| La Pas | Opâskwiyahk |  |
| La Ronge | Mistahi Sâķahiķan | |
| Mistahi Sâķahiķanihk at/on/in ... |
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| labour | atoskêwin | |
| ayiman atoskêwin hard ... |
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| sohki atoskêwin hard at work |
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| Labour Day | Atoskêw Oķîsiķâw | |
| labour saving | î wihcipayik it's ... |
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| labourer | atoskîwînô | |
| atoskêw also he/she is working |
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| lace | saķahpita | |
| tahkopita | | |
| wâspita | | |
| sâkihpitâ animate version |
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| tahkopitâ animate version |
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| wâspitâ animate version |
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| lacerate | manisam he/she ... |
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| man'sam he/she ... |
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| lacerate @ | maniswêw | |
| man'swêw | | |
| laceration | cîstipiciķêwin sort of like long scratch |
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| laces | saķahpitam ties |
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| tahkopitam ties |
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| wâsipitam | | |
| wâs'pitam | | |
| lî cikohrrt* shoe ... |
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| cîstanihkwâna shoe ... |
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| lacquer | la påncîrr* | |
| sopîķahiķan | | |
| lad | oskinîķô | |
| oskinîķôwînô | | |
| ladder | l' shel* | |
| iskwahtawâķan | | |
| laden | mistahe nayahtam he/she carries a lot |
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| m'stahe nayahtam | | |
| mistahi ... | | |
| ladle | kapatîhiķan | |
| lady | iskwêw | |
| nôciķwîsô old lady |
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| nôtiķwêw old lady |
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| lady like | iskwêwihkân | |
| ladybug | iskwêw mancôs literally lady bug |
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| mancôs | | |
| lag | otahk ayâw he/she ... behind |
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| piyahtaķôsô he/she is slow |
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| lagoon | sâķahiķanisis | |
| sâķahiķan'sis | | |
| pîhtâpîk | | |
| lair | pisisikô owâti | |
| ... owâtôwin an animal's hole/home |
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| lake | sâķahiķan | |
| sâķahiķana plural |
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| sâķahiķanisis small ... [pond] |
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| sâķahiķan'sis small ... [pond] |
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| lake trout | namîķos | |
| namîkosak plural |
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| lamb | mâyatiķos | |
| lamb skin | mâyatiķosi wayânis | |
| lambkin | mâyatiķosis | |
| lame | mâskipayin he/she/is went ... |
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| lame @ | mâskipayô he/she/is went ... |
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| mâskisô he is lame |
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| lament | mâtô he/she cries ... |
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| mihtâtêw cries for/misses him/her |
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| wîsaķitîhêw | | |
| lamp | la lâmp* | |
| wâsaskotîniķan | | |
| wâsaskotîn'ķan | | |
| lampshade | âķawâskotîhiķan | |
| lance | l'ķrrâ? kotô* | |
| tahkasciķan | | |
| ciķahkwân | | |
| lance wood | tahkasciķanahtik | |
| land | askî | |
| paķwâcaskî wild ... |
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| nohcimihk forest |
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| saķahk forest |
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| saķahkaskî forest |
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| land office | askî masinahiķêwiķamiķos | |
| askî'mas'nahiķêw'ķam'ķos | | |
| land owner | otipihciķêw | |
| tipihtam askî he/she owns land |
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| landed | tôhon | |
| landed @ | tôhô | |
| tôhômâķan he/she/it ... |
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| tôhôwak they |
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| landfill | wîpiniķêwin | |
| wîpin'ķêwin | | |
| landing | kapâwin boat ... |
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| landing craft | twîhowâķan | |
| landlord | otipihciķêw the owner - also land lady |
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| landscape | kwayaskowîpaha askî to put land right/straight |
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| tân'si askî î isinâķwa how the land looks |
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| landslide | asiskî kâ nihcipayik land that falls |
