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judge
vt
judge
dibaakon vta judge h/

Paired with: dibaakonan vti

dibaakonan vti judge it

Paired with: dibaakon vta

dibaakonige vai s/he judges things

dibaakonigaazo vai s/he is judged, is sentenced (by someone), "they" judge, sentence h/

judge a certain way
inaakon vta decide about h/ a certain way; judge h/ a certain way; sentence h/ a certain way

inaakonan vti decide a certain way about it; judge it a certain way

Paired with: inaakon vta

inaakonigaazo vai s/he is judged a certain way (by someone), "they" judge h/ a certain way; s/he is sentenced a certain way (by someone), "they" sentence h/ a certain way

judgement
n
make a certain judgement
inaakonige vai s/he agrees on something; s/he decides things a certain way; s/he makes a certain judgement

juice
n
apple juice
mishiiminaaboo ni apple juice, cider

See also: mishiiminaabo ni [BL]

July
n
July
aabita-niibino-giizis na [N] July

baapaashkizige-giizis na July

miini-giizis na July; August

miinikewi-giizis na [BL] July

jump
vi
jump
gwaashkwani vai s/he jumps

gwaashkwanodan vti jump on it

Paired with: gwaashkwanodaw vta

gwaashkwanodaw vta jump on h/; assault, rape h/

Paired with: gwaashkwanodan vti

jump aboard
boozigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps in or on (a vehicle or boat, jumps aboard

jump across
aazhawigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps across

jump again
aanjigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps again, hops

jump ashore
agwaagwaashkwani vai s/he jumps ashore

jump backwards
azhegwaashkwani vai s/he jumps backwards

jump down lower
niisigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps down lower

jump from a certain place
onjigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps from a certain place

jump here
biijigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps here

jump high
ishpigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps high

jump in
biinjigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps in

jump in a vehicle or boat
boozigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps in or on (a vehicle or boat, jumps aboard

jump inside
biindigegwaashkwani vai s/he jumps inside

jump into the water
bakobiigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps into the water

jump off
gijigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps off, jumps out

jump off boat or vehicle
gabaagwaashkwani vai s/he jumps off or out [of a boat or vehicle]

jump off to the side
bakegwaashkwani vai s/he jumps off to the side, off the main path

jump out
zaagijigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps out

jump out of boat or vehicle
gabaagwaashkwani vai s/he jumps off or out [of a boat or vehicle]

jump out of the water
googa'am vai2 s/he (a fish) jumps out of the water

jump out of the way
ikogwaashkwani vai [NI] s/he jumps up out of the way

See also: ikogwaashkoni vai

jump over
baazhijigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps over

baazhijigwaashkwanodan vti jump over it

Paired with: baazhijigwaashkwanodaw vta

baazhijigwaashkwanodaw vta jump over h/

Paired with: baazhijigwaashkwanodan vti

jump so far
akogwaashkwani vai s/he jumps so far

jump to a certain place
izhigwaashkwani vai s/je jumps to a certain place, jumps in a certain way

jump upwards
ombigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps upwards

June
n
June
ode'imini-giizis na June

ode'iminikewi-giizis na [BL] June

juneberry
n
juneberry
gozigwaakomin na a serviceberry

[
serviceberry, juneberry, saskatoon
Amelanchier spp.
]

ozigwaakomin na [BL] a serviceberry

[
serviceberry, juneberry, saskatoon
Amelanchier spp.
]

juneberry bush
gozigwaakominagaawanzh na a serviceberry bush

[
serviceberry, juneberry, saskatoon
Amelanchier spp.
]

ozigwaakominaganzh na a serviceberry bush

[
serviceberry, juneberry
Amelanchier spp.
]

juniper
n
juniper
gaagaagiwaandag na a juniper bush

[
common juniper
Juniperus communis
]

juniper berry
gaagaagiwaandagomin ni a juniper berry

[
common juniper
Juniperus communis
]

just
adv
just her
wiineta pron per only she, only her; only he, only him; just him. just her

just him
wiineta pron per only she, only her; only he, only him; just him. just her

just me
niineta pron per only I, only me; just me

just now
bijiinag adv tmp after a while, eventually, finally; just now; recently

just them
wiinetawaa pron per only they, only them; just them

just us
niinetawind pron per only we, only us; just us [exclusive]

giinetawind pron per only we, only us; just us [inclusive]

just you
giineta pron per only you, just you [singular]

giinetawaa pron per only you, just you [plural]