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overspend
vi
overspend
onzaamadaawe vai s/he overspends

overtake
vt
overtake
adim vta catch up to, overtake h/

Paired with: adindan vti

adindan vti catch up to, overtake it

Paired with: adim vta

overtake in a boat
adima' vta catch up to, overtake h/ (by boat)

Paired with: adima'an vti

adima'an vti catch up to, overtake it (by boat)

Paired with: adima' vta

overwork
n
collapse from overwork
gawanokii vai s/he collapses from overwork

owe
vt
owe
mazina'amaw vta owe (it) to h/, get credit from h/, charge (it) (on an account with h/)

mazina'ige vai s/he owes something, gets or has credit, buys on credit, charges to an account, goes into debt

owl
n
owl
gookooko'oo na an owl

screech owl
gaakaabishiinh na a screech-owl

[
eastern screech owl
; 
Otus asio
]

own
vt
own
ayaan vti4 have it; own it

Paired with: ayaaw vta

ayaaw vta have h/; own h/

Paired with: ayaan vti4

dibendan vti control, own it

Paired with: dibenim vta

dibenim vta control, own, rule h/

Paired with: dibendan vti

dibenjige vai s/he controls, owns, rules something

dibenjigaade vii it is controlled, owned, ruled (by someone), "they" control, own, rule it

dibenjigaazo vai
  1. s/he is controlled, owned, ruled (by someone), "they" control, own, rule h/
  2. s/he is a member

dibendaagozi vai
  1. s/he is controlled, is owned
  2. s/he belongs, is a member

Paired with: dibendaagwad vii

dibendaagwad vii
  1. it is controlled, is owned
  2. it belongs

Paired with: dibendaagozi vai

dibendamookaazo vai s/he acts as if s/he owns something

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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