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| asiskî kâ pinâcipayik land that falls |
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| lane | mîskanâs | |
| language | pîkiskwêwin | |
| pîk'skwêwin | | |
| Aķoyâsîmôwin English |
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| Nêhiyawêwin Cree |
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| Mistiķosîmôwin French |
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| M'stiķôsîmôwin French |
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| Cîpwayânîmowin Dene |
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| lanky | sîpiyâskosô | |
| sihkacô he/she is ... [skinny] |
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| lantern | lalâmp* | |
| wâsitîniķan | | |
| wâs'tîniķan | | |
| lapel | napwîķiniķan | |
| napwîķin'ķan | | |
| lapsed @ | âsîpayô | |
| âspayin î he/she/it ... |
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| larceny | kimotamâķêwin | |
| mâyi osihciķêwin done/did bad things |
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| mâyi'sihciķêwin done/did bad things |
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| lard | pimî | |
| kokôshowiyin pig fat |
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| larder | mîcowinoķamiķos | |
| mîcowinoķam'ķos | | |
| large | mishâw | |
| large @ | mishiķitô | |
| misi ... prefix |
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| mahki ... prefix |
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| kihci ... prefix |
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| lark | piyîsîs bird |
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| opîcowîcôwasos meadow ... |
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| larva | mohtêw ohpiķôwin caterpillar's growth [stage] |
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| mohtêw kaskahpisôwin | | |
| laryngitis | paskîķohtâķanêwin | |
| larynx | miķohtâķan | |
| miķotaskwî throat ... |
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| lash | î pasastîhwât he/she ... at him/her |
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| l' popyårr* eye ... |
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| mîsâponân eye ... |
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| lass | oskinîkiskwêw | |
| oskinîk'skwêw | | |
| lasso | la kohrrt* | |
| pîminahkwân rope |
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| last | iskwayânihk | |
| piyis at last |
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| last (time) | nîpinohk ... summer |
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| taķwâķohk ... winter |
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| pipohk ... fall |
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| sîķwanohk ... spring |
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| awas nîpinohk summer before last |
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| last month | kotak pîsim | |
| last night | tipiskohk | |
| tip'sko | | |
| otâkosi yesterday evening |
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| last week | kotak lasmen* | |
| otahk ôma kâ ayamihêwiķîsiķâk | | |
| latch | l' krroshå* | |
| âtâpiskiniķan | | |
| âtâpiskin'ķan | | |
| late | kwayâc expression to someone who is ... [only now? |
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| mwîsiskam | | |
| m'wîstasisini death |
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| difån* passed on - prefix |
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| kakî nakataskît | | |
| later | m'wîstas after or see you later |
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| later/and then | kitahtawî | |
| lather | pîstêw | |
| pîstêwiniķan that which make/causes lather |
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| laud | mamihcimowin | |
| mamihcimâw he/she is ...ed |
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| laugh | pahpi you ... |
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| pahpô he/she laughs |
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| pahpihêw he/she laughs at him/her |
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| laughable | wayatihtam he/she finds it funny |
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| laughter | pahpôwin | |
| launch | pakistawîhamwak they have put it in the water |
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| pak'stawîhamwak they have put it in the water |
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| laundromat | kisîpîķiniķêwiķamik | |
| k'sîpîķin'ķêw'ķamik | | |
| laundry | sîpîķiniķîwin also means washing |
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| lava | wacîpahkitêwin | |
| lavatory | l'cim'lî* | |
| kâsihkwêwiķamik | | |
| laver | l' plâ* | |
| kâsihkwêwâķan | | |
| wîhpiķahiķan | | |
| law | oyasowêwin | |
| law maker | oyasowêwin kâ osihtât he/she who makes laws |
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| lawsuit | sihkitsahotowin | |
