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ᒥᒋᔨᒧᐤvaishe/he uses bad languagemichiyimuw
ᒥᒋᔪᐤnawicked personmichiyuw
ᒥᒍᐤvai+oshe/he eats itmiichuw
ᒥᒐᐊᐤvtashe/he places him/her, it (anim) badly, she/he makes/does it (anim) badlymichaahaaw
ᒥᒐᐱᒋᑕᐤvai+oshe/he uses it wrongly, she/he makes a bad use of itmichaapichiihtaaw
ᒥᒐᐱᒐᐊᐤvtashe/he uses it (anim) wrongly, she/he makes a bad use of it (anim)michaapichaahaaw
ᒥᒐᐱᔅᑲᐤ1viiit (stone, metal) is large, bigmiihchaapiskaaw
ᒥᒐᐱᔅᑲᐤ2viiit (stone, metal) is badmichaapiskaaw
ᒥᒐᐱᔅᒋᓱᐤ1vaiit (anim, stone, metal) is badmichaapischisuw
ᒥᒐᐱᔅᒋᓱᐤ2vaiit (anim, stone, metal) is large, bigmiihchaapischisuw
ᒥᒐᐳᔅᒋᐧᒄnigarbage pailmichaapuuschiihkw
ᒥᒐᐳᔾnigarbagemichaapuy
ᒥᒐᐸᐤnaugly manmichaapaaw
ᒥᒐᐸᑭᓐ1viiit (string-like) is large, big, multiple (like rope)miihchaapaakin
ᒥᒐᐸᑭᓐ2viiit (string-like) is badmichaapaakin
ᒥᒐᐸᒋᓱᐤ1vaiit (anim, string-like) is big, largemiihchaapaachisuw
ᒥᒐᐸᒋᓱᐤ2vaiit (anim, string-like) is badmichaapaachisuw
ᒥᒐᑐᐃᒋᓱᒡvaithey are many living togetherusually pluralmiihchaatuiichiisuuch
ᒥᒐᑐᐃᔅᐱᓴᐤp (quantity)many milesmiihchaatuispisaaw
ᒥᒐᑐᐊᐤvtashe/he divides it (anim) in many partsmiihchaatuuhaaw
ᒥᒐᑐᐎᒡp (quantity)many different ways, locations, kinds, sizes; multiplemiihchaatuwiich
ᒥᒐᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he hits many (anim, birds) with one shotmiihchaatuuhwaaw
ᒥᒐᑐᐛᐸᑲᐃᑭᓂᔅᒋᐧᒄp (quantity)many tubsfulmiihchaatuwaapaakaahiikinischiihkw
ᒥᒐᑐᐤvaithere is a lot, it (anim) is abundantmiihchaatuw
ᒥᒐᑐᐱᓯᒺviiit is many monthsusually pluralmiihchaatupiisimwa


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