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π“π“Žπ“„π’·π“Šπ’·
π“π“Žπ“„π’·π“Šπ’·π“π“ŽΜ„π“…π’·Μ‹π“Šπ’·noun1lighter2flashlight3matchesπ“π“Ž-π“„π’·π“Šπ’·π“π’»π“„π“‚π’·
π“π“Žπ“„'π’»Ν˜π“„'π’»Ν˜π“’π’·
π“π“Žπ“„'π’»Ν˜π“„'π’»Ν˜π“’π’·π“π“Žπ“„'π’»ΜΝ˜π“„'π’»Ν˜π“’π’·intransitive verb1blink repeatedlyπ“π“Žπ“„'π’»Ν˜π“’π’·
π“π“Žπ“„'π’»Ν˜π“’π’·
π“π“Žπ“„'π’»Ν˜π“’π’·π“π“Žπ“„'π’»ΜΝ˜π“’π’·intransitive verb1close one's eyes2blinkπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“„π’»π““π’»
π“π“Žπ“„π’»π““π’»π“π“Žπ“…π’»Μ‹π““π’»transitive verb1harm, do harm to2make something bad3ruinπ“π“Ž-𐓄𐒻𐓓𐒻
π“π“Žπ“„π“π’°π“π’·
π“π“Žπ“„π“π’°π“π’·π“π“ŽΜ„π“„π“π’°π“π’·transitive verb1find out (e.g., about someone's activities)2investigate (e.g., by questioning)π“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“†π’°π’Όπ’»
π“π“Žπ“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“π“Žπ“†π’°Μ‹π’Όπ’»transitive verb1shock2stun3instill fear inπ“π“Ž-𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻
π“π“Žπ“†π’°Ν˜π“†π’°Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“†π’°Ν˜π“†π’°Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜π“π“Žπ“†π’°ΜΝ˜π“†π’°π“π’»Ν˜transitive verb1twist, twist around (e.g., a crepe paper streamer)2shake3turn over and overπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“†π’·
π“π“Žπ“†π’·π“π“ŽΜ„π“†π’·Μ1cut (e.g., with scissors)transitive verb2cutternoun3cut, as with scissorsnounπ“π’»π“†π’·π“π“Ž-*𐓆𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒷𐓄𐒰𐓆𐒷𐓄𐒰𐓆𐒷𐓄𐓂𐓆𐒷
π“π“Žπ“†π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°
π“π“Žπ“†π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°π“π“Žπ“†π’Όπ’»Μπ“ˆπ’°transitive verb1tie a pack or bundle very tightly, so as to make an indentationπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ“‚
π“π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ“‚π“π“ŽΜ„π“†π“ˆπ’°Μπ’Όπ“‚transitive verb1straighten2straighten out, arrange, tidy, tidy up3smooth out (e.g., one's clothes, icing on a cake, one's hair with a hand, comb, or brush, or the soil after planting seeds)4straighten up (e.g., the rows when planting a garden)π“π“Ž-π“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ“‚
π“π“Žπ“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ“†π“‹π’·Μπ’Όπ’·transitive verb1make one gash or slit, as in the skin of the hand, or in clothing, with scissors, or by pulling against some sharp object, as a blade of grass which breaks in the handπ“π“Ž-π’Όπ’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“„π’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“„π’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“π’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ“†π“‹π’·Μπ“†π’·π’Όπ’·transitive verb1tear into shreds, as clothing, by pulling briers, etc., from it, or by pulling the garments themselves2cut into shreds with scissorsπ“π“Ž-π’Όπ’°π“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“„π’°π“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
π“π“Žπ“‡π’°π“π’°
π“π“Žπ“‡π’°π“π’°π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π’°Μπ“π’°transitive verb1undress, take clothes off (another person or oneself)π“π“Ž-π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ“‡π’°π“π’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“‡π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜transitive verb1tie up2restrain by tying (e.g., a belligerent or uncontrollable person)3take off a person's clothes (e.g., a child's clothing before a bath)4undress someone5denudeπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“‡π’Όπ’°Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“‡π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π’Όπ’°ΜΝ˜transitive verb1start (e.g., a car motor)2place in operationπ“π’»π“‡π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“π“Ž-π“‡π’Όπ’°Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“‡π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ“‡π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’·π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π’Όπ’°Μπ’Όπ’·transitive verb1untie (e.g., a horse)π“π“Žπ“‡π’Όπ’°π“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“‡π’Όπ’°π“„π’°
π“π“Žπ“‡π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“π“Žπ“‡π’Όπ’°Μπ“„π’°transitive verb1carry someone who has his/her arms around one from the back2carry piggyback3swim supporting a child in the waterπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“‡π“‚Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜transitive verb1bend one's limb or body part (e.g., leg or arm)2dislocate by pulling out of place3dislocate by pullingπ“π’»π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π“Žπ“‡π“ŽΝ˜π“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“‡π“„π’·
