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aatebizh vta put out a fire on h/ with hands

Paired with: aatebidoon vti2

aatebii vai s/he sobers up

aate'an vti put it out, extinguish it

(detransitive) aate'ige vai s/he extinguishes something; s/he puts something (fire, light) out (derived noun) aate'igan ni a fire extinguisher
aate'igan ni a fire extinguisher

aate'ige vai s/he extinguishes something; s/he puts something (fire, light) out

aate'ishkodawewidaabaan na a fire truck

aate'ishkodawewinini na a firefighter, a fireman

aatenaagozi vai s/he appears to be extinguished (e.g., the moon or sun in an eclipse)

aateshkodawe vai [S] s/he puts out a fire

aateshkodawewinini na [S] a firefighter, a fireman

aatewebinan vti put it out quickly (extinguishing it), extinguish it quickly (with the hands)

aateyaasin vii it is extinguished, blown out by the wind

Paired with: aateyaashi vai

aateyaashi vai s/he is extinguished, blown out by the wind

Paired with: aateyaasin vii

aatwaakogaabawi vai s/he stands leaning against something (a wall, a tree)

aatwaakosidoon vti2 lean it against (as something stick- or wood-like

Paired with: aatwaakoshim vta

aatwaakosin vii it leans against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakoshin vai

aatwaakoshim vta lean h/ against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakosidoon vti2

aatwaakoshin vai s/he leans against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakosin vii

aatwaakowebin vta throw h/ up against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakowebinan vti

aatwaakowebinan vti throw it up against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakowebin vta

aatwaakwabi vai s/he sits leaning against a tree or wall

aawada'oodoo vai s/he hauls by boat

aawada'oodoon vti2 haul it by boat

Paired with: aawada'oozh vta

aawada'oozh vta haul h/ by boat

Paired with: aawada'oodoon vti2

aawadamaw vta haul (it) for h/

See also: aawadaw vta

aawadashkosiwe vai s/he hauls hay

aawadaw vta haul (it) for h/

See also: aawadamaw vta

aawadaaso vai s/he hauls a load, hauls freight

aawadaasoowidaabaan ni a truck

aawadaasoowidaabaanens ni [RL] a pickup truck

aawadaasoowinini na a freight hauler

aawadaatigwe vai s/he hauls logs

aawadinise vai s/he hauls firewood

aawadinisedaabii vai s/he hauls wood by sled

aawadoom vta haul h/ on the back

Paired with: aawadoondan vti

aawadoon vti2 haul it

Paired with: aawazh vta

(benefactive) aawadaw vta haul (it) for h/ aawadamaw vta haul (it) for h/ (detransitive) aawajige vai s/he hauls things (verb of undergoing) aawajigaade vii it is hauled (by someone), they" haul it (verb of undergoing) aawajigaazo vai s/he is hauled (by someone), "they" haul h/
aawadoondan vti haul it on the back

Paired with: aawadoom vta

aawajibingwe vai s/he hauls sand or gravel

aawajibingwewidaabaan ni [RL] a gravel truck

aawajidaabaadan vti haul it on sled or wagon

Paired with: aawajidaabaazh vta

aawajidaabaazh vta haul h/ on a sled or wagon

Paired with: aawajidaabaadan vti

aawajidaabii vai s/he hauls by dragging; s/he hauls on a sled

aawajigaade vii it is hauled (by someone), they" haul it

aawajigaazo vai s/he is hauled (by someone), "they" haul h/

aawajige vai s/he hauls things

aawajimine vai s/he hauls wild rice

aawajimiijime vai s/he hauls food

aawajinigaadan vti haul it on the shoulder

Paired with: aawajinigaazh vta

aawajinigaazh vta haul h/ on the shoulder

Paired with: aawajinigaadan vti

aawajinige vai s/he hauls stuff on the shoulder

(applicative) aawajinigaadan vti haul it on the shoulder (applicative) aawajinigaazh vta haul h/ on the shoulder
aawajiwane vai s/he packs a load, hauls something by pack

aawajiwiisiniwine vai s/he hauls food

See also: aawajimiijime vai

aawan vii it is a certain thing

Paired with: aawi vai

aawazh vta haul h/

Paired with: aawadoon vti2

(detransitive) aawazhiwe vai s/he hauls people
aawazhiwe vai s/he hauls people

aawazhiwewidaabaan na a vehicle for transporting people: a taxi, a van

See also: aawazhiwewidaabaan ni

aawazhiwewidaabaan ni a vehicle for transporting people: a taxi, a van

See also: aawazhiwewidaabaan na

aawekaazh vta recognize h/

aawenan vti identify it (by sight)

aawenaw vta identify h/ (by sight)

aawendan vti identify it

Paired with: aawenim vta

aawenim vta identify h/

aawetan vti identify it (by sound)

Paired with: aawetaw vta

aawetaw vta identify h/ (by sound)

aawi vai s/he is a certain thing or being

Paired with: aawan vii

(verb of pretending) aawikaazo vai s/he pretends to be somebody
aawikaazo vai s/he pretends to be somebody

aayaapiichinaag adv tmp [BL] every once in a while, every now and then; now and then

aayaatwaakogaabawi vai s/he stands here and there or for some time leaning against something (a wall, a tree)

aayaazhawiwebinamaw vta throw, shove (it) back and forth to h/

aayenaabiisin vii it has cracks in it

aazha adv tmp [BL] already; now

aazhawagaako vai s/he goes across on the ice

aazhawagaakobatoo vai s/he runs across on the ice

aazhawagaakobizo vai s/he drives across on the ice

aazhawagaakomotoo vai s/he makes a road or trail across the ice

aazhawagaame vai s/he goes across going along the shore or the edge

aazhawagaamebatoo vai s/he runs across going along the shore or the edge

aazhawagaamebizo vai s/he drives across going along the shore or the edge

aazhawagaazii vai s/he wades across

aazhawagaaziibatoo vai s/he runs across wading through the water

aazhawa'adoo vai s/he goes across a road or trail

aazhawa'adoobatoo vai s/he runs across a road or trail

aazhawa'adoowagwaakwa'igan ni a pedestrian crossing sign

aazhawa'am vai2 s/he crosses, go across by boat

aazhawa'o vai s/he crosses, go across by boat; s/he goes across by boat

aazhawa'oodoon vti2 ferry it across; take it across by boat

Paired with: aazhawa'oozh vta

(detransitive) aazhawa'oojige vai s/he takes things across by boat, ferries things across (verb of undergoing) aazhawa'oojigaade vii it is taken across by boat, is ferried across (by someone) (verb of undergoing) aazhawa'oojigaazo vai s/he is taken across by boat, ferried across (by someone) (derived noun) aazhawa'oojigan ni a ferry
aazhawa'oojigan ni a ferry

aazhawa'oojigaade vii it is taken across by boat, is ferried across (by someone)

aazhawa'oojigaazo vai s/he is taken across by boat, ferried across (by someone)

aazhawa'oojige vai s/he takes things across by boat, ferries things across

aazhawa'oojigewinini na a ferryman

aazhawa'ookii vai s/he poles a boat across

aazhawa'ookiiwin ni a poled ferry

aazhawa'oozh vta ferry h/ across; take h/ across by boat

Paired with: aazhawa'oodoon vti2

aazhawakamigaa vii it (the ground) goes across, is an isthmus

aazhawakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles across

aazhawamon vii it (road or trail) goes across

aazhawapidoon vti2 tie it across

aazhawashkiiga'am vai2 s/he walks across a muskeg or swamp

aazhawayi'ii adv loc on the other side of it

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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