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gall bladder
n
gall bladder
niinzob nid my gall bladder

giinzob nid your gall bladder

gall stones
n
have gall stones
odasiniinsimi vai s/he has gall stones

gallon
adj
certain number of gallons
daso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] a certain number of gallons

daso-minikwaajigan qnt num a certain number of gallons

one gallon
ningo-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] one gallon

ingo-minikwaajigan qnt num one gallon

See also: ningo-minikwaajigan qnt num

ningo-minikwaajigan qnt num one gallon

See also: ingo-minikwaajigan qnt num

two gallons
niizho-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] two gallons

niizho-minikwaajigan qnt num two gallons

three gallons
niso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] three gallons

niso-minikwaajigan qnt num three gallons

four gallons
niiyo-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] four gallons

niiyo-minikwaajigan qnt num four gallons

five gallons
naano-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] five gallons

naano-minikwaajigan qnt num five gallons

six gallons
ningodwaaso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] six gallons

ingodwaaso-minikwaajigan qnt num six gallons

seven gallons
niizhwaaso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] seven gallons

niizhwaaso-minikwaajigan qnt num seven gallons

eight gallons
nishwaaso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] eight gallons

nishwaaso-minikwaajigan qnt num eight gallons

ishwaaso-minikwaajigan qnt num eight gallons

See also: nishwaaso-minikwaajigan qnt num

nine gallons
zhaangaso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] nine gallons

zhaangaso-minikwaajigan qnt num nine gallons

ten gallons
midaaso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] ten gallons

midaaso-minikwaajigan qnt num ten gallons

gamble
vi
gamble
ataw vta
  1. put (it) in a certain place for h/
  2. gamble with, play cards with, bet with, wager with h/

ataadiwag vai they gamble, bet, wager with each other; they play cards

ataage vai s/he gambles, plays cards, bets, wagers

gambling
n
gambling
ataagewin ni gambling, a gambling game, a card game

game
[animals]
n
drive game
apagajinaazhikaw vta drive h/ as game

apagajinaazhikaage vai s/he drives game

apagajinaazhikamaw vta drive game for h/

andonizha'ige vai s/he drives game

scare game
oshaakaw vta scare h/ (a game animal) away

oshaakamaw vta scare h/ (game animal) away

game
[entertainment]
n
card game
ataagewin ni gambling, a gambling game, a card game

cup-and-pin game
naaba'waagan na [BL] cup-and-pin game

dew-claw game
biipiinjigana'onag na a dew-claw game

gambling game
ataagewin ni gambling, a gambling game, a card game

ataadiwin ni a gambling game, a wager

game warden
n
game warden
gizhaadigewinini na [BL] a game warden, a conservation officer

wiiyaasi-dakoniwewinini na a game warden, a conservation officer

gap
n
gap in teeth
dawaabide vai s/he has a missing tooth or has missing teeth, has a gap in h/ teeth

pull apart to form a gap
dawibidoon vti2 pull it apart to form a gap

Paired with: dawibizh vta

dawibizh vta pull h/ apart to form a gap

Paired with: dawibidoon vti2

dawibijige vai s/he pulls things apart to form a gap

garage
n
garage
odaabaaniiwigamig ni a garage

repair garage
odaabaanikewigamig ni a repair garage