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baaswi vta [BL]

► baas vta

baashkadaawangamon vii it is a dusty road

baashkademo vai s/he bursts into tears

baashkadewasigan ni TNT

baashka' vta burst h/ (using something)

Paired with: baashka'an vti

baashka'an vti burst it (using something)

Paired with: baashka' vta

baashkakwa'am vai2 s/he [a thunderer] makes a thunderclap

baashkam vta bite and burst h/

Paired with: baashkandan vti

baashkandan vti bite and burst it

Paired with: baashkam vta

baashkaabigwanii vii it blossoms, blooms

baashkaakondibe' vta club h/ on the head

baashkaapi vai s/he bursts out laughing

baashkaawe'am vai2 s/he hatches

baashkaawe'o vai s/he hatches

baashkibidoon vti2 burst it with hands

Paired with: baashkibizh vta

baashkibizh vta burst h/ with hands

Paired with: baashkibidoon vti2

baashkide vii it explodes, blows up; it bursts from heat

Paired with: baashkizo vai

baashkigidaazo vai s/he bursts into a sudden rage

baashkijiibidoon vti2 squash and burst i(some bag-like) t with hands

Paired with: baashkijiibizh vta

baashkijiibizh vta squash and burst h/ (something bag-like) with hands

Paired with: baashkijiibidoon vti2

baashkijiiganaam vta burst h/ stomach open by hitting, burst h/ (something bag-like) by hitting

Paired with: baashkijiiganaandan vti

baashkijiiganaandan vti burst it (something bag-like) by hitting

Paired with: baashkijiiganaam vta

baashkijii' vta burst h/ open (using something)

Paired with: baashkijii'an vti

baashkijii'an vti burst it open (using something)

Paired with: baashkijii' vta

baashkijiise vai s/he (something bag-like) bursts

Paired with: baashkijiise vii

baashkijiise vii it (something bag-like) bursts

Paired with: baashkijiise vai

baashkijiisidoon vti2 burst it (something bag-like) by dropping it or hitting it against something

Paired with: baashkijiishim vta

baashkijiisijige vai s/he has a blowout

baashkijiisin vii it falls and bursts, bursts on impact

Paired with: baashkijiishin vai

baashkijiishim vta burst h/ (something bag-like) by dropping or hitting against

Paired with: baashkijiisidoon vti2

baashkijiishin vai s/he, it (animate) falls and bursts, bursts on impact; s/he has a blow-out

Paired with: baashkijiisin vii

baashkijiishkan vti burst it (with foot or body)

Paired with: baashkijiishkaw vta

baashkijiishkaw vta burst h/ (with foot or body)

Paired with: baashkijiishkan vti

baashkijiishkaa vai s/he bursts open

Paired with: baashkijiishkaa vii

baashkijiishkaa vii it bursts open

Paired with: baashkijiishkaa vai

baashkikaa vii it bursts, ruptures

Paired with: baashkikaa vai

baashkikaa vai s/he bursts, ruptures

Paired with: baashkikaa vii

baashkikwa'am vai2 s/he makes thunder

baashkimaagozi vai s/he suddenly gives off a smell

Paired with: baashkimaagwad vii

baashkimaagwad vii it suddenly gives off a smell

Paired with: baashkimaagozi vai

baashkiminasan vti cook it into jam or sauce

baashkiminasigan ni jam; preserves

baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigan na a berry or fruit pie

baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhigan na a berry or fruit pie

baashkiminasiganikaan ni [BL] home-made jam or preserves

baashkinede vii it steams

Paired with: baashkinezo vai

baashkineyaa vii there is dust or mist in the air

baashkinezo vai s/he steams

Paired with: baashkinede vii

baashkisidoon vti2 hit or drop and burst it

Paired with: baashkishim vta

baashkisin vii it falls and bursts, bursts on impact

Paired with: baashkishin vai

baashkishim vta hit or drop h/ and burst h/

Paired with: baashkisidoon vti2

baashkishin vai s/he, it (animate) falls and bursts, bursts on impact

Paired with: baashkisin vii

baashkiz vta shoot h/

Paired with: baashkizan vti

(reflexive) baashkizodizo vai s/he shoots h/ self (reciprocal) baashkizodiwag vai they shoot each other
baashkizan vti shoot it

Paired with: baashkiz vta

(detransitive) baashkizige vai
  1. s/he shoots things
  2. he ejaculates
 (derived noun) baashkizigan ni a gun
baashkizigan ni a gun

(verb of possession) obaashkizigani vai s/he has a gun or guns
baashkiziganaabik ni gun barrel

baashkizigani-mazina'igan ni a gun permit

baashkizige vai
  1. s/he shoots things
  2. he ejaculates

baashkizo vai s/he explodes, blows up; s/he bursts from heat

Paired with: baashkide vii

baashkizodiwag vai they shoot each other

baashkizodizo vai s/he shoots h/ self

baashkizwi vta [NI]

► baashkiz vta

baataniinad vii there is much of it

See also: baatayiinad vii

baataniino vai there is much of h/ (something animate)

Paired with: baataniinad vii See also: baatayiino vai

baataniinowag vai they are many, there are many of them

See also: baatayiinowag vai

baatayiinad vii
  1. there is much of it
  2. they are many, there are many of them

Paired with: baatayiino vai

baatayiinadoon vii they are many, there are many of them

Paired with: baatayiinowag vai

baatayiinatoon vti2 have many of them; have much of it

Paired with: baatayiino' vta

baatayiino vai
  1. there is much of it
  2. [pl] they are many, there are many of them

Paired with: baatayiinad vii

baatayiino' vta have much of h/, have many of them

Paired with: baatayiinatoon vti2

baatayiinowag vai they are many, there are many of them

See also: baataniinowag vai

baatayiinwewaanagad vii there are many different sets, pairs, or kinds of it

baataa-izhiwebiziwin ni sin

baataadiyeshin vai s/he gets h/ rear stuck somewhere

baataajiishkiwese vai s/he gets stuck in mud

baataam vta tell on h/; testify against h/

(reciprocal) baataandiwag vai they witness against, tell on each other
baataandiwag vai they witness against, tell on each other

baataanizhikaw vta chase h/ into a corner, corner h/

baataase vai s/he gets stuck

Paired with: baataase vii

baataase vii it gets stuck

Paired with: baataase vai

baataasin vii it is stuck

Paired with: baataashin vai

baataashin vai s/he is stuck

Paired with: baataasin vii

baataaziwin ni sin

baate vii it is dry

Paired with: baaso vai

baate- pv lex dried

baate-mashkiigimin ni a dried cranberry

baatekamigaa vii the ground is dry

baawitig ni rapids

(verb of being) baawitigowan vii it is a set of rapids; there are rapids
baawitigokaa vii there are (a lot of) rapids

baawitigowan vii it is a set of rapids; there are rapids

baawitigwaabo ni [BL] water from the rapids

baawitigweyaa vii the river has rapids in it

baazagobidoon vti2 scratch it

Paired with: baazagobizh vta

(detransitive) baazagobijige vai s/he scratches something
baazagobijige vai s/he scratches something

baazagobinidiwag vai they scratch at each other

baazagobinidizo vai s/he scratches h/ self

baazagobizh vta scratch h/

Paired with: baazagobidoon vti2

(reciprocal) baazagobinidiwag vai they scratch at each other (reflexive) baazagobinidizo vai s/he scratches h/ self
baazagoshin vai s/he gets scratched or scraped on something, falls and gets scratched or scraped

baazhida' vta step over h/

Paired with: baazhida'an vti

baazhida'an vti step over it

Paired with: baazhida' vta

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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