π“π“Žπ“‡π“„π’·π“π“Žπ“‡π“„π’·Μtransitive verb1pull off a piece from the surface of an objectπ“π“Ž-*𐓇𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐓇𐓄𐒷𐓄𐒰𐓇𐓄𐒷𐓄𐓂𐓇𐓄𐒷𐓍𐒰𐓇𐓄𐒷
π“π“Žπ“‡π“„π“Ž
π“π“Žπ“‡π“„π“Žπ“π“Žπ“‡π“„π“ŽΜ1shell dried corn with the handtransitive verb2shell, as corntransitive verb3shelled, as of cornadjectiveπ“π“Ž-π“„π’°π“‡π“„π“Žπ“„π’°π“‡π“„π“Ž
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π“ˆπ’°Μtransitive verb1make bald or bare2jerk someone's hair out3denudeπ“π“Ž-π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π“ˆπ’°Μπ’Ήπ’°transitive verb1ironπ“π“Ž-π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π“ˆπ’°Μπ’Όπ’°transitive verb1calmπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’·π“π“ŽΜ„π“‡π“ˆπ’°Μπ’Όπ’·transitive verb1undress2relieve someone of clothingπ“π“Ž-π“π“Žπ“‡π’°π“π’°
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ“‚π“Šπ’·
π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ“‚π“Šπ’·π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ“‚Μπ“Šπ’·transitive verb1pull off, as a garment2pull an object out of a hole, etc.π“π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ“Žπ“Šπ’·π“π“Ž-π“π’°π“‡π“ˆπ“‚π“Šπ’·
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“π“ŽΜπ“‰π’°noun1birds of the pigeon genus, including doves2dove or pigeon known to the Osages
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“„π’°
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“„π’°π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°Μ‹π“…π’°transitive verb1make roundπ“π“Ž-π“ˆπ’°π“„π’°
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“Š'𐒷𐒼𐒰
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“Š'π’·π’Όπ’°π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°Μπ“Š'𐒷𐒼𐒰transitive verb1make grass, etc., wither by pulling or holdingπ“π“Ž-π“ˆπ’°π“Š'𐒷𐒼𐒰
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“π’°
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“π“Žπ“‰π’°Μπ“π’°transitive verb1pull open or apart2make a rope come unplaited by dragging itπ“π“Žπ“ˆ'π’°π“π’°π“π“Ž-π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“π’°
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π““π’°
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π““π’°π“π“Žπ“‰π’°Μπ““π’°intransitive verb1protrude or stick out in a round shape (e.g., have one's rear end sticking out)
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π““π’»
π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π““π’»π“π“ŽΜ„π“ˆπ’°Μ‹π““π’»transitive verb1turn off2switch off3extinguish4put out a fire with the hands5put out a lightπ“π’»π“ˆπ’°π““π’»π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π““π’·π“π“Ž-π“ˆπ’°π““π’»π“„π’»π“ˆπ’°π““π’»
π“π“Žπ“Š'𐒰𐒼𐒷
π“π“Žπ“Š'π’°π’Όπ’·π“π“ŽΜ„π“Š'𐒰́𐒼𐒷transitive verb1be unable to2fail3fail at4unable to do, make, or complete anything, as for want of sufficient time5unable to lift or pull an object because it is too heavy6go set, as in a card gameπ“π“Ž-*π“Š'𐒰𐒼𐒷
π“π“Žπ“Šπ’°π“„π’°
π“π“Žπ“Šπ’°π“„π’°π“π“Žπ“Šπ’°Μπ“…π’°transitive verb1break, as cord, or a stick, by pulling with the handsπ“π“Ž-π“Šπ’°π“„π’°
π“π“Žπ“Šπ’·
π“π“Žπ“Šπ’·π“π“Žπ“Šπ’·Μtransitive verb1eat in small pieces, one by one, as marrow taken from a boneπ“π“Ž-π“π’°π“Šπ’·
π“π“Žπ“Šπ’·π“„π’·
π“π“Žπ“Šπ’·π“„π’·π“π“Žπ“‹π’·Μπ“„π’·transitive verb1lift2handle, deal with, manageπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“Šπ“Ž
π“π“Žπ“Šπ“Žπ“π“ŽΜπ“‹π“Žnoun1rib2ribsπ“π’»π“Šπ’»
π“π“Žπ“π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“π“Žπ“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜transitive verb1make good2fix, remedy3blessπ“π“Ž-π“π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“π’°π“†π“Ž
π“π“Žπ“π’°π“†π“Žπ“π“ŽΜ„π“π’°Μπ“†π“Žπ“π“ŽΜ„π“π’°Μ‹π“†π“Žtransitive verb1clean up2cleanse3clean, disinfect (e.g., a buffalo hide)π“π“Žπ“π’°π“†π’»π“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“π’·
π“π“Žπ“π’·π“π“ŽΜπ“π’·noun1waist2diaphragm3rib cage4side of a person
π“π“Žπ“π’· π’°π“π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ“π’· π’°π“π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’·π“π“ŽΜπ“π’· π’°Μπ“π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°Μπ’Όπ’·noun1girthπ“π“Žπ“π’·π’°π“π“Žπ“†π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’·This refers to the girth on a saddle.
