What size/range is it? – Aaniin enigokwaag? it is big/vast ~ - michaa it is small – agaasaa it is wide – mangadeyaa it is narrow - agaasadeyaa Measure/weigh it! – Diba’an!
dimension/size/range: be of such a ~ - inigokwaa length/height: ST be a certain ~ - akwaa length/height: SB be a certain ~akoozi wide: ST be so ~ - inigokwadeyaa width: SB be a certain ~ - inigokwadezi width: be certain/the whole ~ of ST – inigokwadesin width: be the whole ~ of ST - enigokwadesing+in
size: be of such a ~ [mineral] – inigokwaabikad size: be of such a ~ [wooden] - inigokwaakwad size: be of such a ~ [cord] – inigokwaabiigad size: be of such a ~ [sheet] – inigokwegad
wide: be so ~ [mineral] – inigokwadeyaabikad wide: be so ~ [wooden] - inigokwaakwad wide: be so ~ [cord-like] – inigokwadeyaabiigad wide: be so ~ [sheet-like] – inigokwadeyiigad
Two units/miles/hours - niizho-diba’igan Two subunits/acres/minutes - niizhodiba’igaans Unit: be such an ~ [time/distance] - daso-diba’iganed
Two 16ths - niizhobookoninjiins Two inches - niizhoninj Two feet - niizhozid Two cubits (elbow to fingertip) - niizhobiminik Two fathoms (out stretched arms) – niizhonik Two acres - niizhodiba’igaans Two miles - niizho-diba’igan mile: be that many ~s - diba’abaaneyaa size of/all over the earth - enigokwakamigaag
be wide - mangadeyaa be wide – mangadezi be narrow - agaasadeyaa be so narrow - apiitadeyaa be tall/long – ginwaa be tall/long – ginoozi be tall – mindido be big/vast ~ - michaa small: be - agaasaa be tiny - biisaa be tiny – babiiwaawan be small globular - babiiwiminagad be a tall tree: ~ - ishpaakwaa big: be ~ [wooden] – michaakwad small: be ~ [wooden] - agaasaakwad
diminish ST – bangiiwagitoon shorten ST – dakoonan shorten ST [cord-like] - dakwaabiiginan small: make ST ~(er) – agaasaatoon increase ST -naki’an lengthen ST – ginwaatoon fits [liquid] – debibii fits well – minosin fits ST well - debishkan space: make ~ for ST – dawishkan space: have enough ~ - debisin enough/sufficient/long lasting: be ~ - debise
nail ST - zagaakwa’an glue ST - bazagwa’an screw ST - biimiskwa’an cut ST off – giishkizhan cut ST into a point – bajiishkizhan cut ST out - gagiigizhan saw ST off – giishkiboodoon saw ST apart lengthwise – daashkiboodoon saw ST into fine pieces – bigishkiboodoon