| I | niya pronoun |
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| niķa I'll do something - ... - definite |
| |
| niwî ... possible - future |
| |
| niķî I had |
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| ka paķamahotin a simple warning as I'll hit you [prefix - ka] |
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| I suppose | ahpô itiķwî | |
| ahpôtiķwî | | |
| matwân cî | | |
| I'm fine | namôya nântaw | |
| nimwî nân'taw | | |
| I'm fine too | piyaķwan | |
| ice | maskwamî | |
| ice chisel | la trrâ?sh* | |
| maskwamî asisoy | | |
| îskan | | |
| ice cream | kâ cahkâsik that that is cold |
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| ice house | maskwamîwiķamik | |
| ice pack | maskwamî âķonamowêwin | |
| ice pick | asisô | |
| ice plant | maskwamîwiķamik | |
| ice water | maskwamîwâpoy | |
| ice-breaker | twâhiķêw nâpîhkân | |
| mîcawêwinis as in warm up game |
| |
| icebag | maskwamî l' sak* | |
| maskwamîwiwat | | |
| iceberg | kâ pâmâhoķot maskwamî ice that floats around |
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| icebox | maskwamêw labwet* | |
| maskwamîwat | | |
| icicle | yîwiyâskatin | |
| icy | maskwamîwan | |
| sôskwâw slippery |
| |
| idea | mîskwihtamôwin | |
| idealist | mîskwihtamôwîs | |
| identical | pah piyaķwan just the same |
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| nîsôtêwak twins |
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| identify | ta kihcinâhoht to make sure |
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| ta nawasônât | | |
| nistawinawât ...him/her [choose] |
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| identity | nistawiyimiht he/she is known |
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| idiom | pîkiskwêwin | |
| pîk'skwêwin | | |
| idiot | kîpâtis | |
| misi kîpâtis | | |
| mocwa | | |
| idiotic | kîpâtisô | |
| mohcowô | | |
| idol | îsînihkân | |
| idolize | mistahe itiyimêw he/she holds him/her in high esteem |
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| aķâwâtâm really likes |
| |
| aķâwâtêw really likes |
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| if | kîspin | |
| igloo | otaskipô | |
| owîķi | | |
| ignite | sakaha ... him/her/it [light] |
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| saskitêw he/she/it is ...d |
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| ignite @ | saskahwâ ... him/her/it [light] |
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| saskisô he/she/it is ...d |
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| ignition | saskisiķêwin an ... |
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| ignorance | kaķîpâtisôwin | |
| kaķîpât'sôwin | | |
| ignore | kây nâķatohkî ... [don't pay attention] |
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| Ile a la Crosse | Sâķitawahk | |
| Sâk'tawahk | | |
| ill | ahkosô he/she is ... |
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| ahkosôwin sickness |
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| kawahpinêw he/she is bed ridden |
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| ill mannered | pîwihciķîskô he/she is ... [inclined to disrespect] |
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| ill natured | maci tîhêw bad hearted |
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| ill treated | kitimahâw he/she is ... |
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| ill will | paķwâtôwin quality of disliking |
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| illegal | mâyi isihciķêwin a doing something wrong/bad |
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| illegitimate | l' bâtârr* | |
| kîminîcâķan ... child |
| |
| illicit | namôya paķitiniķâtêw it's not let to happen or let go |
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| namôya paķit'niķâtêw it's not let to happen or let go |
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| illiterate | nim'wî kaskihtâw ta ayamihciķît he/she doesn't know how to read |
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| illness | ahkosôwin | |
| ahk'sôwin | | |
| illuminate | wâsîna | |
| illusion | î mîskwâpiyin you have an ... |
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| î mîskwâpimak I saw an ... of ___ |
