/her |
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| education | kiskinohamâķêwin | |
| k's'nahamâķêwin also means teaching - showing how |
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| efficient | naķacihtâw he/she is ...[good at] |
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| kaskihtâw knows how |
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| effort | kocêw tries |
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| ahkamîmô keeps trying |
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| sohki ... prefix |
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| egad | kwac'staķâc expression |
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| kwâc'staķâc awa I can't believe you |
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| egg | wâwi | |
| wâwa plural |
| |
| li lânt* lice egg |
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| egghead | wâwi - ostiķwân | |
| eggplants | wâwipaķwa | |
| eggshell | wâwahkan | |
| ego | mitâtisôwin | |
| mitât'sôwin | | |
| eight | ayênânêw | |
| ênânêw | | |
| eight hundred | ayênânanwâw mitâtahtomitanaw | |
| ênânanwâw m'tâtahtom'tanaw | | |
| eighteen | ayênânêwosâp | |
| ênânêw'sâp | | |
| eighty | ayênânêwomitanaw | |
| ênânêw'm'tanaw | | |
| either | poķotânima | |
| eject | wayawîpayin it flew out |
|
| wayawîpinâw he/she was ...[thrown out] |
| |
| wayawîpaha eject it |
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| elastic | sîpîķipiciķan | |
| sîpîķip'ciķan | | |
| elbow | mitôskwan | |
| mitôskwana plural |
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| Elder | kihtêyosînô ... person |
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| kisînô man |
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| kisînîsis man |
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| nôciķwîso woman |
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| nôtiķwêw woman |
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| elderberry | kihtîmina | |
| kihtîm'na | | |
| elders | kihtêyak | |
| elect | nawasônâ choose him/her |
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| nawasônâw he/she is elected |
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| election | awîhôwina ka mîķicik the giving of names |
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| pimpahtânowô running for ... |
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| electric oil | lôwil diltrrik* | |
| electrical | wâsaskotîpayin | |
| electrician | wâsaskotîpayô atoskêw | |
| elegant @ | miyonâkosô | |
| miyonâk'sô | | |
| miyonâķwan means looks good |
| |
| elementary | n'stam kiskinohamâķêwin first few years of school |
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| elevate | ispahkîna | |
| ohpina lift |
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| elevate @ | ispahkînâ | |
| ohpinâ lift |
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| elevator | ispahkîniķan | |
| ispahkîn'ķan | | |
| âmacôwîpiciķan | | |
| eleven | piyaķosâp | |
| elf | ayisînîsis little person |
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| eliminated | wayawîpinâw he/she was ... [also means thrown out] |
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| wayawîpinâwak they were eliminated |
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| elk | wâskîsô | |
| wâskîsôwak | | |
| elongate | kinosihtâ | |
| kinosihtâw he/she ... him/her/it |
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| elongate @ | kinosîhâ | |
| kinosîhêw he/she ... him/her/it |
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| elopement | kîmôc wîķihtôwin êķwa tapasêwin secret wedding and running away |
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| else | kîķwêy pîtos | |
| kîķwêy mîna what else |
| |
| kotak awiyak someone else |
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| elsewhere | pîtos itî | |
| nân'taw itî itohtêw went ... |
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| ohpimîtî | | |
| elude | î kisîstawit he/she...me |
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| îk'sîstawit he/she...me |
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| tapasêw he/she runs away |
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| embarassed | î nîpêwisit he/she is ... |
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| î nîpêw'sit he/she is ... |
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| î nîpêwihiķot his/her__makes him/her ... |
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| embark | pôsô gets on ... |
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| sipwihtêw he/she leaves |
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| embers | iskocîsa little fires |
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| embezzle | kâ ķîmôc otiniht sôniyâw state of money being taken secretly |