| lawyer | opîkskwîstamâķêw | |
| lax | waniskiskisô he/she forgot |
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| wan'ski'sô he/she forgot |
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| laxative | sâposkâķan | |
| lay | pimisini ... down |
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| pim'sini ... down |
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| ôta astâ ... it here |
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| wâwiwô it ... an egg |
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| lay off | paķitinâw he/she was let go |
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| paķit'nâw he/she was let go |
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| laziness | kihtimôwin | |
| lazy | kihtimô he/she is ... [weak] |
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| kiciķâwô he/she is ... [weak] |
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| kihtimiķanêw | | |
| nipahiķanêw very, very lazy |
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| lazy bones | kihtimiķan | |
| kihtim'ķan | | |
| Le Pas | Opâskwiyahk | |
| lea | paskwâw | |
| lead | nîķânêw he/she is in the ... |
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| nîķânîstawik ... them |
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| nîķânîstawêw he/she leads them |
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| môsisinîwâpisk metal |
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| lead off | kâ mâcihtâsit when he/she takes a little head start |
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| leader | kâ nîķânîsta | |
| kiskinohtahowêw he/she shows the way [guide] |
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| leading lady | kihci mîtawêw iskwêw | |
| leading man | kihci mîtawêwînô | |
| leaf | nîpî | |
| nîpiya leaves |
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| nîpîs small ... |
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| nîpîsa small leaves |
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| leaflet | mas'nahiķanis small booklet |
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| leafy | nîpîwô | |
| league | mâmawi wîcihitowin to go all together/help each other |
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| leak | ohciķawô | |
| ohciķawin it leaks |
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| î ohciķawik | | |
| î nidaw siķit he went to take a leak |
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| îwî nidaw siķiyân I'm going to take a leak |
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| lean | sihkacô he/she is ... [skinny] |
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| lean on | âsisimô he/she leans or is leaning on ... |
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| î âsisimot | | |
| lean to | mîķôwahpis | |
| nawîķamik | | |
| leap | kwâskohti you ... [jump] |
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| kwâskohtô he/she leaps |
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| pâsci ķwâskohtô leaped over |
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| leap year | nah nêwo askî every four years |
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| learn | kiskiyihta .../know it |
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| kiskinohamaw .../show him/her |
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| learned | kiskiyihtam | |
| kiski'htam | | |
| kaskihtâw he/she knows how |
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| learner | kiskinohamâķan | |
| learning | mâci ķaskihtâw is beginning to ... |
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| ati ķaskihtâw | | |
| lease | nitahtâmowin borrowing |
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| n'tahtâmôwin borrowing |
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| leash | la cikohrrt* | |
| saķwaskwahiķaniyâpî | | |
| pîminahkwânâpiskos | | |
| pîminahkwânâp'skos | | |
| least | îwihk at |
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| kanaķî at |
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| mitoni apisis at (the very ...[amount]) |
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| mitoni ap'sis at (the very ...[amount]) |
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| leather | pahkîķin | |
| leave | sipwihtî | |
| wayawî go out |
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| kospi go upland - by shore |
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| nâsipî go down |
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| naķata ... him/her/it |
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| leave @ | naķatâ ... him/her/it |
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| leaved | sâķipaķâw | |
| lecture | kaķiskimâ ... him/her [advise] |
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| î kaķîskimât he/she ...s him/her |
