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agwaayaashi vai s/he is blown ashore (by the wind); sails ashore

Paired with: agwaayaasin vii

agwaayaashkaa vii waves come ashore

agwaayoode vai s/he crawls ashore

agwaayoom vta carry, take h/ shore on the back

Paired with: agwaayoondan vti

agwaayoondan vti carry, take it ashore on the back

Paired with: agwaayoom vta

agwaazii vai s/he comes off the water

agwinde vii it is in or on the water, floats, soaks

See also: agonjin vai

agwinjiwinaagan ni [BL] a net float

agwii vai s/he is covered with a garment

agwiiwin ni a garment

ahaaw pc interj come on; okay

a'a pron dem that (animate singular)

See also: a'aw pron dem ; a'awe pron dem [N]

a'aw pron dem that (animate singular)

See also: a'a pron dem ; a'awe pron dem [N]

a'awe pron dem [N] that (animate singular)

See also: a'aw pron dem

a'awedi pron dem that over there (animate singular)

See also: awedi pron dem

ajidagoode vii it hangs upside down

Paired with: ajidagoojin vai

ajidagoodoon vti2 hang it upside down

Paired with: ajidagoozh vta

ajidagoojin vai s/he hangs upside down

ajidagoozh vta hang h/ upside down

Paired with: ajidagoodoon vti2

ajidagoozi vai s/he hangs above upside down

ajidakide vii it is stuck in upside down

See also: ajidakizo vai

ajidakizh vta erect h/ upside down; stick h/ in upside down

ajidakizo vai s/he is stuck in upside down

Paired with: ajidakide vii

ajidakiiwebin vta throw h/ on the ground head first

Paired with: ajidakiiwebinan vti

ajidakiiwebinan vti throw it on the ground head first

Paired with: ajidakiiwebin vta

ajidamoo na a red squirrel

[
American red squirrel
; 
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
]

ajidamoo-miikana ni a squirrel trail

ajidamoo-nagwaagan ni a squirrel snare

ajidamoowayaan na a squirrel hide

ajidin vta hold h/ upside down

Paired with: ajidinan vti

ajidinan vti hold it upside down

Paired with: ajidin vta

(detransitive) ajidinige vai s/he holds, turns things upside down (verb of undergoing) ajidinigaade vii it is held, turned upside down (by someone), "they" hold, turn it upside down (verb of undergoing) ajidinigaazo vai s/he is held, turned upside down (by someone), "they" hold, turn h/ upside down
ajidinigaade vii it is held, turned upside down (by someone), "they" hold, turn it upside down

ajidinigaazo vai s/he is held, turned upside down (by someone), "they" hold, turn h/ upside down

ajidinige vai s/he holds, turns things upside down

ajijaak na a sandhill crane

[
sandhill crane
; 
Grus canadensis
]

See also: ojijaak na [BL]

ajijibizo vai s/he falls head first

ajijigaabawi vai s/he stands with h/ head down, stands on h/ head

ajijishim vta put h/ face down, put h/upside down

ajijiingwese vai s/he falls on h/ face

ajina adv tmp a little while

akakanzhe ni charcoal, coals, coal

(verb of abundance) akakanzhekaa vii there are (a lot of) coals (verb of making) akakanzheke vai s/he makes charcoal
akakanzhebwe vai s/he cooks, roasts, grills something on the coals

akakanzhebwen vai + o cook it on the coals, grill it

akakanzhekaa vii there are (a lot of) coals

akakanzheke vai s/he makes charcoal

akakojiish na a woodchuck, a groundhog

[
Marmota monax
]

See also: akakojiishi na

akakojiishi na a woodchuck, a groundhog

[
Marmota monax
]

See also: akakojiish na

akamaw vta lie in wait for, ambush h/

akandamoo na a banana; root of water plant sp.

akandoo vai s/he lies in wait, ambushes, posts for game (using a hunting stand or blind) fold)