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| illustrate | kiskinowâpahtahâ ... or show him/her |
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| osîhâ draw |
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| osihtâ make |
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| tâpasinaha | | |
| illustration | l'pohtrrå* picture |
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| kiskinowâpahtahôwêwin an ... showing how |
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| image | tân'si î itiyimiht what people think of him |
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| isinâkisôwin the way he looks |
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| imagination | mâmitonihtamowin ... also thinking |
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| mâm'tonihtâmowin ... also thinking |
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| imagine | mâmitonihta ... [think about it] |
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| mâm'tonihta ... [think about it] |
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| imitate | nâspitâķî ... or copy |
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| imitation | tâpiskôc just like ... |
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| kisâstaw just like ... |
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| nâspitâķêwin an imitating |
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| immaculate | mitoni kanâtan very clean |
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| immature | namôya kîsi ohpiķô not yet fully grown |
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| piyaķwan awâsis kid like |
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| immediately | sîmâk | |
| kîsâc | | |
| immense | mistahe mishâw | |
| kwâyaķi mishâw | | |
| mistâpîwô ... man |
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| immerse | kihtâna | |
| paķistawîha throw in water |
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| immerse @ | kihtânâ | |
| paķistawîhwâ throw in water |
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| pak'stawîhwâ throw in water |
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| immigrant | taķwâcihô he/she who has arrived |
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| immigration | taķwâcihôwin an arriving |
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| immobile | nim'wi kî ... he/she/it can't ... |
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| nim'wi kî waskawêw he/she/it can't move |
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| nim'wi kî pasiķô he/she/it can't get up |
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| nim'wi kî p'mohtêw he/she/it can't walk |
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| immodest | pisiķwâcisô | |
| pisiķwâc'sô | | |
| immoral | pisiķwâcisôwin | |
| pisiķwâc'sôwin | | |
| immune | namôya otihtiķô it can't grab/transfer to him/her |
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| impact | paķamiskâtowin a physical banging into each other or onto some hardship |
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| impair | kîkskwîpahâ make him impaired |
|
| kîskwîpêw | | |
| wîsaķâwisô | | |
| impaired | kîskwîpêw he/she is ... |
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| impart | miyêw he/she gave him/her |
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| mîķô he/she gave it away |
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| impassable | namôya âpatan no use |
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| kipahiķâtêw it's closed off |
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| impatient | papâsihtam he/she is ... |
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| nanihkisô | | |
| impeach | sihkicsahwâ ... him/her |
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| impede | wanâhâ slow him/her down from what he/she is doing - sidetrack him/her |
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| impersonate | nâspitâķî copy |
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| ta nâspitawit to act like |
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| impetigo | môskipayiwin | |
| omiķîwiyin | | |
| impish | macâtisis | |
| macât'sis | | |