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| kaķîskim'tin I'll ... |
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| led | nîķânîstawêw he/she ... him/her/them |
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| sipwiyâpîķinêw ... him/her/it away |
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| ledge | kasipostêwin | |
| ledger | masinahiķan thing to write in |
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| leech | aķahkway | |
| aķahkwayak plural |
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| leer | î ķahkisô kitâpimât he/she ... [threatening look] |
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| îķahk'sô'tâp'mât he/she ... [threatening look] |
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| left | namahtinihk | |
| namahcêw he/she is left-handed |
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| naķatiķawô he/she is left-handed |
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| left over | ayiwâķipayô he/she had some ___ |
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| iskoniķan also means reserve |
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| leg | miskât | |
| oskâtowô legged |
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| kinopîķiķâtêw long legged |
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| kinoķâtowô long legged |
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| leg of lamb | mâyatiķopwâmis | |
| leg-bone | miskâtoķan | |
| legacy | naķatamâķêwin things that are left |
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| legal | miyowâsin | |
| m'y?sin | | |
| legend | âtayohkan | |
| legible | taķî ayamihciķâtêw cî? can it be read? |
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| legion | simâķanisihkânak soldiers |
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| simâķan'sihkânowiķamik building |
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| legislate | oyasôwêwihtahk | |
| legislation | oyasowêwin kâ osihtahk the making of law |
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| legume | kistiķânisa | |
| kistiķân'sa | | |
| kisciķânisa | | |
| kisciķân'sa | | |
| leisure | ayiwîpowin resting |
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| lemming | apokosîsihkân | |
| lemon | sîwâs | |
| lemonade | sîwâsâpoy | |
| lend | awihin ... me |
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| aw'hin ... me |
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| awihâ ... him/her |
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| awihêw he/she lends him/her |
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| length | iskwâw | |
| iskwâpîķan | | |
| kinwâpîķan long |
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| cimâpîķan short |
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| lengthen | kinohtâw he/she ...s |
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| âniskôsihtâw he/she ... [by joining] |
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| ân'skôsihtâ you... |
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| lengthy @ | kinosô | |
| kinwâw | | |
| lenient | kitimâķinawêw he/she felt sorry for him/her |
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| kitimâķinawâw he/she is felt sorry for |
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| lens | miskîsiķohkanâpiskos | |
| m'skîsiķohkânâp'skos | | |
| lent | Yîwansêw ķîsiķâw | |
| lenten | yîwansêw kîsiķâwa | |
| leopard | misi pôsî* | |
| misi minôs big cat |
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| leotards | kîsowayâna | |
| leper | omacâspinêwînô | |
| leprosy | macâspinêwin also means venereal disease |
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| less | âstamihk | |
| let | paķitinin let me go |
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| paķitinamôwin let me do something to you - sometimes construed as sexual |
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| paķit'namôwin let me do something to you - sometimes construed as sexual |
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| paķitinamôwâ let him/her do something to you |
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| let down | nihtinâ | |
| niht'nâ | | |
| nihtina physically |
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| niht'na physically |
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| let go | pak'côwîpina as in dropping him |
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| paķicowîpina drop it |
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| paķ'côwîpina drop it |
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| let go @ | paķitinâ let him go |
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| pak't'nâ let him go |
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| paķitina let it go |
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| pak't'na let it go |
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| pak'côwîpinâ as in dropping him |
