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aazhawaabiigin vta string h/ (as a net) across

Paired with: aazhawaabiiginan vti

aazhawaabiiginan vti string it across

Paired with: aazhawaabiigin vta

aazhawaadagaa vai s/he swims across

See also: aazhawaadage vai [BL]

aazhawaadagaako vai s/he goes across on the ice

aazhawaadagaakobatoo vai s/he runs across on the ice

aazhawaadagaazii vai s/he wades across

aazhawaadagaaziibatoo vai s/he runs across wading through the water

aazhawaadage vai [BL] s/he swims across

See also: aazhawaadagaa vai

aazhawaakogoodoon vti2 hang it across a stick or rack

aazhawaakosidoon vti2 lay it across (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aazhawaakoshim vta

aazhawaakosin vii it lies across (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aazhawaakoshin vai

aazhawaakoshim vta lay h/ across (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aazhawaakosidoon vti2

aazhawaakoshin vai s/he lies across (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aazhawaakosin vii

aazhawaakwagwinjin vai it (animate; stick-like) lies across the water

aazhawaandawaagan ni a footbridge

aazhawaandawe vai s/he climbs across

aazhawaandawemon vii it leads across a bridge

aazhawaasin vii it is blown across (by the wind), sails across, soars across

Paired with: aazhawaashi vai

aazhawaashi vai s/he is blown across (by the wind), sails across, soars across

Paired with: aazhawaasin vii

aazhawaatebii'amaw vta e-mail h/

aazhawewesidoon vti2 record (the sound of) it

Paired with: aazhaweweshim vta

aazhawewesijige vai s/he records (sound) aazhawewesijigan ni an audio recorder: a digital or tape recorder
aazhawewesijigan ni an audio recorder: a digital or tape recorder

aazhawewesijige vai s/he records (sound)

aazhaweweshim vta record (the sound of) h/

Paired with: aazhawewesidoon vti2

aazhawi- adv conj across

aazhawi-dakokii vai s/he steps across

aazhawibatoo vai s/he runs across

See also: aazhoobatoo vai

aazhawibatwaadan vti run across with it

Paired with: aazhawibatwaazh vta

aazhawibatwaazh vta run across with h/

Paired with: aazhawibatwaadan vti

aazhawibide vii it speeds, drives, flies across

Paired with: aazhawibizo vai

aazhawibizo vai s/he speeds, drives, flies across

Paired with: aazhawibide vii

aazhawibizonitoon vti2 drive it across

aazhawidaabaadan vti drag it across

Paired with: aazhawidaabaazh vta

aazhawidaabaazh vta drag h/ across

Paired with: aazhawidaabaadan vti

aazhawidaabii vai s/he drags across

aazhawidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives across

aazhawigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps across

aazhawikana adv loc across the road or trail

aazhawikanebizo vai s/he crosses a lane

aazhawikawe vai s/he leaves tracks going across

aazhawinamaw vta pass something on to h/; transfer something to h/

aazhawinamaadiwag vai they transfer something along, pass something to each other

aazhawinamaage vai s/he transfers, passes it to people

aazhawinigaadan vti take it across on the shoulder

Paired with: aazhawinigaazh vta

aazhawinigaazh vta take h/ across on the shoulder

Paired with: aazhawinigaadan vti

aazhawinige vai s/he takes things across on the shoulder

(applicative) aazhawinigaadan vti take it across on the shoulder (applicative) aazhawinigaazh vta take h/ across on the shoulder
aazhawinizha' vta send h/across

Paired with: aazhawinizha'an vti

aazhawinizha'an vti send it across

Paired with: aazhawinizha' vta

(detransitive) aazhawinizha'ige vai s/he sends things across
aazhawinizha'ige vai s/he sends things across

aazhawise vai s/he flies across

Paired with: aazhawise vii

aazhawise vii it flies across

Paired with: aazhawise vai

aazhawisidoon vti2 lay it across

Paired with: aazhawishim vta

aazhawisin vii it lies across

Paired with: aazhawishin vai

aazhawishim vta lay h/ across

Paired with: aazhawisidoon vti2

aazhawishin vai s/he lies across

Paired with: aazhawisin vii

aazhawishkaa vai s/he crosses, walks across, goes across

aazhawiwebin vta throw, shove h/ across

Paired with: aazhawiwebinan vti

aazhawiwebinamaw vta throw, shove (it) across to h/

aazhawiwebinan vti fly it across

(benefactive) aazhawiwebinamaw vta throw, shove (it) across to h/
aazhawiwebinan vti throw, shove it across

Paired with: aazhawiwebin vta

aazhawoode vai s/he crawls across

aazhibik ni a rock cliff

aazhide-waagosh na a cross fox

[
red fox
; 
Vulpes vulpes
]

aazhidebii'ige vai s/he signs with an X; s/he votes

aazhidem vta answer h/ back; talk back to h/

aazhidendiwag vai they answer each other; they discuss with each other; they reply to each other

aazhideyaatig na a cross

aazhideyiiginan vti overlap it (sheet-like), fold it back over to form a seam

aazhigidabi vai s/he sits leaning back face up

aazhigidagoojin vai s/he hangs with back to ground

aazhigidikweni vai s/he tilts h/ head back

aazhigidin vta turn h/ face up

Paired with: aazhigidinan vti

aazhigidinan vti turn it face up

aazhigidwebin vta throw h/ over backwards

aazhigidwebinan vti throw it over backwards

Paired with: aazhigidwebin vta

aazhigidwebishkan vti kick it over face up

aazhigijibizh vta pull h/ over on h/ back, turn h/ facing up

aazhigijise vii it turns face up; it turns over backwards

aazhigijise vai s/he turns face up; s/he turns over backwards

aazhigijisidoon vti2 lay it face up; lay it over backwards

Paired with: aazhigijishim vta

aazhigijisin vii it falls over backwards; it lies face up

aazhigijishim vta lay h/ face up; lay h/ over backwards

Paired with: aazhigijisidoon vti2

aazhigijishin vai s/he falls over backwards; s/he lies face up

Paired with: aazhigijisin vii

aazhigijiweba' vta toss h/ upside down (using something forcefully)

aazhigijiiginige vai s/he plays poker

aazikan vti get there before it, beat it there

Paired with: aazikaw vta

aazikaw vta get there before h/, beat h/ there

Paired with: aazikan vti

aazhikwe vai s/he screams

aazhogan ni a bridge

aazhoganike vai s/he makes a bridge
aazhoganike vai s/he makes a bridge

aazhoge vai s/he goes across water

aazhogebizo vai s/he drives across

aazhogedaabii'iwe vai s/he drives across

aazhogewidoon vti2 carry, take it across

Paired with: aazhogewizh vta

aazhogewizh vta carry, take h/ across

Paired with: aazhogewidoon vti2

aazhooba'idiwag vai they run across together

aazhooba'iwe vai s/he runs across in flight

aazhoobatoo vai s/he runs across

See also: aazhawibatoo vai

aazhoodaabii'iwe vai s/he drives across

aazhoogaadebi vai s/he sits with legs crossed

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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