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agaasadegamaa vii it is a narrow lake

agaasade' vta make h/ narrow

Paired with: agaasadetoon vti2

agaasadekamigaa vii it is a narrow stretch of ground

agaasademon vii it is a narrow road or trail

agaasadengwe vai s/he has a narrow face

agaasadesagaa vii it has a narrow floor area, is a narrow room

agaasadetigweyaa vii it (a river) is narrow

agaasadetoon vti2 make it narrow

Paired with: agaasade' vta

agaasadeyaa vii it is narrow

Paired with: agaasadezi vai

agaasadeyaabikad vii it is narrow (as something mineral)

Paired with: agaasadeyaabikizi vai

agaasadeyaabikizi vai s/he is narrow (as something mineral)

Paired with: agaasadeyaabikad vii

agaasadeyaabiigad vii it is narrow (as something string-like)

Paired with: agaasadeyaabiigizi vai

agaasadeyaabiigizi vai s/he is narrow (as something string-like)

Paired with: agaasadeyaabiigad vii

agaasadeyiigad vii it is narrow (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: agaasadeyiigizi vai

agaasadeyiigizi vai s/he is narrow (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: agaasadeyiigad vii

agaasadeyoonagad vii it (a boat) is narrow

agaasadezhan vti cut it narrow

agaasadezi vai s/he is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyaa vii

agaasadezide vai s/he has narrow feet

agaasadinaa vii there is a small hill

agaasashkiigaa vii it is a small muskeg

agaasate vii it is a small house or room

agaasaa vii it is small

Paired with: agaashiinyi vai See also: agaasin vii [BL]

agaasaabaminaagozi vai s/he looks small, seems small

agaasaabikad vii it (mineral) is small

Paired with: agaasaabikizi vai

agaasaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is small

Paired with: agaasaabikad vii

agaasaabiigad vii it (something string-like) is small, is fine

Paired with: agaasaabiigizi vai

agaasaabiigizi vai it (animate; something string-like) is small, is fine

Paired with: agaasaabiigad vii

agaasaakozi vai s/he is small (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: agaasaakwad vii

agaasaakwad vii it is small (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: agaasaakozi vai

agaasaakwaanowe vai s/he has a small furry tail

agaasaatoon vti2 make it small

Paired with: agaasi' vta

agaasendan vti think little of it, think it insignificant

Paired with: agaasenim vta

(passive) agaasendaagozi vai s/he is thought insignificant (passive) agaasendaagwad vii it is thought insignificant
agaasendaagozi vai s/he is thought insignificant

Paired with: agaasendaagwad vii

agaasendaagwad vii it is thought insignificant

Paired with: agaasendaagozi vai

agaasenim vta think h/ insignificant; think little of h/

Paired with: agaasendan vti

agaasi- pv lex small

agaasi-waawiyebii'igan ni a bullseye in a shooting target

agaasibagad vii it is a small leaf

agaasibagaa vii there are small leaves

agaasibii'an vti write it small, draw it small

agaasibii'igaade vii it is written small (by someone), "they" write it small

agaasibii'ige vai s/he writes small

agaasiboode vii it is sawn, filed small

Paired with: agaasiboozo vai

agaasiboodoon vti2 saw, file it small

Paired with: agaasiboozh vta

agaasiboozh vta saw, file h/ small

Paired with: agaasiboodoon vti2

agaasiboozo vai s/he is sawn, filed small

Paired with: agaasiboode vii

agaasidenigome vai s/he has small nostrils

agaasidiye vai s/he has a small rear

agaasidoone vai [N] s/he has a small mouth

agaasigamaa vii it is a small lake

agaasi' vta make h/ small

Paired with: agaasaatoon vti2

agaasijaane vai s/he has small nose

agaasikodan vti carve it small

Paired with: agaasikozh vta

agaasikode vii it is carved or whittled small

Paired with: agaasikozo vai

agaasikozh vta carve h/ small

Paired with: agaasikodan vti

agaasikozo vai s/he is carved or whittled small

Paired with: agaasikode vii

agaasiminagad vii it is small (as something ball-like)

Paired with: agaasiminagizi vai

agaasiminagizi vai s/he is small (as something ball-like)

Paired with: agaasiminagad vii

agaasin vii [BL] it is small

Paired with: agaashiinyi vai See also: agaasaa vii

agaasinaagozi vai s/he looks small, seems small

Paired with: agaasinaagwad vii

agaasinaagwad vii it looks small, seems small

Paired with: agaasinaagozi vai

agaasitawage vai s/he has a small ear or small ears

agaasitaagozi vai s/he sounds like someone small

Paired with: agaasitaagwad vii

agaasitaagwad vii it sounds like something small

Paired with: agaasitaagozi vai

agaasitoon vti2 make it small

Paired with: agaasi' vta

agaasiwane vai s/he carries a small pack, packs a small load

agaasizide vai s/he has small feet

agaasiigad vii it (sheet-like) is small

Paired with: agaasiigizi vai

agaasiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is small

Paired with: agaasiigad vii

agaasiino vai [plural] there are few of them (animate); there is a small amount of it (animate)

agaasoonagad vii it (a boat) is small

Paired with: agaasoonagizi vai

agaasoonagizi vai it (animate) is a small vehicle

Paired with: agaasoonagad vii

agaashiinyi vai they are small, are tiny

Paired with: agaasaa vii

agaawaa adv deg barely; hardly

See also: agaawaa adv deg

agaawaa go adv man barely; hardly

See also: agaawaa adv deg

agaawaadan vti wish for, hope for, desire it

Paired with: agaawaazh vta

agaawaazh vta wish for, desire h/

Paired with: agaawaadan vti

agidajiw adv loc [ML] on top of a mountain

agidakamig adv loc on top of the ground

See also: ogidakamig adv loc ; wagidakamig adv loc

agidasin adv loc on top of a rock

agidaabik adv loc on top of something mineral (e.g., metal, glass, rock)

agidaajiwan adv loc [ML] upstream

See also: ogidaajiwan adv loc

agidaaki adv loc [ML] on top of a hill

agidaakiiwe vai [ML] s/he goes uphill, climbs up to the top

agidaakiiwebatoo vai [ML] s/he runs uphill

agidibiig adv loc on top of the water

agidigamig adv loc on top of the house

agidiskwam adv loc on top of the ice

agidoonag adv loc [ML] on top of a canoe or boat

See also: ogidoonag adv loc

agig na phlegm

agigokaa vai s/he has a cold

agijayi'ii adv loc on top, on top of

agiji- pv lex on top, on top of

agim vta count h/

Paired with: agindan vti

agindamaw vta count (it) for h/; read (it) for h/

agindamaage vai s/he counts (something) for people; s/he reads (something) for people

agindan vti count it; read it

Paired with: agim vta

(verb of undergoing) aginjigaade vii
  1. it is counted (by someone), "they" count it
  2. it is read (by someone), "they" read it
 (verb of undergoing) aginjigaazo vai s/he is counted, is a member (benefactive) agindamaw vta count (it) for h/; read (it) for h/
agindaaso vai s/he counts; s/he reads

agindaasoowigamig ni a library

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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