Wabmetso – To see one’s self

Nde wabmetso – I see myself

Wawabmonek nwi wabmetso – I will look at myself in the mirror

Ggi wabmetso ne ngom? – Have you looked at yourself today?

 

Gishtegwa – Cut down something animate

Nwi gishtegwa o wisgak – I will cut down a black ash tree

Ngi gishtegwa o wigwasatek – I cut down the white birch tree

Nwi gishtegwa o senamesh – I will cut down that maple tree

Nwi gishtegwa o tegmesh – I will cut down that oak tree

 

Wabma – To see something animate

Ngi wabma o mko – I saw a bear

Ngi wabma o mko wnago – I saw a bear yesterday

Ngi wabma o mko ibe – I saw a bear over there

Wnago ngi wabma o mko ibe – Yesterday I saw a bear over there

Dbabma – To check on someone

Nwi dbabma o penojé – I will check on the baby

Nwi dbabmak gi gigyagoyek – I will check on the girls

Ngi dbabmek ngyé – My mother checked on me

Ngi dbabmamen wnago – We checked on him/her yesterday

Bashkjéshkwa – To burst someone with foot or body

Ngi bashkjéshkwa o skemé – I burst that mosquito

Ngi baskjéshkwa o ézgak – I burst that tick

Ngi baskjéshkwa o gwakwadé – I burst that grasshopper

Cho ngi bashkjéshkwasi o mémégé – I didn’t burst that butterfly

Cho ngi bashkjéshkwasi weye – I didn’t burst anyone

This verb implies that someone is stepping upon an insect

Nodwa – To hear something animate

Ngi nodwa o bnéshi – I heard that bird

Gnodweshen ne? – Can you hear me?

Cho wi she gnodwesi – I can’t hear you

Éhé gnodwen – Yes I hear you

Zaskokwana – To Fry something (animate)

Zaskokwadan – to fry something (inanimate)

Ngi zaskokwadan i wiyas – I fried that meat

Ngi zaskokwana o gigo – I fried that fish

Ngi zaskokwadanen anet negeshen – I fried some bologna

Ngi zaskokwanak gi gigosek – I fried those fish

Ngi zaskokwadan i bkwéshgen – I fried that bread

Gbashma – To Cook

Nde gbashma ode bidi – I’m cooking this chicken

Nde gbshmak gode penyék – I’m cooking these potatoes

Nde gbaton i wiyas – I’m cooking that meat

Nde gbatonen node zawjisésen – I’m cooking these carrots

Wjanda – To Cook

Ngi wjanda ode bidi – I cooked this chicken

Ngi wjandak gode penik – I cooked these potatoes

Ngi wjandon i wiyas – I cooked that meat

Ngi wjandowen ni zawjisésen – I cooked those carrots

Bidapkowébna – To put something animate in the oven

Bidapkowébnan – To put something inanimate in the oven

Ngi bidapkowébna o bidi – I put that chicken in the oven

Ngi bidapkowébnak gi penik – I put those potatoes in the oven

Ngi bidapkowébnan i wiyas – I put that meat in the oven

Ngi bidapkowébnanen ni zawjisésen – I put those carrots in the oven