(derived noun) akandoowin ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind akandoowaagan ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind
akandoowaagan ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind

akandoowin ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind

See also: akandoowaagan ni ; mitigo-akandoowin ni

akawaabam vta wait in watch for h/, expect h/ to come

Paired with: akawaabandan vti

akawaabandan vti wait in watch for it, expect it to come

Paired with: akawaabam vta

akawaabi vai s/he waits in watch, expects

akawaa' vta wait for h/ (to do something)

Paired with: akawaatoon vti2

akawaatoon vti2 wait for it (to happen, to do something)

Paired with: akawaa' vta

akawe adv tmp first (in a time sequence), first of all

akawishibe vai s/he lies in wait for ducks in a blind

akeyaa adv loc in the direction of, in that way

See also: inagakeyaa adv deg [RL]

aki ni
  1. earth, land, ground
  2. a country, a territory
  3. moss

(verb of being) akiiwan vii it is the earth, is land (verb of being) akiiwi vai s/he is muddy, has earth or moss on h/ (verb of abundance) akiikaa vii there is (a lot of) dirt, earth, land (verb of possession) odakiimi vai s/he has land
akik na
  1. a container, usually of metal, for cooking or for holding liquids: a kettle, a pot, a pan, a pail, a bucket
  2. an engine, a motor

(verb of making) akikoke vai s/he makes kettles, pots, pans, or pails akikoons na an outboard motor (verb of possession) odakiko vai s/he has a kettle, pot, pan, or pail
akikaandag na [ML] a jack pine

[
Pinus banksiana
]

See also: okikaandag na

akikoke vai s/he makes kettles, pots, pans, or pails

akikoons na an outboard motor

akina adv qnt [S] all, every

See also: gakina adv qnt

akina awiya pron indf [ML]

See also: gakina awiya pron indf

akina gegoo pron indf [ML] everything, all of them (a set of things)

See also: gakina gegoo pron indf

akiwenzii na an old man

(verb of being) akiwenziiyiwi vai he is an old man
akiwenzii-ziinzibaakwad ni [BL] an artificial sweetener

akiwenziiyiwi vai he is an old man

akii-mazina'igan ni a map

akiikaa vii there is (a lot of) dirt, earth, land

akiiwan vii it is the earth, is land

akiiwe-wiigiwaam ni an earth lodge

akiiwi vai s/he is muddy, has earth or moss on h/

Paired with: akiiwan vii

akiiwigamig ni a sod house

ako pc asp used to; it was the custom to...

► iko pc asp See also: iko pc asp ; ko pc asp

ako- pv rel a certain length; as far as; as long as; since

akogamaa vii it (a lake) is so long

akogwaashkwani vai s/he jumps so far

akojaane vai h/ nose is so long

See also: akwaakojaane vai

akoo' vta make h/ a certain length, make h/ so long

Paired with: akootoon vti2

akoonagad vii it (a boat) is a certain length, is so long

akooshkinatoon vti2 [N] fill it so high, so far (with solids)

akooshkine vii [N] it is filled so high, so far (with solids)

akootoon vti2 make it a certain length, make it so long

Paired with: akoo' vta

akoozi vai s/he is a certain length, is a certain height, is so long, is so tall

Paired with: akwaa vii

akwadaawangaa vii the beach goes so far, is so long; a stretch of sand goes so far, is so long

akwa'waa vai [ML] s/he fishes through the ice with spear

akwa'we vai [RL] s/he fishes through the ice with spear

See also: akwa'waa vai [ML]

akwa'wewigamig ni [ML] a fish house for spearing

akwa'wewinini na [ML] a ice fisherman (who uses a spear)

akwamon vii it (road or trail) is a certain length, is so long

akwanaamo vai s/he is short of breath, takes short breaths

akwaa vii it is a certain length, a certain height, is so long, is so tall

Paired with: akoozi vai

akwaabam vta see h/ at a certain distance

Paired with: akwaabandan vti

akwaabandan vti see it at a certain distance

Paired with: akwaabam vta

akwaabi vai s/he sees a certain distance

akwaabikad vii it is a certain length (as something mineral), is so long (as something mineral)

Paired with: akwaabikizi vai

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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