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gigrathagegee-GRAH-thah-gaystrike and knock down one's owntransitive verbkill one's own by strikingtransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgigra-unspec. comp. form ofgra- 1githageunspec. comp. form ofgi-1thage2
gigrathage 1strike and knock down one's own
gigrathage 2kill one's own by striking
gigrathojegee-GRAH-thoh-jayprune or trim one's own trees or vinestransitive verbclear one's own land of trees and brushtransitive verbtake the hair off one's own (buffalo, etc.) hide with a hide scrapertransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgigra-unspec. comp. form ofgra- 1githojeunspec. comp. form ofgi-1thoje
gigrathoje 1prune or trim one's own trees or vines
gigrathoje 2clear one's own land of trees and brush
gigrathoje 3take the hair off one's own (buffalo, etc.) hide with a hide scraper
gigraweðegee-GRAH-way-ðaycut one's own wood with an axtransitive verbchop off the foot, etc. of one's child, etc., with an axtransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgigra-unspec. comp. form ofgra- 1giweðeunspec. comp. form ofgi-1*weðe
gigraweðe 1cut one's own wood with an ax
gigraweðe 1cut one's own wood with an ax
gigraweðe 2chop off the foot, etc. of one's child, etc., with an ax
gigraweðe 2chop off the foot, etc. of one's child, etc., with an ax
gigraxagee-GRAH-xahexcel or surpass one's relationtransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgigra-unspec. comp. form ofgra- 1gixa2unspec. comp. form ofgi-1
gigraxaexcel or surpass one's relation
gigraxįngegee-GRAH-xeeⁿng-gaypull or blow one's own nosetransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgigra-unspec. comp. form ofgra- 1gixįngeunspec. comp. form ofgi-1
gigraxįngepull or blow one's own nose
gigraxogegee-GRAH-xoh-gaybreak or stave in one's own kettle, barrel, etc.transitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgigra-unspec. comp. form ofgra- 1gixogeunspec. comp. form ofgi-1xoge2
gigraxogebreak or stave in one's own kettle, barrel, etc.
gigraxwegee-GRAH-xwaycomb the hair of one's own child, relation, etc.transitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgigra-unspec. comp. form ofgra- 1gixweunspec. comp. form ofgi-1
gigraxwecomb the hair of one's own child, relation, etc.
gigregee-GRAYpass here on one's way back or homewardverbhave gone byverbgo pastverbgo byverbarrive at a certain positionverbbecomeverbComparejirepass by this place, going from another in sight, and taking something to be given to another person, not a relationpass by here alone, when on one's way homepass here on one's way home, with something that one retains for oneselftake anything homeward, not from the home of the speaker but from another place, passing by the home of the speakermake go awaymake it becomeTwo Have Gone Back Femalefall inpass here on one's way back or homeward for those (animate objects), not one's owntake them (animate objects) homeward, passing here on the waypass here on one's way back or home, for one's horses, etc.take one's horses, etc., homeward, passing this place
gigrehigee-GRAY-heemake go awayverbmake it becomeverbunspec. comp. form ofgigre-hi
gigrųnjegee-GROOⁿN-jaychop a lying objecttransitive verbchop something lyingtransitive verbchoptransitive verbcut, as wood (with an axe or hatchet)transitive verbcut a cord with an axe, etc.transitive verbcut off short with an axtransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-1grųnje 2cut in two a long horizontal objectComparedagrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofda-2grųnjegiweðeunspec. comp. form ofgi-1*weðeragrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofra-2grųnjeragrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofra-2grųnjerigrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofri-2grųnje 2rigrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofri-2grųnje 2wagrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofwa-2grųnje 2wagrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofwa-2grųnje 2wigrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofwi-1grųnjewigrųnjeunspec. comp. form ofwi-1grųnjecut off one's own, short with an axchop wood with (an axe, etc.)cut in two in the middle, with an axe, as woodcut grass with a scythelawnmowermowing machinescythe
gigrųnje 6cut off short with an ax
gigųgee-GOOⁿbrush off clothing with the handtransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-1brush off one's own clothing with the hand
gigųbrush off clothing with the hand
gigujegee-GOO-jaymake a dugout canoe with a hoetransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-1
gigųnðegee-GOOⁿN-ðayteach totransitive verbshow toverbshow howverbunspec. comp. form ofgi-3gųnðeteach a person several things
gihahagee-HAH-hahskip or jumpverbskip, hop, or any motion other than running or walking
gihaha manyigee-HAH-hah MAH-nyeeskip, hop, or any motion other than running or walkingverbunspec. comp. form ofgihahamanyiThis term refers to any motion other than running or walking.
gihegegee-HAY-gayhurt a little by striking, falling, or by the action of the windtransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-1hege2Compareruhegewahegeunspec. comp. form ofwa-2hege2wihegeunspec. comp. form ofwi-1hege2
gihegehurt a little by striking, falling, or by the action of the wind
gihi1GEE-heebe chiefverb
gihi2GEE-heehave reached a place, whither one went for the benefit of anothertransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-3hi2
gihi2have reached a place, whither one went for the benefit of another
gihihichegee-HEE-hee-chayselecttransitive verbpick outtransitive verb
gihuðegee-HOO-ðayrockverbswayverbearthquakeverbearthquakenounquakeverbquake (earth)verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-1*huðeGordon Marsh notes that this term refers to the earth quaking.Comparerahuðeunspec. comp. form ofra-2*huðerihuðeunspec. comp. form ofri-2*huðewahuðeunspec. comp. form ofwa-2*huðewihuðeunspec. comp. form ofwi-1*huðecause to shake frequently by blowing, as the wind moves the branches of a tree
gihuhuðegee-HOO-hoo-ðaycause to shake frequently by blowing, as the wind moves the branches of a treetransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgihuðeunspec. comp. form ofgi-1*huðeComparewahuhuðeunspec. comp. form ofwahuðewihuhuðeunspec. comp. form ofwi-1*huðespring under a wagon
gijigegee-JEE-gehsweeptransitive verbbrush or sweep with a brush (by striking motion, not by pushing)transitive verbwipe after stooling by scraping with a stick or corn cobtransitive verbscrape off, as snow, with a hoe or axetransitive verbpaw away the snow, as horses dotransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-1*jigeThis term is used to refer to sweeping with an instrument such as a broom or wisp. It can also be used to refer to a horse pawing at the ground to brush something aside.Comparerujigeunspec. comp. form ofru-*jigewajigeunspec. comp. form ofwa-2*jigesweep snowpaw away the snow, as a horse doessweep one's own with a wisp or brushbrush at one's own
gijige 2brush or sweep with a brush (by striking motion, not by pushing)
gik'egeek'-AYdigverb
gik'eðegeek'-AY-ðayscrape offtransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-1
gik'įGEEK'-eeⁿcarry another person's property for them, the shape of it not being specifiedtransitive verbcarry (on the back) another's property, by their requesttransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofgi-3k'įThird-Person Singular to Third-Person Pluralwagik'įwah-GEEK'-eeⁿcarry another's propertycarry another person's property for them and take it to themcarry another's property on the back, by their request
gik'į 1carry another person's property for them, the shape of it not being specified