| implement | âpacihciķan also means tool |
|
| imply | nawac poķo | |
| ... î nohtî itwît sort of wanted to say |
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| important | kîciyôwan | |
| impossible | m'wihkâc never |
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| namôya ta îhkin you'll never do it |
| |
| impotent @ | nîsôwisô | |
| nîsôwan | | |
| impractical | namôya âpatan | |
| nim'wî âpatan it's no use |
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| impress | mamihcihêw he/she ... him/her [made proud] |
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| impression | î isinawiht the way he she was perceived physically and mentally |
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| imprison | kipahwâw he/she is ... |
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| improbable | namôya mâskôc | |
| nim'wî mâskôc | | |
| improper | namôya kwayes | |
| nim'wî kwayes | | |
| improve | nânapâcihtâw made better |
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| improve @ | nânapâcihêw made better |
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| âstamihk isâyâw ... in health |
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| siyâķîc êķwa ... in health |
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| improvement | nânapâcihciķêwin | |
| noķociķêwin | | |
| improving | nawac âstamisâyâw ... in health |
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| siyâķîc êķwa ... in health |
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| impulse | siķoc itôtamôwin something done quickly |
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| impure | namôya miyowâsin | |
| namôya miy?sin | | |
| nim'wi miy?sin not any good |
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| in | pih ... prefix - ... something in |
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| kîk'sîpâyâķi ... the morning |
| |
| in case | îwihk at least |
|
| nântaw isi | | |
| in laws | nisiķos my mother ... [also aunt] |
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| nisis my father ... [also uncle] |
| |
| inaccurate | naspâc backwards |
|
| namôya kwayes | | |
| inactive | namôya waskawêw he/she doesn't move |
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| inadequate | osâm apisis not enough |
|
| osâmap'sis not enough |
| |
| inadvisable | kây êkosi itôta don't do that |
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| inanimate | êķâ kâ pimâtahk | |
| inappropriate | nim'wi kwayes isôwîpiniķêw didn't do things right |
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| incapable | pâstawêw | |
| namôya sohkâtisô not strong willed |
| |
| namôya sohkât'sô not strong willed |
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| incarcerate | kipahwâ ... him/her |
|
| kipahwâw he/she is ....d |
| |
| incense | wihkimâķasiķan | |
| incensed | kisôwiyihtam | |
| k'sôwi'htam | | |
| kisowâsô | | |
| incessant | tâpitaw | |
| tâp'taw | | |
| inch | micihcin | |
| incident | î ispayik thing that happened |
|
| incinerate | kîsisa burn |
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| mîstihkasa burn up - all |
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| incinerate @ | kîsiswâ burn |
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| mîstihkaswâ burn up - all |
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| incinerator | misi kotawânâpisk big stove |
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| mîstihkasiķan | | |
| incision | man'soķâsowin | |
| incisor | nîķân mîpit tooth in front |
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| incite | sihkimâ ... him/her/it |
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| inclination | nâwaķîstam | |
| incline | âmacôwiyicâw at slant |
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| nawac poķo he/she sort of wants to |
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| include | îyaķo mîna that also |
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| income | kîspinâciķêwin | |
| sôniyahkêw makes/earns money |
| |
| incompatible | mâyi wihcihtowin | |
| incomplete | namôya kîsihtânowân | |
| namôya kîsihtâw he/she didn't finish |
| |
| namôya pônihtâw | | |
| inconsiderate | nim'wî mâm'tonîmêw he/she doesn't think of him/her |
|
