makak
ni
a semi-rigid or rigid container: a basket (especially one of birch bark), a box
(verb of making)
makakoke
vai
s/he makes a basket (especially one of brich bark), makes a box
(verb of possession)
omakakomi
vai
s/he has a basket or baskets, has a box or boxes
(detransitive)
ozhiga'ige
vai
s/he taps trees
(derived noun)
ozhiga'igan
ni
a faucet; a tap, a spile, a spigot (for getting sap from a tree)
(derived noun)
ozhiga'igan
na
a tapped tree
(verb of undergoing)
ozhiga'igaazo
vai
it (animate; a tree) is tapped, can be tapped (by someone)
ziiga'an
vti
pour or scoop it out (using something)
(detransitive)
ziiga'ige
vai
s/he pours things out (using something), scoops or ladles it out; s/he casts sugar cones
(verb of undergoing)
ziiga'igaade
vii
it is poured out (by somone) (using something), "they" pour it out (using something)
(derived noun)
ziiga'igan
ni
a sugar cake, a sugar cone,
(verb of making)
ziiga'iganike
vai
s/he makes a sugar cone
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