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ᒧᓯᓈᑯᓐ N

musinaakun

vii stem: n

it is far from ready (used with negative)

c'est loin d'être prêt

Ex:

ᑖᐹ ᐋᔥᒄ ᒧᓯᓈᑯᓐ ᐊᓐ ᓂᐱᒥᓂᐧᐋᓐ ᑳ ᑯᒋᔅᒋᓂᐧᐋᑎᒫᓐ᙮

taapaa aashkw musinaakun an nipiminiwaan kaa kuchischiniwaatimaan.

I checked on my cooking and it is still far from ready.

j'ai vérifié la cuisson et c'est loin d'être prêt.

ready (N:33 S:44)

prêt (N:17 S:17)

ᐁ ᓅᑯᐦᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐁ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑖᑯᐦᒡ (N:123 S:167)
seen, appears, looks like
Components: -naakun, -naakusiu / -naakun, -nakusuu

-naakun (final (vii)) (N:63 S:85)
appear, look like

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ᒧᓯᓈᑯᓯᐤ musinaakusiu [vai]
N s/he, it (anim) is far from ready, immature (used with negative)