| wiya poķo î mâm'tonîmisot only thinks of himself |
| |
| inconvenient | niyihtâwan | |
| inconvincable | namôya sâķôcimâw he/she is not convinced |
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| m'wihkâc ka sâķôcimâw | | |
| incorporate @ | mâmawahik put them together |
|
| mâmawastâ put them together |
| |
| incorrect | naspâc astêw | |
| naspâ'tastêw | | |
| nimwî kwayes | | |
| increase | ayiwâk miyâw he/she is given more |
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| incredible | mâmaskâtam he/she finds it ... |
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| nimâmaskâtâw I find him/her ... |
| |
| increment | ayiwâk kâ tipahiķîcik when they pay more |
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| ispahkîpêyisin mô cheque - went up a little |
| |
| incur | wiya itôtamâsô he/she did it to his/her self |
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| incurable | nim'wî taķî nâtawihiķâtêw | |
| êķâ î îyînôwit | | |
| indebt | nimas'nahiķân I owe [also means write] |
|
| indebted | nimas'nahamôwâw I am ... [owe] him/her |
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| indecent | pisiķwâtisô he/she is ... |
|
| p'siķwât'sô he/she is ... |
| |
| indefinite | tân'spî itiķwî I wonder when |
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| nim'wî niķaķî itwân I can't say |
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| indelible | namôya kâsîpayô won't wash/come off |
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| indenture | yâwayâw | |
| independence | pimâcihôwin survival |
|
| p'mâcihôwin survival |
| |
| independent | pimâcihosô survives his/her self |
|
| p'mâcihosô survives his/her self |
| |
| pamihisô takes care of self |
| |
| pam'hisô takes care of self |
| |
| indescribable | namôya tawihtamihk that can't be told |
|
| indestructable | mashkawâw it's stong/durable |
|
| sohkan | | |
| Indian | Nêhiyaw/îyinô | |
| Indian agent | sôniyâwoķimâw | |
| Indian club | nîmâskwêwahtihk | |
| Indian corn | mahtâminak | |
| Indian file | kâ askotohk | |
| Indian pipe | ospwâķan | |
| môniyi cîpîhk kâ sîhkâtîht | | |
| Indian red | lirrôsh* | |
| mihkohkwîhon | | |
| Indian summer | Taķwâķinîpin | |
| Indian tobacco | nêhiyaw l'tabâ* | |
| mihkwâ'pîmâķwa | | |
| Indian turnip | nêhiyaw l'jociyem* | |
| mistaskosîmina | | |
| mistaskosîm'na | | |
| indicate | twaham points to |
|
| itwêw says |
| |
| indict | kâ misihiht awiyak when someone is ... |
|
| indigestible | mâyiskâķô it doesn't agree with him/her |
|
| indigestion | mâyiskâķôwin something gives upset stomach |
|
| indignant | kisôwihtam | |
| k'sôwihtam | | |
| indignity | mâyitôtâķêwin | |
| individual | î piyaķot by his/her self |
|
| individuality | ta piyaķoyin to be by self |
|
| ta nâtamâsoyin to do yourself |
| |
| individually | ka pah piyaķotwâw | |
| indoors | pihcâyihk | |
| induce | sâķocimâ ... him/her [convince] |
|
| industrious | kâyawisêw hard worker |
|
| industry | osihciķêwin way things are done |
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| inedible | namôya ta mîcihk that cannot be eaten |
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| inefficient | kwanta for nothing |
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| nim'wî âpatan doesn't work |
| |
| mamâyi | | |
| inexact | namôya kwayes not right |
|
| inexhaustible | sîpisô | |
| inexpensive | wihtaķihtêw sort of easy |
|
| wihcasin sort of easy |
| |
| infamous | namôya mamihcimâw he/she is not bragged about |
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| infancy | nistam kâ awâsisôwihk child's first days/years |
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| infect | âsôskamôwâ ... him/her |
|
| ka âsôskamôwâw you'll ... him her |
| |
| infection | pihcipôpayin | |
| ayiwâkisâyâyin | | |
| inferior | âstamihk at a lower level |
|
| infest | osâmiyitin | |
| infirm | nîsôwâtisô | |
| nîsôwât'sô | | |
| kiciķâwô he/she is ... |
| |
| infirmary | lapitâl* | |
| ahkosôwiķamiķos | | |
| ahk'sôwiķam'ķos | | |
| inflame | saskaha | |
| inflame @ | saskahwâ | |
| inflammation | pâķipayiwin swelling |
|
| wîsaķihtamowin pain |
| |
| influenza | kâ ayima ahkosôwin dangerous sickness |
|
| inform | wihtamôwâ ... him/her |
|
| wihtamaw | | |
| âcimostawâ | | |