π“π“Žπ“π’·π“π’»π’·
π“π“Žπ“π’·π“π’»π’·π“π“ŽΜπ“π’·π“π’»π’·noun1pneumoniadiaphragm hurtπ“π“Žπ“π’·π“π’»π’·
π“π“Žπ“π’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“π’»Ν˜π“π“Žπ“π’»ΜΝ˜transitive verb1buyπ’΄π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ π’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’·ΜI am buying itπ’΄π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ π’½π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’° π“π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’·I don't want to buy itπ’΄π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ π“π’°Μ„Ν˜π“Œπ’·Μ π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·Μ, π“€π’°ΜΝ˜π“’π’·π“†π’Όπ’° π’·Μ‹π“π’°Ν˜ π’°π’΄π’»Ν˜ π“€π’°Ν˜π““π’»ΜI am unable to buy it, I don't have enough money𐓂𐓏𐒷́ π“π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ 𐒴𐒷̋I'm going to buy groceriesπ““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μπ““π’» π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“π’°Μπ’΄π“Žπ“π’»Ν˜ 𐒴𐒷̋I'm going to buy the kids some applesπ’΄π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜I bought itπ’΄π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ 𐓋𐒷let me buyπ’΄π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ π“π’°Μπ’Ώπ’»Ν˜I ought to buyπ“π’»ΜΝ˜ π’°Ν˜π“π“ŽΜπ“π’» π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜we ought to buy oneπ“‡π“Šπ“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜?did you buy it?π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓒𐒰̋𐓁𐒻 π’°Ν˜π“π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ 𐓋𐒷let's buy all the applesπ“†π’°Μπ’½π“Ž π“π’»Ν˜ π’°Ν˜π“π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ 𐓋𐒷́let's buy a watermelon𐓅𐒰́𐓒𐒷 π“π’°π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’· 𐓂́𐓏𐒷 π’΄π“ŽΜπ“π’»Ν˜ π“‚Μπ’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π““π’» π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’·ΜI was slow buying groceries for supperπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“π’°π“π’°
π“π“Žπ“π’°π“π’°π“π“Žπ“π’°Μπ“π’°transitive verb1fold back from, as a sleeve or pants, with the handπ“π“Ž-𐓐𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒰𐓏𐒰
π“π“Žπ“π’·
π“π“Žπ“π’·π“π“ŽΜπ“π’·π“π“Žπ“π’·Μtransitive verb1pursue2chase3mate4take as a sexual partnerπ“π’»π“π’·π“π“Žπ“π’»π“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ“π’»π“π’°
π“π“Žπ“π’»π“π’°π“π“Žπ“π’»Μπ“π’°transitive verb1pull a person, etc., to the ground, as when he has been standing2pull down a person, etc.: said of what touches the ground at one endπ“π“Ž-𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰
π“π“Žπ“π“‚
π“π“Žπ“π“‚π“π“Žπ“π“‚Μtransitive verb1draw2make marks on paper, etc.3make such marks as are made on arrows4make such marks as are on arrowsπ“π“Žπ“π“Žπ“π“Ž-
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π“π“Žπ“π“„π’°π“π’·π“π“ŽΜ„π“π“„π’°Μπ“π’·transitive verb1lose somethingπ“π“Žπ“π“„π’°π“π’»π“π“Ž-
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π“π“Žπ“π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π“Žπ“π“„π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜transitive verb1lift off2remove, take down (e.g., from a shelf or the back of a truck)3unloadπ“π“Ž-
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π“π“Žπ“’π’°π““π’»π“π“ŽΜ„π“’π’°Μπ““π’»transitive verb1rejectnot takeπ“π“Žπ“’π’·π’°π““π’»This term is composed of a verb plus the negator "azhi." Both the term AND azhi need to be conjugated properly.
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π“π“Žπ“’π’·π“π“ŽΜ„π“’π’·Μπ“π“ŽΜ‹π“’π’·transitive verb1take2receive3accept4select5choose6get7draw (water)8gather or pick (e.g., fruit)9pick flowers or berriesπ“π’»π“’π’·π“π“Žπ“’π’»π“π“Ž-