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moonenim vta suspect, blame h/

Paired with: moonendan vti

moonikaan ni a cellar

moonike vai s/he digs a hole or burrow

mooningwane na a Northern flicker

[
flicker, common flicker
Colaptes auratus
]

moonz na

mooz na

moose na a grub, a worm

See also: moose gaa-bimaabiigizid na-v [NI]

(verb of abundance) moosekaa vii there are (many) bugs or worms (verb of being) moosewan vii it is wormy moosewi vai s/he is wormy
moose gaa-bimaabiigizid na-v [NI] an earthworm

See also: moose na ; bimaabiigizi vai

moose-manidoosh na [BL] a worm

moosekaa vii there are (many) bugs or worms

moosewan vii it is wormy

Paired with: moosewi vai

moosewi vai s/he is wormy

Paired with: moosewan vii

moosewigone vai s/he has worms in h/ throat

moosewiingwe vai s/he has acne on h/ face

mooshka'an vii it is flooded; there is a flood

mooshka'ogo vai s/he has water get into lodge or tent; h/ place is flooded

mooshka'osi na a bittern; a shypoke

[
American bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
]

mooshka'oodoon vti2 add water or other liquid to it

mooshka'oozh vta add water or other liquid to it (animate)

mooshkamo vai s/he surfaces (in the water), comes up out of the water

mooshkanjise vai s/he surfaces, floats up out of the water

mooshkinachigaade vii [N] it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in

mooshkinachige vai [N] s/he fills things

mooshkinadoon vti2 fill it (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkina' vta

(verb of undergoing) mooshkinajigaade vii it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in
mooshkina' vta fill h/ (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkinadoon vti2 ; mooshkinatoon vti2 [N]

mooshkinajigaade vii it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in

mooshkinatoon vti2 [N] fill it (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkina' vta See also: mooshkinadoon vti2

(detransitive) mooshkinachige vai [N] s/he fills things (verb of undergoing) mooshkinachigaade vii [N] it is filled, filled in (by someone), "they" fill it, fill it in
mooshkine vai s/he is full (of solids), fills a place

See also: mooshkine vii

mooshkine vii it is full (of solids)

Paired with: mooshkine vai

mooshkinebadoon vti2 fill it with liquid

Paired with: mooshkinebazh vta

mooshkinebazh vta fill h/ or it (animate) with liquid

Paired with: mooshkinebadoon vti2

mooshkinebiwag vai they are crowded sitting (there)

mooshkinebii vii it is full (of liquid)

mooshkinebii vai it (animate) is full (of liquid)

Paired with: mooshkinebii vii

mooshkinebii'amaw vta fill something out with writing for h/

mooshkinebii'an vti fill it out with writing

(detransitive) mooshkinebii'ige vai s/he fills out a form (benefactive) mooshkinebii'amaw vta fill something out with writing for h/
mooshkinebii'ige vai s/he fills out a form

mooshkinebiise vii it fills up (with liquid)

Paired with: mooshkinebiise vai

mooshkinebiise vii it fills up (with liquid)

mooshkinebiise vai h/ fills up (with liquid)

Paired with: mooshkinebiise vii

mooshkinegaabawiwag vai they are crowded standing (there)

mooshkinegaamo vai s/he is full of fat

mooshkineshinoog vai they are crowded lying (there)

mooshkineyaabate vii it is filled with smoke

moowens ni a small animal dropping, pellet, or turd

moowiwan vii it has shit on it

Paired with: moowiwi vai

moowiwi vai s/he has shit on h/

Paired with: moowiwan vii

mooz na a moose

[
Alces alces
]

(verb of making) moozoke vai s/he dresses a moose (verb of possession) omoonzomi vai s/he has a moose or moose
moozhag adv tmp always, often, all the time

moozhagin vta pick them (animate) up; gather, collect them (animate)

Paired with: moozhaginan vti

moozhaginamaw vta pick (them) up for h/; gather, collect (them) up for h/

moozhaginan vti pick them (inanimate) up; gather, collect them (inanimate)

Paired with: moozhagin vta

(detransitive) moozhaginige vai s/he picks up, gathers, collects things (benefactive) moozhaginamaw vta pick (them) up for h/; gather, collect (them) up for h/
moozhaginige vai s/he picks up, gathers, collects things

moozhagipinii vai s/he picks potatoes

moozhaabe na [ML] a bachelor, an unmarried man

moozhi' vta feel h/ in or on h/ body; sense h/ presence

Paired with: moozhitoon vti2

moozhi'o vai s/he feels something

moozhitoon vti2 feel it in or on h/ body

Paired with: moozhi' vta

moozo-bakwezhiganaabo ni moose gravy

moozo-bimide ni moose tallow

moozo-boodaajigan ni a moose call

moozo-moo ni moose dung

moozo-wiinin ni moose fat

moozo-wiis ni moose tripe

moozo-wiiyaas ni moose meat

moozobiiway ni

moozobwaam ni a moose hindquarter

moozode' ni a moose heart

moozodenaniw ni a moose tongue

moozodoodikosiw na a moose kidney

moozogan ni a moose bone

moozojaan ni a moose nose

moozoke vai s/he dresses a moose

moozokon ni a moose liver

moozonagizh ni moose gut, moose intestine; a moose sausage

moozonagizhiins ni a moose sausage

moozopigay na a moose rib

moozoshtigwaan ni [MN] a moose head

See also: moozotigwaan ni [BL]

moozotigwaan ni [BL] a moose head

See also: moozoshtigwaan ni [MN]

moozowaazhawa'adoowagwaakwa'igan ni a moose crossing sign

moozhwaagan ni a pair of scissors

(verb of possession) omoozhwaagani vai s/he has scissors
moozwegin ni a tanned moose hide, moose hide leather

moozwegino-makizin ni a moosehide mocassin

See also: moozweginwakizin ni

moozweginwakizin ni a moosehide mocassin

moozweshkan na a moose antler