| information | âcimostâtôwin | |
| informative | nistohtahamâķan | |
| nistohtahamâķêw | | |
| infrequent | namôya m'wâsi | |
| nim'wî m'wâsi | | |
| infuriate | kisôwâhêw he/she ...d him/her |
|
| ingredients | kâ mâmawinamin those you put together |
|
| ingrown | pîciķin | |
| inhabit | wîķô place he/she lives |
|
| îhtâw | | |
| inhabited | ayâniwô | |
| inhale | iskwatâmo | |
| otahta | | |
| inhaler | iskwatâmihkâķanis | |
| otahtâķanis | | |
| inherit | miyâw is given |
|
| naķatamâķawô he/she is left ____ |
| |
| inhuman | matâtisôwin | |
| matât'sôwin | | |
| macâtisôwin | | |
| initial | nistam | |
| n'stam | | |
| inject | cîstaha ... [poke] him/her/it |
|
| inject @ | cîstahwâ ... [poke] him/her/it |
|
| injection | cîstahôwêwin | |
| injure | wîsaķatahwâw he/she is ...d by someone - thing |
|
| wîsakisin he/she is ...d |
| |
| wîsak'sin he/she is ...d |
| |
| injury | kâķî wîsakisinit when he/she was injured |
|
| kâķî wîsak'sinit when he/she was injured |
| |
| injustice | nimwî kwayes not right |
|
| mâyitôtamowin | | |
| ink | masinahiķanâpoy | |
| mas'nahiķanâpoy | | |
| inland | nohcimihk | |
| saķahk | | |
| inlaws | tîhtâwak | |
| inlet | wâsâw | |
| inmate | kipahwâķan | |
| inn | kapîsôwinowiķamik | |
| inner | pihc ... prefix |
|
| innermost | pihcâyisi | |
| innersole | aspistîsimon | |
| innkeeper | oķanawihciķêw same as keeper/resource officer |
|
| innocent | miyowâtisô he/she is good |
|
| kanâtisô he/she is clean |
| |
| innoculate | cîstaha | |
| innoculate @ | cîstahwâ | |
| innoculation | ocîstahôwêwin | |
| inoperative | namôya atoskîmaķan it doesn't work |
|
| inoperative @ | namôya atoskîmakisô it doesn't work |
|
| inopportune | mâyanohk at a bad place or time |
|
| inquire/ask | kwîcihkîmo | |
| kwîcimâ ... him |
| |
| insane | kîskwâyâw he/she is ... |
|
| insanity | kîskwîwin | |
| kîskwâyâwin | | |
| inscribe | masinaha | |
| mas'naha | | |
| inscription | masinahiķêwin | |
| inseam | kâ ķaskwâtiķâtamihk that is sewn |
|
| insect | mancôs | |
| mancôsak plural |
| |
| insert | yahkina push |
|
| pihtiķwî yahkina insert it in |
| |
| inside/outside | pihcâyihk inside |
|
| dahwârr* outside |
| |
| wayawîtimihk outside |
| |
| insight | nistohtamôwin | |
| n'stohtamôwin | | |
| insincere | kiyâskiskô he/she is a liar |
|
| insipid | namôya nistospaķwan | |
| insist | ahci poķo and still ... |
|
| insolvent | pîķopayô he/she is broke |
|
| insomnia | namôya kî nipâw he/she can't sleep |
|
| namôya kî n'pâw he/she can't sleep |
| |
| inspect | kwayes kitâpahtam looks at it closely/carefully |
|
| kwayas kitâpahtam looks at it closely/carefully |
| |
| inspector | otawâpîniķêw he/she who checks |
|
| installation | astânôwin | |
| tâpamohtânowin | | |
| instance | aciyaw short period of time |
|
| kanaķî at least |
| |
| instantly | sîmâk | |
| instead | nitawâc | |
| n'dawâc | | |
| mîskoc | | |
| ahpô cî | | |
| instep | pihcitahkiskêwin | |
| pihcitahk'skêwin | | |
| instruct | kiskinohamôwâ ... him/her/it |
|
| k's'nahamôwâ ... him/her/it |
| |
| instructor | kiskinohamâķêw | |
| k's'nahamâķêw | | |
| instrument | kitohciķan music |
|
| âpacihciķan tool-like |
| |
| ... ķân suffix |
| |
| insufficient | nohtîpayô he/she ran out |
|
| osâm apisis too little |
| |
| insulate | kîsôna | |
| pîhtawîna | | |
| insulate @ | kîsônâ | |
| pîhtawînâ | | |
| insulation | pîhtawîniķan | |
| insulator | opîhtawîniķêw | |
| opîhtawîn'ķêw | | |
| insulin | maskihkî mihko kici | |
| insult | kitimâķimêw he/she ...d him/her |
|
| intact | pîhtastêw pîcimon | |
| integrate | mâmawitâtisôwin | |
| mâmawitât'sôwin | | |
| intelligence | ayinîsôwin | |
| intelligent | ayinîsô he/she is ... |
|
| intend | îtihta he/she thinks/feels ... |
|
| intense | sohki ... | |
| kwâyaķi ... | | |
| intensify | maskawahtâ | |
| intent | îķî wî ... he/she was going to or about to ... |
|
| intention | îwî itôta he/she is about to do ... |
|
| intentional | ohcitaw | |
| intercept | naķinam he/she stops it |
|
| kipihtinam | | |
| interception | naķiniķêwin | |
| naķin'ķêwin | | |
| interesting | cihkihtâķwan it sounds ... |
|
| interfere | pâtahkamikisô he/she interferes/fools around |
|
| miskoskâciķêw | | |
| interference | môskâcihowêwin | |
| interior | pihcâyihk | |
| intermarry | wahkohtowîķihtôwin | |
