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/-oonag-/ medial

 
canoe, boat; vehicle
 
Type:
medial
Subtypes:
classifier; post-medial
agaasadeyoonagad vii it (a boat) is narrow
agaasoonagad vii it (a boat) is small
agaasoonagizi vai it (animate) is a small vehicle
agidoonag adv loc [ML] on top of a canoe or boat
akoonagad vii it (a boat) is a certain length, is so long
anaamoonag adv loc under a boat or canoe
apiitoonagad vii it (canoe or boat) is so deep, is so high
aabitawoonag adv loc halfway down a canoe or boat
aasamoonag adv loc on the side of the canoe or boat
biindoonag adv loc in a canoe, boat
dabasoonagad vii it (a boat) is low
dakoonagad vii it (a canoe or boat) is short
dasoonag adv num so many boats or canoes, so many boatloads
dasoonagiziwag vai there are a certain number of canoes of them
eyiidawoonag adv loc on both sides of the canoe or boat
gidoonagise vai s/he falls out of a boat
ginoonagad vii it (a boat) is long
ginwaakoonagad vii it (a boat) is long
ingodoonag adv num one boat or canoe, one boatload
ingodwaasoonag adv num six boats or canoes, six boatloads
inigokoonagad vii it (a boat) is of such a size, is so big
inigokwadeyoonagad vii it (a boat) is a certain width, is so wide
ishpoonagad vii it (a boat) is high
ishwaasoonag adv num eight boats or canoes, eight boatloads
mangadeyoonagad vii it (a boat) is wide
mangoonagad vii it (a boat) is big
midaasoonag adv num ten boats or canoes, ten boatloads
minoonagad vii it is nice boat
mitoonagabi vai s/he sits right on the bottom of the canoe (with no cushion)
naanoonag adv num five boats or canoes, five boatloads
naanoonagiziwag vai there are five canoes or boats of them
naawoonag adv loc in the middle of a boat
ningodoonag adv num one boat or canoe, one boatload
ningodwaasoonag adv num six boats or canoes, six boatloads
nisoonag adv num three boats or canoes, three boatloads
nisoonagiziwag vai there are three canoes or boats of them
nishwaasoonag adv num eight boats or canoes, eight boatloads
niiyoonag adv num four boats or canoes, four boatloads
niiyoonagiziwag vai there are four canoes of boats of them
niizhoonag adv num two boats or canoes, two boatloads
niizhoonagiziwag vai there are two canoes or boats of them
niizhwaasoonag adv num seven boats or canoes, seven boatloads
ogidoonag adv loc on top of a canoe or boat
zhaangasoonag adv num nine boats or canoes, nine boatloads