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| let it be | êkosi kiyâm | |
| kiyâm it's okay |
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| let's | mahti suggestion |
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| mahti naķamotân let's sing |
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| ...tân let's do something - add the suffix |
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| mîcisotân let's eat |
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| nitâmisotân let's go pick berries |
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| n'dam'soân let's go pick berries |
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| mawisotân let's pick berries |
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| maw'sotân let's pick berries |
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| lethal | sohkan it is ... [powerful] |
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| mashkawâw it is ... [strong] |
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| letter | mas'nahiķan | |
| mas'nahiķanis small ... [also alphabet] |
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| lettuce | nîpiya | |
| askîwpaķwa | | |
| leukemia | ahkosôwin kâ âyimahk | |
| ahk'sôwink'ây'ma | | |
| mihko ahkosôwin | | |
| level | tipiskôc it's level |
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| tip'skôc it's level |
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| level crossing | âsôwahôwân | |
| lever | ohpâskwahiķan prying thing |
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| ohpiniķêwâpisk metal for lifting |
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| liar | kiyâskis | |
| kiyâskiskô he/she is or likes to lie |
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| liason | kâ wîci atoskîmât he/she with whom one works |
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| liberation | tipîmisôwin being independent |
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| paspîhâw he/she is liberated from |
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| library | masinahiķaniķamik | |
| mas'nahiķan'ķamik | | |
| ayamihciķêwiķamik | | |
| lice | l' pô* | |
| otihkom | | |
| otihkomô he/she has ... |
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| îhkwa | | |
| license | sîsîpas'nahiķan duck |
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| wîķihtôwas'nahiķan wedding |
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| pamin'ķêwas'nahiķan business |
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| lick | nohkwâta | |
| lick @ | nohkwâtâ | |
| licking | nôcihêw he/she gives him/her ... |
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| lid | la kovårr* | |
| aķwanâpowîhiķan | | |
| lie | pimisini physical |
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| pim'sini physical |
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| kiyâskô he/she ... [truth] |
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| kiyâskimêw lies to him |
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| lie about | papâmastêwa they |
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| lie on side | iyipîsini | |
| lieutenant | simâķanisêwoķimâw | |
| life | pimâtisôwin | |
| p'mât'sôwin | | |
| life belt | pimâtisêw la såncîrr* | |
| p'mât'sêw la såncîrr* | | |
| pimâtisêwîhon | | |
| p'mât'sî'hon | | |
| life boat | aķwâpiciķêw ôsi | |
| life guard | kanawihciķêw keeper |
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| life jacket | kâ waskitahipihk l' kapô* | |
| kâ waskitahipihk miskocâķâs | | |
| lift | ohpina | |
| ohpinasi a little |
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| lift @ | ohpinâ | |
| ohpinâsi a little |
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| lift down | nihtina | |
| niht'na | | |
| lift down @ | nihtinâ | |
| niht'nâ | | |
| ligaments | micîstatayâpiya | |
| light | wâsiyâw as from sun |
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| wâsaskotîniķan artificial ... |
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| wâsaskotîn'ķan artificial ... |
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| saskaha it |
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| yohtîna it (means open) |
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| light @ | saskahwâ it |
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| yohtînâ it (means open) |
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| light bulb | wâsaskotîniķanis means little light also |
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| wâsaskotîn'ķanis means little light also |
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| light-headed | nihtâ waniskisô he/she is forgetful |
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| nihtâ'wan'skisô he/she is forgetful |
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| light-hearted | môciķiyihtam | |