| intermediate | tastawâyihk in between |
|
| intermitten | kahkimôwanipayin ... rain |
|
| kahkim'wan'payin ... rain |
| |
| intern | oskây maskihkîwînô new medicine person |
|
| internal organs | otakisiya | |
| otak'siya | | |
| interpret | pîkiskwîstamôwâ speak for him/her |
|
| interpretation | itwîstamâķêwin | |
| interpretor | itwîstamâķêw | |
| interrupt | wanimêw ... speaking |
|
| wanâhêw ... activity |
| |
| intersection | mahtâwâmon | |
| intertwine | pahpîmâmon | |
| intervene | naķinam he/she ... |
|
| intervene @ | naķinêw he/she ... |
|
| interview | pîkiskwâtâw | |
| pîk'skwâtâw | | |
| intestine | micakisîs small |
|
| otakisiya small - plural |
| |
| otak'siya small - plural |
| |
| mitakisî large |
| |
| intestines | otakisiya | |
| otak'siya | | |
| intimacy | kisôwâk otôtîmitowin | |
| k'sôwâk otôtîm'towin | | |
| intimate | nôciskwîwêw he is being ... with her |
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| nôc'skwîwêw he is being ... with her |
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| intimidate | sîķimêw he/she ...s him/her |
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| sahsîķimêw he/she ...s him/her |
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| into | pihcây ... preposition |
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| ... isi ... towards |
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| intoxicant | kîskwîpîskâķêwin | |
| intoxicate | kîskwîpîhêw | |
| minahêw he/she ...d him/her |
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| introduce | naķayâskamohtahêw | |
| introduction | kâ naķayâskamohtahiht | |
| intuition | kâ môwîmit | |
| invalid | î mâskisit | |
| ahkosô | | |
| invent | miskowihtam | |
| m'skowihtam | | |
| invention | miskowihtamôwin | |
| m'skowihtamôwin | | |
| invert | kwîtapina | |
| invert @ | kwîtapinâ | |
| investigate | natoniķî look |
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| kwîcihkîmo ask |
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| invisible | namôya nôķwan not showing |
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| nim'wî nôķwan not showing |
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| invite | wihkomâ | |
| wîsâmâ | | |
| inward | pihci ... | |
| iodine | maskihkî | |
| irate | kisôwâsô | |
| kisâpiskisô | | |
| ka ķwâyaķi kisôwâsô red hot mad |
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| iron | sôskwahiķan | |
| sôskwahiķanak plural |
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| iron horse | iskotêw otâpânâsk fire vehicle |
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| iron ware | pîwâpisko wiya | |
| pîwâp'skowiya | | |
| iron/metal | pîwâpis | |
| ironing board | sôskwahiķanahtik | |
| irregular | m'wâsi | |
| namôya tahki | | |
| nim'wî tahki | | |
| irresponsible | namôya ta mamisîhk | |
| irrigate | sîpîsîhkêwin | |
| irrigation | kaskiwîcowânîhkêwin | |
| irritable | kisôwihtam he/she is in a bad mood |
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| irritate | nawacihêw he/she ... [teases] |
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| kisôwâhêw he/she ... [gets person mad] |
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| island | ministik | |
| min'stik | | |
| ministiķwa plural |
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| min'stiķwa plural |
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| islander | ministiķowînô | |
| min'stiķowînô | | |
| islet | minisciķos | |
| min'sciķos | | |
| it | îyaķo pronoun - that's it |
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| it's okay | kiyâm | |
| itch | kiyakisowin | |
| kiyak'sowin | | |
| î ķiyak'sit | | |
| kiyak'sô he/she is itchy |
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| itchy | kiyaķihtawaķêw he/she has ... ear |
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| kiyak'sitêw ... feet |
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| kiyaķicihcêw ... hands |
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| item | êķwânima that thing |
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| itself | wiya tipiyaw | |
| oya tipiyaw him/herself only |
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| ivory | wâpiskan | |
| ivy | masânak | |
| âmaci wîpaķosa | | |