VAI Wordlist Flashcards
s/he is (located s.where)
ayaa
s/he is thirsty
gaasknaabaagwe
s/he is hungry
bakade
s/he eats
wiisini
s/he drinks
minikwe
s/he is doing/feels well
mino’zhiyaa
s/he is sick
aakozi
s/he goes (s.where)
izhaa
s/he arrives (s.where)
dagoshin
s/he leaves
maajaa
s/he comes
bizhaa
s/he returns
biskaabii
s/he sleeps
nibaa
s/he wakes up/is awake
goshkozi
s/he gets up
bizigwii
s/he pees/urinates
zhiishiigi
s/he goes to the bathroom/pees
zaakam
s/he poops
miizii
s/he washes h/ face
giziibiigiingwe
s/he bathes
giziibiigzhe
s/he gets dressed/puts on h/ clothes
biiskonye
s/he brushes h/ hair
nsikwewa
s/he brushes h/ teeth
giziiyaabdewa
s/he eats breakfast
kizhebaa’wiisini
s/he works
anakii
s/he eats lunch
naakwe’wiisini
s/he goes home
giiwe
s/he eats dinner
naagshi-wiisini
s/he gets undressed/takes off h/ clothes
giiskonye
s/he makes a mess
wiinchige
s/he cleans
biinchige
s/he does/washes the dishes
giziigbiignaagne
s/he does laundry/washes clothes
gziibiigne
s/he washes/scrubs the floor
giziisga’ge
s/he sweeps
jiigda’ge
s/he swims
bagiza
s/he skates/plays hockey
zhooshkwaade
s/he fishes
giigoonke
s/he hunts
giiwse
s/he runs/jogs
bibaambatoo
s/he goes for (a) walk(s)
bibaamse
s/he shops
baayaajige
s/he goes to get groceries/food
naajmiijme
s/he drives/rides around
bibaambiza
s/he goes for a bike ride
bibaamwebshkige
s/he plays music
midwewechige
s/he gardens
gitige
s/he beads
minidoomnenske
s/he does quillwork
gaawyeke
s/he dances
niimi