| môciķi'htam | | |
| lighten | wâsîna as in light |
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| yahkitsihtâ as in weight |
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| yahkitsîhwâ ... him/her/it |
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| lighten up | wâskamâya straighten out |
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| lighter | laytarr* | |
| saskahiķanis | | |
| yahkitisô he/she is ... |
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| yahkit'sô he/she is ... |
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| yahkit'sô nawac he/she is ... |
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| lighthouse | asowâpêwiķamik looking house |
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| as'wâpêw'ķamik looking house |
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| lighting | saskahwêw | |
| saskaham he is ... |
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| wâsaskotîniķêw | | |
| wâs'kotîn'ķêw | | |
| lightning | wâsaskotîpayin | |
| wâsaskotîpayô | | |
| lightning bug | wâsiskotawîsîs | |
| lightning rod | wâsaskotêwâpisk | |
| wâs'kotêwâpis | | |
| lights | wâsaskotîniķana | |
| wâsaskotîn'ķana | | |
| wâsaskotâwêw he/she has lights on |
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| like | piyaķwan ... appearance |
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| isinâkosô looks like |
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| isinâk'sô looks like |
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| miyomêw ... someone [he/she likes ...] |
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| sâķihêw ... someone [he/she likes ...] |
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| wihkipwêw ... taste @ |
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| wihkistam ... taste |
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| wihk'stam ... taste |
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| nâspitawêw he/she acts like him/her |
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| tâpiskôc something like |
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| tâp'skôc something like |
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| liked | taķahkiyimâw he/she is ... |
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| taķahkî'mâw he/she is ... |
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| likelihood | mâskôc | |
| ahpô itiķwî maybe/probably |
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| likeness | nâspitâtôwin | |
| likewise | kîsta mîna you too |
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| lilac | nîpisîsa kâ wâpaķwanîķi | |
| lily pads | oskihtîpaķwa | |
| waskatamô stem or roots under water |
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| limb | watihkwan | |
| limber | wacihpêw he/she is ... [agile] |
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| lime | askîhtaķosîwâs | |
| limeade | âskîhtaķowâpoy | |
| limit | êķota isko up to there |
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| nim'wî awasimî not any more |
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| limp | mâskipayô he/she has a ... |
|
| linament | lôķâ?* | |
| siniķwahowimaskihkî | | |
| s'niķaho'maskihkî | | |
| sopîķahôwimaskihkî | | |
| sopîķahô'maskihkî | | |
| line | mîskanâs also means trail |
|
| mîskanâsa plural |
| |
| la kohrrt* ...cord/string - suffix |
| |
| iyâpî ...cord/string - suffix |
| |
| line up | kwayeskiķâpawiwin | |
| kiposkâtôwin no room |
| |
| î ķiposkâtotwâw they're in each other's way |
| |
| lineage | piyak wahkohtôwin | |
| linen | l' fil kâ maskawisit* | |
| maskaw asapâp | | |
| lingerie | iskwêw atayâna | |
| lingo | kâ isi pîkiskwîtwâw the way they talk |
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| kâ'si'pîk'skwîtwâw the way they talk |
| |
| linguistics | pîkiskwêwina | |
| pîk'skwêw'na | | |
| linoleum | la nap* | |
| aspi tahkoskêwin | | |
| aspitahk'skêwin | | |
| anâskêwin that you lay down |
| |
| linseed oil | pimî [la påncîrr kici*] lard for paint |
|
| pimî [sopîķahiķan kici] lard for paint |
| |
| lion | mistâhkîsô | |
| lip | niskisî my |
|
| kishpaķitôn thick lipped |
| |
| pâpaķitonît thin lipped |
| |
| lippy | mâmaskâcimoskô he/she is ... |
|
| lipstick | mihkotonîhon | |
| liquid | ... âpoy suffix |
|
| liquid measure | tipahâciķan | |
| liquor | minihkwêwin | |
| l' vå?* wine |
| |
| sôminâpoy wine |
| |
| la b'yårr* beer |
| |
| pîstêwâpoy beer |
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| lisp | mâyi pîkiskwêw doesn't talk right |
|
| mâyipîk'skwêw doesn't talk right |
| |
| list | kâ masinahiķâtîk that which is written |
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| list price | taķihciķêwin how much is charged |
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| listen | natohta | |
| n'tohta | | |
| natohtawâ ... to him/her |
| |
| n'tohtawâ ... to him/her |
| |
| natohtawik ... to them |
