Shoshoni/English Dictionary:

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ma this/that, it (visible)
-ma’ai  with, in addition to 
ma’aiku  with, in addition to 
(variant of ma’ai)
maa[’]nangwaH behind 
(behind something and away from speaker) 
(postposition
maa[’]nangwahku behind
(transitive verbs of motion, movement towards speaker)
(postposition)
mabizhiaN- to fix with the hands (transitive

made

this/that (neutral distance) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural) (subject
madeheN this/that (neutral distance) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual) (possessive case)
madehi this/that (neutral distance) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual) (object case)
madehwe this/that (neutral distance) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (dual) (subject case)
madei’  this/that (neutral distance) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (plural) (object case)
madeN this/that (neutral distance) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular) (subject case)
magozho’hai- to wash with the hand(s) (verb)
-mahwaka after finish ( + verb)-ing 
(auxiliary verb)  
mai they say, people say, it is said 
(QUESTION PARITICLE) 
-ma’i  (variant of ma’ai)
maiku  okay, alright 
maitenga outside (adverb of place)
maitengaku outside
(transitive verbs of motion)
(movement towards speaker)
(adverb of place
maitengate outside
(used with static verbs that indicate no motion)
(adverb of place
maka this/that (neutral distance) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular) (object case)
makaN this/that (neutral distance) 
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular) (possessive case)
manegiseemote fifty (number
manegitee’ (manegitei’) five (of something) (noun)
maseange- to plant, sow, raise (animals) (transitive verb)  
maseN this/that (neutral distance)
(demonstrative pronoun) (singular) (subject case)
(CONTRASTIVE) 
mase’a plant/plants, sow/sows, raise/raises (animals)
(durative aspect) (transitive verb
meheN your (dual)
mehwe you (dual)
memme you (plural
memmeN your (plural
mia’ let’s go (see mi’a-)
mi’a-

     mi’a’yu

     mi’aa’yu

     mimi’a’yu

to go (intransitive verb)

am/are/is walking (singular and plural)

(pausal)

(dual form of mi’a’yu)

mi’awa’iH-

     mi’awa’ihyu 

to go out

going out (progressive aspect)

-mi’i- (indicates habitual, repeated action)
(verbal suffix)
mimi’a’yu  (dual form of mi’a’yu)
mu’bii (-ha) car, automobile
munna[’]gwa last year (adverb of time
munnagwa dahwani  last spring (adverb of time)
munnagwa da’za  last summer (adverb of time
munnagwa dommo  last winter (adverb of time
munnagwa yeba’ni  last fall (adverb of time)