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| emblem | kiskinawâcihciķan | |
| embrace | iyîkwaskwatinit you ... him/her |
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| embroidery | masinastahiķêwin | |
| masinastahiķêw he/she is ... |
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| emerge | matâwisô in sight from distance/hill/bush |
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| pîķopêw ... from under water |
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| emphysema | nohtîtahtamôwin | |
| employ | atoskahâ ... him/her [make work] |
|
| atoskhêw he/she ... him |
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| î atoskahât he/she ... him |
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| employee | astoskîwînô | |
| employment | atoskêwin work |
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| empty | namaķîķway | |
| namaķîķwêy nothing |
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| sîķona empty it |
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| encamp | mânoķêw sets up tent |
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| kapîsô he/she camps |
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| encampment | kapîsôwin place where camp was/is set up |
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| enclosure | mîniķan fence |
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| encounter @ | nakiskawêw | |
| nak'skawêw | | |
| nakiskam he/she ... [meets] ... him/her/it |
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| nak'skam he/she ... [meets] ... him/her/it |
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| encourage | sihkimâ ... him/her |
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| sihkimêw he/she ... him/her |
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| end | wanaskoc edge |
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| kisipanohk | | |
| iskwayânihk at last or in the end |
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| end table | la citâp* | |
| mîcisowinahciķos | | |
| mîc'sowinahciķos | | |
| endorse | masinaha kiwîhôwin write your name |
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| enema | pohciskînâw he/she is given an ... |
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| pohc'skînâw he/she is given an ... |
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| enemy | nôtiniķan he/she whom you fight |
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| kâ paķwâtit he/she whom you dislike |
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| energy | maskawâtisôwin strength |
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| maskawât'sôwin strength |
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| engagement | wî wîķihtôwak they're going to be married |
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| î aspahiķiyin to give something to boy/girl to keep him/her happy [liking you] |
| |
| î aspahiķît he/she does this ... |
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| engineer | askihkowînô | |
| English | Aķayâsîmôwin | |
| Aķayâsîmo __ speak English |
| |
| Aķayâsîmô he/she speaks ... |
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| Englishman | Môniyâw | |
| Môn'yâw | | |
| engrave | masinapiskaham he/she ... it |
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| mas'napiskaham he/she ... it |
| |
| enhance | ayiwâķohtâw he/she makes it bigger |
|
| enjoy | miyowâtam he/she ... it |
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| enlarge @ | mahkisîhêw he/she makes him/her/it ... |
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| mahkisihtâw he/she makes him/her/it ... |
| |
| enlighten @ | wâsînêw light |
|
| wâsînam light |
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| wihtamôwêw tells him/her |
| |
| âcimostawêw tells him/her |
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| enormous @ | kaķwâyaķi mishiķitô | |
| kaķwâyaķi mishâw very big |
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| enough | iķwêyiķohk | |
| iķwêyiķo | | |
| êkosi | | |
| tîpipayô have/had enough |
| |
| kîspô food [full] |
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| enrage | kisôwâhâw he/she is made mad |
|
| kisîmâw | | |
| kisôwâhêw he/she ... him/her |
| |
| kwâyaķi kisowâsô really mad |
| |
| kwâyaķi yawîso really mad |
| |
| ensure | kihcinâhôwin a making sure |
|
| kihcinâhôwêw he/she ... |
| |
| enter | pihtiķwî come in |
|
| pihtiķwêw he/she ... |
| |
| entertain | î otamiyôhât he/she keeps him/her busy |
|
| entertainment centre | pihtâķwanihkân aķociķan | |
| entire | kahkiyaw all |
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| kahkiyaw tahto all - amount - every |
| |
| entrance | pihtiķwêwin | |
| entrap | tasôhâ | |
| tasôha | | |
| tasôhêw he/she entraps him/her/it |
| |
| tasôham he/she entraps him/her/it |
| |
| entrust | mamisîtôtawâ ... him/her [depend/ask] |
