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/-eg-/ medial

 
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
 
-eg- appears after w only; -iig- appears elsewhere with the same meaning
 
Type:
medial
Subtypes:
classifier
Variants:
iig
akwegad vii it is a certain length (as something sheet-like), is so long (as something sheet-like)
akwegizh vta cut h/ a certain length (sheet-like)
akwegizhan vti cut it (something sheet-like) a certain length
akwegizi vai s/he is a certain length (as something sheet-like), is so long (as something sheet-like)
aabiskwegin vta unfold h/ (as something sheet-like)
aabiskweginan vti unfold it (as something sheet-like)
babigwegad vii it (sheet-like) is bumpy, is lumpy
babigwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is bumpy, is lumpy
bagwegad vii it (something sheet-like) has a hole in it
bagwega' vta make a hole in it (animate, sheet-like) with something
bagwegisin vii it (sheet-like) gets a hole in it (from hitting something)
bagwegishkaa vai it (animate, sheet-like) has a hole, gets a hole (in it)
bagwegishkaa vii it (sheet-like) has a hole, gets a hole (in it)
bagwegizh vta cut a hole in it (animate, sheet-like)
bagwegizhan vti cut a hole in it (sheet-like)
bagwegizi vai s/he (something sheet-like) has a hole in h/
bawega' vta brush h/ (as something sheet-like)
bawega'an vti brush it using something (as something sheet-like)
bawegin vta shake h/ out (as something sheet-like)
baweginan vti shake it out (as something sheet-like)
bengwegad vii it is dry (sheet-like)
bengwegide vii it (sheet-like) dries by heat or fire
bengwegiz vta dry it (animate; sheet-like) with heat or fire
bengwegizi vai it (animate, sheet-like) is dry from heat or fire
bengwegizo vai it (animate, sheet-like) dries by heat or fire
bezhigweg adv num one piece of something sheet-like
bikwegishin vii it lies in a hump as under a blanket or cover
dakwegad vii it is short (as something sheet-like)
dakwegambizo vai she wears a short skirt
dakwegi' vta make h/ short (sheet-like)
dakwegitoon vti2 make it short (sheet-like)
dakwegizh vta cut h/ (something sheet-like) short
dakwegizhan vti cut it (something sheet-like) short
dakwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is short
dasweg adv num so many pieces of something sheet-like
dazhweginan vti spread it out flat
dazhwegisidoon vti2 lay it out spread flat
dazhwegisin vii it lies spread out flat
dazhwegishim vta spread h/ [sheet-like] out
dazhwegishin vai s/he lies spread out flat
dazhwegishkan vti spread it out flat (with foot or body)
dazhwegishkaw vta spread h/ out flat (with foot or body)
dazhwegishkaa vii it spreads out flat, opens up flat
dazhwegishkaa vai s/he spreads out flat, opens up flat
dazhwegiwebinan vti spread it (something sheet-like) out with hands
dazhwegizh vta slice, cut it (animate) into sheets or filets
dazhwegizhan vti slice, cut it into sheets or filets
daadwegishkan vti rip, split it (sheet-like) open with foot or body
gashkiiwegabi vai s/he sits covered over with a blanket, sits wrapped up
gashkiiwegin vta wrap h/, it (animate) in a bundle
gashkiiweginan vti wrap it in a bundle
gashkiiwegishin vai s/he lies covered over with a blanket, is wrapped (in something sheet-like)
gaawegad vii it is rough (as something sheet-like)
gaawegizi vai s/he is rough (as something sheet-like)
ginwegad vii it is long (as something sheet-like)
ginwegambizo vai she wears a long skirt
ginwegi' vta make h/ long (as something sheet-like)
ginwegitoon vti2 make it long (as something sheet-like)
ginwegizh vta cut h/ (something sheet-like) long
ginwegizhan vti cut it (something sheet-like) long
ginwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is long
gwayakwegad vii it (something sheet-like) is straight
gwayakwegizi vai s/he (something sheet-like) is straight
ikweginan vti hold or put it (something sheet-like) higher, out of the way
ingodwaasweg adv num six pieces of something sheet-like
inigokwegad vii it is a certain size, is so big (as something sheet-like)
inigokwegizi vai s/he is a certain size, is so big (as something sheet-like)
ishwaasweg adv num eight pieces of something sheet-like
jiibwegad vii [BL] it is pointed [sheet-like]
jiibweginan vti fold it (sheet-like) to a point
jiibwegizhan vti [BL] cut it (sheet-like) pointed
jiibwegizi vai [BL] s/he is pointed (sheet-like)
makadewegad vii it is black (as something sheet-like)
makadewegizi vai s/he is black (as something sheet-like)
mashkawaakwegad vii it (sheet-like) is stiff
mashkawaakwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is stiff
mashkawegad vii it (sheet-like) is strong, is tough
mashkawegizi vai s/he (something sheet-like) is strong (sheet-like)
midaasweg adv num ten pieces of something sheet-like
minwegad vii it is good (as something sheet-like)
minwegizi vai s/he is good (as something sheet-like)
miskwegad vii it (something sheet-like) is red
miskwegizi vai s/he is red (as something sheet-like)
miskwiiwegad vii it is bloody (as something sheet-like)
miskwiiwegizi vai s/he is bloody (as something sheet-like)
nabwegin vta fold h/ over (sheet-like)
nabweginan vti fold it (sheet-like) over
naanweg adv num five pieces of something sheet-like
naaweg adv num in the middle of a blanket or material
nibiiwegad vii it (something sheet-like) is wet
nibiiwegizi vai s/he (something sheet-like) is wet
ningodwaasweg adv num six pieces of something sheet-like
nisweg adv num three pieces of something sheet-like
nishwaasweg adv num eight pieces of something sheet-like
niiweg adv num four pieces of something sheet-like
niizhwaasweg adv num seven pieces of something sheet-like
niizhweg adv num two pieces of something sheet-like
ozhaawashkwegad vii it is blue, green (as something sheet-like)
ozhaawashkwegizi vai s/he is blue, green (as something sheet-like)
ozaawegad vii it is yellow, is brown (as something sheet-like)
ozaawegiz vta brown h/ by smoking (sheet-like)
ozaawegizan vti brown it by smoking (sheet-like)
ozaawegizi vai s/he is yellow, is brown (as something sheet-like)
waasikwegad vii it is shiny (sheet-like)
waasikwegizi vai s/he is shiny (sheet-like)
wiiwegin vta wrap h/
wiiweginan vti wrap it (as or as with something sheet-like)
zhaangasweg adv num nine pieces of something sheet-like
zipwegishkaa vii it (sheet-like) closes up, comes together
zhooshkwegad vii it (sheet-like) is smooth
zhooshkwega' vta iron h/
zhooshkwega'an vti iron it
zhooshkwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is smooth