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/ozaaw-/ initial

 
yellow, brown
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
ozaawadaawangad vii it (sand-like, powder) is yellow, is brown
ozaawadaawangizi vai it (animate) (sand-like, powder) is yellow, is brown
ozaawadis vta dye h/ brown or yellow
ozaawadisan vti dye it brown or yellow
ozaawadiso vai s/he is dyed brown or yellow
ozaawadite vii it is dyed brown or yellow
ozaawadowe vai s/he has yellow or brown fur
ozaawamik na a brown beaver
ozaawanagekozi vai s/he (a tree) has yellow or brown bark
ozaawaa vii it is yellow, is brown
ozaawaabate vii there is yellow or brown smoke
ozaawaabik ni brass, a piece of brass
ozaawaabikad vii it is yellow, is brown (as something mineral); it is (of) brass
ozaawaabikizi vai s/he is yellow, is brown (as something mineral); s/he is (of) brass
ozaawaabiigad vii it is yellow, is brown (as something string-like)
ozaawaabiigizi vai s/he is yellow, is brown (as something string-like)
ozaawaagamin vii it (a liquid) is yellow, is brown
ozaawaagonagaa vii there is yellow snow
ozaawaakide vii it is toasted, is browned (by fire)
ozaawaakigane vai s/he has a yellow or brown chest, is yellow-breasted
ozaawaakiz vta toast h/, brown h/ (by fire)
ozaawaakizan vti toast it, brown it (by fire)
ozaawaakizo vai s/he is toasted, is browned (by fire)
ozaawaakondibe vai s/he has blond hair, brown hair
ozaawaakozi vai s/he is yellow, is brown (as something stick- or wood-like)
ozaawaakwad vii it is yellow, is brown (as something stick- or wood-like)
ozaawaanakwad vii it is a yellow cloud
ozaawaanakwagoode vii it (cloud) is yellowish in the sky
ozaawaande vii it is colored yellow, is colored brown
ozaawaanikwe vai [BL]
  1. s/he has yellow or brown hair
  2. s/he is blond
ozaawaanz vta color h/ yellow, color h/ brown
ozaawaanzan vti color it yellow, color it brown
ozaawaanzo vai s/he is colored yellow, is colored brown
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)
ozaawi- pv lex yellow; brown
ozaawibagaa vii there are yellow leaves, brown leaves
ozaawibii' vta paint h/ yellow; paint h/ brown
ozaawibii'an vti paint it yellow; paint it brown
ozaawigwan na a brown feather; a yellow feather
ozaawigwane vai s/he (a bird) has brown or yellow feathers
ozaawi'o vai s/he wears yellow, wears brown
ozaawijiishkiwagad vii it is yellow mud, is brown mud
ozaawikonaye vai s/he wears yellow, wears brown
ozaawikoozhe vai s/he has a brown or yellow bill
ozaawiminagad vii it is yellow or brown (globular)
ozaawiminagizi vai s/he is yellow or brown (globular)
ozaawinaagozi vai s/he looks yellow, appears yellow; s/he looks brown, appears brown
ozaawinaagwad vii it looks yellow, appears yellow; it looks brown, appears brown
ozaawindibe vai s/he has blond hair, brown hair
ozaawitigwaane vai [BL] s/he is blond; it (animate) has a yellow or brown head
ozaawizi vai s/he is yellow, is brown
ozaawizigwaa vii it (slab-like) is yellow, is brown

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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