| |
| n'tohtawik ... to them |
| |
| listless | nîsôwâtisô | |
| nîsôwât'sô | | |
| kihtimô he/she is ... |
| |
| literature | masinahiķêwin | |
| ayamihciķêwin | | |
| pah pîtos ayamihciķêwina different types of printed material |
| |
| lithe | yôskâw | |
| litigation | sihkitisahiķêwin | |
| sihkit'sahiķêwin | | |
| litter | pisiskô ocawâsimisa an animals young |
|
| litter bug | owîpâcihciķêw | |
| wîpâcihciķewînô | | |
| Little Red | Paskwâw Askihk | |
| little/small | apisâsin | |
| ap'sâsin | | |
| little/small @ | apisîsô | |
| ap'sîsô | | |
| liturgy | ayamihêwasinahiķêwina | |
| ayam'hêwas'nahiķêw'na | | |
| live | pimâtisô | |
| p'mât'sô | | |
| wîķô he/she/it is alive [lives] |
| |
| ôta wîķô he/she lives here |
| |
| lived | kî wîķô ôta he/she had ... here |
|
| livelihood | pimâtisôwin life |
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| p'mât'sôwin life |
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| pimâcihisôwin keeping self alive |
| |
| p'mâcihisôwin keeping self alive |
| |
| lively | môciķanisô he/she is ... [fun] |
|
| môciķan'sô he/she is ... [fun] |
| |
| ocîķanisêw ... horse |
| |
| liven | môciķihêw he/she livens up he/she/them |
|
| liver | oshkwan | |
| liver problems | oshkwanahpinît | |
| lives | opimâtisôwinowâw their |
|
| op'mât's'in'owâw their |
| |
| livestock | pisiskôwak animals |
|
| living | pimâtisôwin | |
| p'mât'sôwin | | |
| living room | la sâl* | |
| apôķamik sitting room |
| |
| lizard | osiķiyâs | |
| Lloydminister | Pimicâskwiyâsihk | |
| P'micâskwiyâsihk | | |
| load @ | pôsihâ | |
| pôsihtâ | | |
| âwatâsôwin a load |
| |
| î astât lî kahrrtosh a gun |
| |
| loaded | misi pôsihtâsô he/she is ... |
|
| m'si-pôs'tâsô he/she is ... |
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| kîskwîpêw drinking |
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| loader | pôsihciķêwâķan | |
| loading | mîķwâ pôsihciķêw he/she is currently ... [as we speak] |
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| loaf | piyak pahkwîsiķan one bannock/flour product |
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| loan | awihâ ... him/her |
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| nitahtâmôwin borrowing |
| |
| n'tahtâmowin borrowing |
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| loaning | awihowêwin a ... |
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| lobby | pihtiķwamik | |
| lobster | misi asâķêw | |
| local | ôta ohci from here |
|
| locality | tânowî | |
| locality @ | tânowâ where |
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| tântî where |
| |
| nântaw ôta about here |
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| locate | m'skawâ | |
| miska | | |
| locate @ | miskawâ | |
| m'ska | | |
| miskawêw he/she has located @ |
| |
| miskam he/she has located @ |
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| î natonawiht look for him |
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| located here | ôta astêw | |
| located here @ | ôta ayâw | |
| location | tânowî | |
| location @ | tânow where |
|
| tântî where |
| |
| nântaw ôta about here |
| |
| lock | l' karrnârr* | |
| âpihtaķahiķan | | |
| kipopiskahiķan | | |
| lock it | âpihtaķaha | |
| kipopiskaha | | |
| lock it @ | âpihtaķahwâ | |
| kipopiskahwâ | | |
| locker | asciķêwiķamiķos | |
| asciķêw'ķam'ķos | | |
| locker room | nâhasciķêwiķamķ | |
| locket | tâpiskâķanis | |
| tâp'skâķanis | | |
| lockjaw | kipâpiskanêwin | |
| kipâpiskanêw he/she has ... |
| |
| loco-weed | pihcipôpaķwa poisonous ... |
|
| locust | kwâskohcisîs little jumper |
|
| lodge | mistiķoķamik building |
|
| kapîsô he/she ... for night [sleep] |
| |
| lodging | kapîsowin also means - you'll bring me |
|
| loft | maskosî nâsciķêwin | |
| log | mistik | |
| log jam | kipohtaķwâw | |
| logan berry | sîwiyôskanak | |
| loincloth | otâsiyân | |
| lolly pop | kâ nônâtiht l' kândî* medicine that is licked and sucked |
|
| kâ nônâtiht maskihkîs medicine that is licked and sucked |
| |
| lone | î piyaķot he/she is a ... |
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| î piyaķoķâpawit he/she stands alone |
| |
| loneliness | kaskiyihtamôwin | |
| kaski'htamôwin | | |
| lonely | niķaskiyihtîn I'm lonely |
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| n'ķaskihtîn I'm lonely |
| |
| kaskiyihtam he/she is ... |
| |
| kaski'htam he/she is ... |
| |
| long @ | kinosô | |
| kinowâpîkisô | | |
| kin'wâpîk'sô | | |
| kinwâw | | |
| kinwâniskwêw ... haired |
| |
| long distance | wahiyawîskamik a ... |
|
| wah'yawîskamik a ... |
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| long suffering | kinwås kwâtaķihtâw | |
| kin'wås kwâtaķihtâw | | |
| longevity | kinwås pimâtisôwin | |
| kin'wås p'mât'sôwin | | |
| longing | kinwås ohci î nidawihta pîkiskâtiyimowin wanted for a long time |
|
| longjohns | l ‘kals??* | |
| pitowîsķiķanak | | |
| wihkwiyâna | | |
| look | hî ... slang - surprise |