|
| mam'sîtôtawâ ... him/her [depend/ask] |
| |
| envelop | wîwîķina wrap him/her/it |
|
| envelop @ | wîwîkinâ wrap him/her/it |
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| envelope | l' zâm'vlop* | |
| mas'nahiķêw asôwaciķanis | | |
| mas'nahiķêw as'waciķanis | | |
| envious | ohtiyimêw he/she is ... [jealous] of him/her |
|
| environment | kitaskînaw our land |
|
| askî land |
| |
| p'mât'sôwin survival |
| |
| envision | tân'sî î isi wâpahta what he/she sees |
|
| epidemic | âsôskamâtôwin ahkosôwin contagious |
|
| âsôskamâtôwin ahk'sôwin contagious |
| |
| epilepsy | ocipitiķô ahkosôwin | |
| ocip'tiķô ahk'sôwin | | |
| equal | piyaķwan the same |
|
| pah piyaķwan ayâwak they have ... parts |
| |
| equip | mamanîhâ get him/her ready |
|
| equipment | otâpacihciķana his/her ... |
|
| eradicate | mîscihêw he/she ... them |
|
| erase/wipe | kâsîha | |
| erase/wipe @ | kâsîhwâ | |
| eraser | kâsîpêyiķan | |
| kâsîpêy'ķan | | |
| erect | cimatâw he/she stands/makes [it] ... [house] |
|
| erode @ | ta kipishkatîpayô | |
| ta kipishkatîpayin it will go rotten |
| |
| mîscipayô | | |
| mîscipayôpayin | | |
| error | pisci prefix [by accident] |
|
| p'sci prefix [by accident] |
| |
| wan ... prefix |
| |
| erupt @ | pahkitîpayô | |
| pahkitîpayin | | |
| escalator | ispahkîpêyôwin that which goes up |
|
| escapes | tapasêw he/she ... [runs] |
|
| especially | wâwîs | |
| establish | mâcihtâ you start |
|
| eternity | kâķiķî | |
| eucharist | saskamôwin | |
| evade | î kisîstawit he/she ... me |
|
| î tapasît to run away [he/she] |
| |
| evaporate | mîscipayin used up |
|
| ispahkîpayin goes up |
| |
| pâsêw it is dry |
| |
| eve | otâkosin | |
| even | piyaķwan same |
|
| ahpô even him/her |
| |
| evening | otâkosin | |
| ever | wihkâc suffix |
|
| everlasting | kâķiķî forever |
|
| every | tahto | |
| everybody | kahkiyaw awiyak | |
| everyone | kahkiyaw awiyak | |
| everyplace | misôwî | |
| misôwîtî | | |
| m'sôwîtî | | |
| everything | kahkiyaw kîķwêy | |
| everywhere | misôwî | |
| misôwîtî | | |
| m'sôwîtî | | |
| misôwîta | | |
| evict | wayawîpin ... him/her |
|
| evidence | kihcinâhôwin | |
| evil | matâtisôwin | |
| matât'sôwin | | |
| maci ... preverb |
| |
| exact | m'wihci | |
| exactly | m'wihci êkosîsi | |
| mitoni kwayes | | |
| exaggerate | osâmitwêwin | |
| î osâmipita he/she ...s |
| |
| î osâmastât he/she ...s |
| |
| exam | kocîwin a trying |
|
| example | kiskinowâpahciķan | |
| kiskinowâpahciķêwin | | |
| mâmîna he/she is going to do something ... "sort of here we go again" |
| |
| exasperate | kisôwâhêw he/she ... him/her [makes mad] |
|
| excavate | mônahiķêw he/she ... |
|
| mônâtihkêw he/she ... |
| |
| mônahiķêwak they ... |
| |
| mônâtihkêwak they ... |
| |
| excavation | mônahiķêwin | |
| mônâtihkêwin | | |
| excellent | taķahkisihtâw makes it really well |
|
| taķahkastâw puts it really well |
| |
| excess | ayiwâķipayin it's in ... |
|
| ay'wâķipayin it's in ... |
| |
| ay'wâķipayô he/she has ... |
| |
| exchange | mîskotôna | |
| exchange @ | mîskotônâ | |
| excited | wataķamiķoskopayit | |
| excrement | miyin also means give me |
|
| miyi | | |
| mîsîwin | | |
| excretion | mîsîwin act of bowel movement |
|
| executed | nipahâw he/she is ... |
|
| pâskiswâw he is shot |
| |
| exercise | sîsâwî | |
| exhale | paķitatâmo | |
| paķi'tâmo | | |
| exhausted | nohtîsin he/she is ... |
|
| ayîskosô | | |
| exhibit | wâpahtahiķî act of showing |
|
| exhume | kâ mônahoht | |
| kâ mônahahkwâw miyaw | | |
| exist | ôta ayâw he/she is here |
|
| expectorate | sihkwâta | |
| expectorate @ | sihkwâtâ | |
| expenditure | mîstiniķêwin a wasting of |
|
| expensive | sohkak'sô | |
| sohkaķihtêw | | |
| expensive @ | sohkakisô | |
| expire | kîsipayô | |
| kîsipayin last of - end ... |
| |
| pônipayô | | |
| pônipayin | | |
| explain | nistohtamâhâ ... to him/her |
|
| n'stohtamâhâ ... to him/her |
| |
| explode | pah'shô | |
| pahkitêw | | |
| explode @ | pahkishô | |
| explosives | pahkishiķana | |
| pahk'shiķana | | |
| pahkitêwina | | |
| expose | î wâpahtahamowât he showed him |
|
| î mohkitapit to sit exposed |
| |
| î nihpîmapit to sit out in open |
| |
| extend | ânskôsihtâ add onto |
|
| kinosihtâ make longer |
| |
| exterminate | mîscihik ... all of them |
|
| extinguish | âstawîha fire/light |
|
| âstawiyâpâwêw it ... from water |
| |
| extra | ayiwâķîs a little more |
|
| extreme | îtataw too much |
|
| nipahi prefix |
| |
| î nipahiķanît he/she is very lazy |
| |
| exzema | kiyakisôwin | |
| kiyak'sôwin | | |
| eye | miskîsik | |
| miskîsiķwa plural |
| |
| l' popiyårr* lash |
| |
| l' pop'yårr* lash |
| |
| mîsâpowinân lash |
| |
| niskîsik my eye |
| |
| niskîsiķwa my eyes |
| |
| eyebrow | l' popiyårr* | |
| l'pop'yårr* | | |
| mîsâpowinân | | |
| eyeglasses | oskîsiķohkâna | |
| niskîsiķohkâna my glasses |
| |
| n'skîsiķohkâna my glasses |
| |
| lîlônet | | |