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timber
n
cut timber
giishka'aakwe vai s/he cuts timber

measuring stick for timber
diba'aatigwaan ni a measuring used for measuring: a yardstick, a timber measuring stick, [esp. diminutive] a ruler

peel timber
bishagaakwa' vta peel or scrape bark off it (animate) (using something)

Paired with: bishagaakwa'an vti

bishagaakwa'an vti peel or scrape bark off it (using something)

Paired with: bishagaakwa' vta

bishagaakwa'ige vai s/he peels timber (using something)

scale timber
diba'aatigwe vai s/he scales timber

timberwolf
n
wolf
ma'iingan na a wolf

[
timberwolf / gray wolf
Canis lupus
]

wolf hide
ma'iinganiwayaan na a wolf hide

time
n
a long time ago
mewinzha adv tmp a long time ago, long ago

ahead of time
nayaag adv tmp ahead of time; previously

at one time
aabiding adv tmp once, one time

ingoding adv tmp at one time; sometime

See also: ningoding adv tmp

ningoding adv tmp at one time; sometime

See also: ingoding adv num

at that time
iw apii adv tmp then; at that time

at the same time
bekish adv tmp at the same time

at the time
apii adv tmp at the time; then; when

at this time
azhigwa adv tmp already; at this time; now; then

See also: zhigwa adv tmp

zhigwa adv tmp already; at this time; now; then

See also: azhigwa adv tmp

before the usual time
noonde- pv lex before the usual time; need to

certain time in hours
daso-diba'iganed vii [S] it is a certain hour, is a certain time in hours

daso-diba'igane vii [N]
  1. it is a certain time in hours
  2. it is a certain distance in miles

See also: daso-diba'iganed vii [S]

daso-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is a certain time in hours

coming up to in time
ani- pv dir coming up to in time; going away; in progress; on the way

See also: ni- pv dir

easy time with
wenji' vta make h/ easily, have an easy time with h/

Paired with: wenjitoon vti2

wenjitoon vti2 make it easily, have an easy time with it

Paired with: wenji' vta

first time
oshki- pv lex
  1. new, young, fresh
  2. for the first time

for a long time
gabaya'ii adv loc [N] for a long time

See also: gabeya'ii adv tmp

gabeya'ii adv tmp for a long time

See also: gabaya'ii adv loc [N]

ginwenzh adv tmp for a long time

for some time
gomaapii adv deg for some time, some distance

give a hard time
zanagi'idiwag vai they make each other do something difficult; they make things difficult, hard for each other, give each other a hard time

zanagi'idizo vai s/he makes things difficult, hard for h/ self, gives h/ self a hard time; s/he makes h/ self do something difficult

zanagi'iwe vai s/he makes (people) do something difficult, gives people a hard time, makes trouble for people

gone a certain length of time
apiitendi vai s/he is away, absent, gone so long

inendi vai s/he is away, absent, gone so long

long time
gabe-ayi'ii adv loc a long time; throughout it

old-time
gete- pv lex old; old-time

rice for first time in season
oshki-manoominike vai s/he rices for first time in season

right at the time
na'idaa adv tmp coincidentally; just then; right at the time

some time ago
gayat adv tmp formerly, previously, some time ago

spend time in a certain place
dazhiike vai s/he takes time, spends time, stays in a certain place; s/he plays in a certain place

dazhitaa vai
  1. s/he takes time, spends time, stays in a certain place
  2. s/he works, plays (in a certain place)

times
n
certain number of times
dasing adv tmp a certain number of times; so many times

so many times
dasing adv tmp a certain number of times; so many times

two times
niizhing adv tmp twice; two times

three times
nising adv tmp three times; thrice

four times
niiwing adv tmp four times

five times
naaning adv tmp five times

six times
ingodwaaching adv tmp six times

See also: ningodwaaching adv tmp

ningodwaaching adv tmp six times

seven times
niizhwaaching adv tmp seven times

eight times
nishwaaching adv tmp eight times

See also: ishwaaching adv tmp

ishwaaching adv tmp eight times

See also: nishwaaching adv tmp

nine times
zhaangaching adv qnt nine times

ten times
midaaching adv tmp ten times

timid
adj
timid
gotaajishki vai s/he is timid

tinder
n
tinder
zagataagan na tinder, punk

tingle
vi
tingle
giikimanizi vai s/he feels numb; s/he tingles

tiny
adj
tiny
babiiwaawan vii they are tiny

Paired with: babiiwizhiinyiwag vai

babiiwizhiinyiwag vai they are tiny

Paired with: babiiwaawan vii

babiiwiminagadoon vii they are tiny (as something ball-like)

Paired with: babiiwiminagiziwag vai

babiiwiminagiziwag vai they are tiny (as something ball-like)

Paired with: babiiwiminagadoon vii

tip
vt
tip
gotigobidoon vti2 roll, tip it over

Paired with: gotigobizh vta

gotigobizh vta roll, tip h/ over

Paired with: gotigobidoon vti2

gwanabinan vti tilt it, turn it over (spilling out the contents)

tip with foot or body
gwanabishkan vti tip it (with foot or body)

tip
n
on the tip
wanakong adv loc on the tip; on the treetop