|
| kitâpimâ | | |
| kitâpahta | | |
| paspâpi through window |
| |
| î ot'sâpahta in the future - he/she ... |
| |
| look @ | itâpi | |
| kitâpiminin at me |
| |
| kitâpim [â] ... at he/she |
| |
| kitâpahta ... at it |
| |
| look at @ | kanawâpamâ you ... |
|
| kanawâpahta you ... |
| |
| look at/here | kitâpimâ | |
| kitâp'mâ | | |
| kitâpahta | | |
| look for @ | natonâ | |
| natona | | |
| natonawâ | | |
| look like | piyaķwan just like |
|
| î tastawahwât he/she looks like - ___ |
| |
| î sinâkosit he/she looks like - ___ |
| |
| look over here | ôtî tâpi | |
| looks ... | ayitâpô about |
|
| kisôwinâkosô ... mad |
| |
| papâmitâpô ... around |
| |
| apasâpô ... back |
| |
| loom | âpihkêwâķan | |
| loon | mâķwa | |
| mâķwak plural |
| |
| loonie | piyaķwâpis kâ oshâwâpiskisit | |
| loony | kaķîpâtisâyâw he/she is ... |
|
| kaķîpât'sâyâw he/she is ... |
| |
| loop | wawiyîpîķowom | |
| loose | âpihkopayin it loosens - disentangles |
|
| loose @ | âpihkopayô it loosens - disentangles |
|
| loosen | âpihkona string |
|
| âpihkonasi ... a little |
| |
| loot | kimotowin | |
| lop-eared | panahkohtawaķêw he/she is ... |
|
| lope | yîpahtâw | |
| lopsided | pîmâw | |
| pîmastêw it is ... |
| |
| Lord | manitô | |
| man'tô | | |
| kihci oķimâw | | |
| Lord's day | L'dzimâsh* | |
| Ayamihêwiķîsiķâw | | |
| Ayam'hêw'ķîsiķâw | | |
| Lord's supper | iskwiyâc î wîci mîcisomômât otaskêwâķana | |
| Los Angeles Kings | Kihci-oķimâwak | |
| lose @ | kâ wanihit | |
| kâ wanihtâyin | | |
| kâwanihtahk losing ... |
| |
| otahwâw he lost as in game |
| |
| otahwâwak they lost |
| |
| loser | wanihciķêw | |
| otahwâw he/she was beaten |
| |
| loss | wanihciķêwin | |
| wanâmô ... of train of thought |
| |
| lost @ | wanihô | |
| wanisinô | | |
| wan'sinô he/she is ... |
| |
| wanihtâw he/she ... |
| |
| lot | tipâskânis | |
| lots | mihcåt | |
| mihcît number |
| |
| mistahe quantity |
| |
| askîsa lands |
| |
| loud @ | kisîwêw | |
| k'sîwêw | | |
| kisîwêwihtâķwan | | |
| k'sêw'ihtâķwan | | |
| kisîwî be ... |
| |
| k'sîwî be ... |
| |
| loud mouth | kisîwîtonêw | |
| k'sîwîtonêw | | |
| loud speaker | kisîwî pîkiskwêwâķan | |
| k'sîwîpîk'skwîwâķan | | |
| louden | kisîwêwina | |
| k'sîwêw'na | | |
| louden @ | kisîwêwinâ | |
| k'sîw'nâ | | |
| lounge | lilit* bed |
|
| nipêwin bed |
| |
| minihkwêwiķamik cocktail ... |
| |
| louse | l' pô* | |
| otihkom | | |
| îhkwa | | |
| lousiness | kâ otihkomihk | |
| lout | mohcohkân | |
| lovable | sâķihiķosô | |
| love | sâķihitowin | |
| love affair | î sâķihitocik they are in ... with each other |
|
| love seat | sâķihitowin apowin | |
| love/hate | wînîmitowin | |
| wînîm'towin | | |
| loveliness | katâwâsisôwin | |
| katâwâsisô lovely |
| |
| kicimâķinâkosô | | |
| lover | sâkahiķan | |
| lovesick | sâķîtô ahkosôwin | |
| low | capasis | |
| lower | nawac capasis | |
| capasis nawac | | |
| lower back | mishôķana | |
| mishôķana plural |
| |
| lowland | tapâcahkaskî | |
| loyal | wîcihowêw he/she helps/supports |
|
| lozenge | maskihkîs little medicine - add to |
|
| kâ ocstotamin kici ... for coughing |
| |
| lubricant | tôminiķan | |
| tômin'ķan | | |
| lubricate | tômina he/she ... |
|
| tôminam he/she lubricates @ |
| |
| lubricate @ | tôminâ he/she ... |
|
| tôminêw he/she lubricates @ |
| |
| luck | papîwêwin | |
| papîwêw he/she is lucky |
| |
| nipapîwân | | |
| î papîwiyân I'm lucky |
| |
| luckless | mayakosô he/she is |
|
| mayak'sô he/she is |
| |
| nimayakosin I am ... |
| |
| lug | papâm tahkona ... around |
|
| lug @ | papâm tahkonâ ... around |
|
| luggage | nîmwâtêwin | |
| lukewarm | kîsôwâķamin it is ... |
|
| lull | kâmwâtan it is ... [calm] |
|
| lull @ | kâmwâtisô he/she is [calm] |
|
| lullaby | naķamohâwasowin | |
| lumber | lî plâ?sh* | |
| napaķihtaķwa | | |
| lumber yard | napaķîtaskân | |
| lumberjack | paskwatahiķêw | |
| kîskatahahtiķwêw | | |
| luminous | wâsînâķwan | |
| lump | pâķipayin | |
| piskwâw | | |
| lumpy | pâpiskâw | |
| lunacy | kîskwêwin | |
| lunatic | kîskwâyâw | |
| î ķîskwâyât one who is ... |
| |
| kâ ķîskwît one who is ... |
| |
| lunch | nîmâwin | |
| luncheon | mîcôwinis | |
| lunchroom | mîcisowiķamiķos | |
| mîc'sowiķam'ķos | | |
| lung | ohpan | |
| ohpana plural |
| |
| lunge | kwâskwîtota | |
| lunge @ | kwâskwîtotawâ | |
| lure | kaskimêw he/she ... him/her [convinces] |
|
| lurk | papâmiķâsô hiding around |
|
| lush | wiyôtsîmâķan looks rich |
|
| lust | aķâwâtamôwin strong desire - also really like |
|
| cimasowin generally |
| |
| lustre | wâsihkopayin | |
| lustre @ | wâsihkopayô | |
| lusty | maskawâtisôwin | |
| maskawât'sowin | | |
| luxury | awiyôtisôwin | |
| aw'yôt'sôwin | | |
| lye | pîhkwâpoy | |
| lying | pimisin | |
| pim'sin | | |
| pimisinô he/she is ... down |
| |
| pim'sinô he/she is ... down |
| |
| kiyâskô fibs |
| |
| lynched | aķotâw | |
| lynx | pisô | |
| pahkwacô | | |
| lyric | pîkiskwêwinis | |
| pîk'skwêw'nis | | |