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bakobiiwebishkan vti kick, shove it into the water (with foot or body)

Paired with: bakobiiwebishkaw vta

bakobiiwebishkaw vta kick, shove h/ into the water (with foot or body)

Paired with: bakobiiwebishkan vti

bakobiiyaabiigamon vii it (string-like) leads into the water

bakobiiyaaboono vai s/he slides into the water

bakobiiyaasin vii it is blown into the water

Paired with: bakobiiyaashi vai

bakobiiyaashi vai s/he is blown into the water (by the wind)

Paired with: bakobiiyaasin vii

bakobiizideni vai s/he puts h/ foot in the water

bakon vta skin h/

Paired with: bakonan vti

bakonamikwe vai s/he skins beaver

bakonan vti skin it

Paired with: bakon vta

(detransitive) bakonige vai s/he skins things
bakonazhashkwe vai s/he skins muskrat

bakonaaboozwe vai s/he skins rabbit

bakonaakigwe vai s/he skins otter

bakonige vai s/he skins things

bakonige-mookomaan ni a skinning knife

See also: bakonigewi-mookomaan ni [BL]

bakonigewi-mookomaan ni [BL] a skinning knife

See also: bakonige-mookomaan ni

bakwadaabidebijige vai s/he pulls out teeth

bakwadaabidebizh vta pull h/ teeth out

bakwadaasin vii it is blown off of something

Paired with: bakwadaashi vai

bakwadaashi vai it (animate) is blown off of something

Paired with: bakwadaasin vii

bakwadizh vta cut h/ off from something

Paired with: bakwadizhan vti

bakwadizhan vti cut it off from something

Paired with: bakwadizh vta

bakwadizhwi vta [NI]

► bakwadizh vta

bakwajibidamaw vta pull it off or out of something for h/; pick, pluck it for h/

bakwajibidoon vti2 pick, pluck it; pull it out or off of something

Paired with: bakwajibizh vta

(benefactive) bakwajibidamaw vta pull it off or out of something for h/; pick, pluck it for h/
bakwajibizh vta pick, pluck h/; pull h/ off or out of something

Paired with: bakwajibidoon vti2

bakwajisaga'igan ni a crowbar

bakwajise vii it comes out or off of something

Paired with: bakwajise vai

bakwajise vai s/he comes out or off of something

Paired with: bakwajise vii

bakwanii vai s/he (a tree) has bark easy to get off

bakwanii vii it has bark easy to get off

bakwanj ni a stump with exposed roots

bakwanjiikaan ni [NI] a gun stock

bakwazikaa vii it suddenly comes loose, detaches

bakwaabi vai s/he has h/ eye or eyes open up

bakwebidamaw vta tear a piece of (it) off for h/

bakwebidoon vti2 tear a piece off of it

Paired with: bakwebizh vta

(benefactive) bakwebidamaw vta tear a piece of (it) off for h/
bakwebizh vta tear a piece off of h/

Paired with: bakwebidoon vti2

bakwebiigad vii it is turbid, roiled, muddy (water)

bakwebiigamin vii the water is turbid, roiled, muddy

bakwebiigamise vii it becomes turbid, roiled, or muddy (water)

bakwebiigaashkaa vai2 the waves make the water turbid, roiled, or muddy; the waves dirty the water

bakwebiigishkan vti dirty it (water) (by foot or body action); make it turbid, roiled, or muddy (by foot or body action)

(detransitive) bakwebiigishkige vai s/he dirties the water (by foot or body action); s/he makes the water turbid, roiled, or muddy (by foot or body action)
bakwebiigishkige vai s/he dirties the water (by foot or body action); s/he makes the water turbid, roiled, or muddy (by foot or body action)

bakweboodoon vti2 saw a piece off it

Paired with: bakweboozh vta

bakweboozh vta saw a piece off h/

Paired with: bakweboodoon vti2

bakwega' vta chop a piece off h/ (something of wood)

Paired with: bakwega'an vti

bakwega'an vti chops a piece off it (something of wood)

Paired with: bakwega' vta

bakwe' vta take a piece off h/ using something

Paired with: bakwe'an vti

bakwe'an vti take a piece off it using something

Paired with: bakwe' vta

bakwem vta bite a piece off h/

Paired with: bakwendan vti

bakwen vta take a piece off h/ (by hand)

Paired with: bakwenan vti

bakwenamaw vta share a piece of (it) with h/, share (it) with h/

bakwenamaadiwag vai they share (it) with each other

bakwenan vti take a piece off it (by hand)

Paired with: bakwen vta

(detransitive) bakwenige vai s/he cuts cards (benefactive) bakwenamaw vta share a piece of (it) with h/, share (it) with h/
(reciprocal) bakwenamaadiwag vai they share (it) with each other
bakwendan vti bite a piece off it

Paired with: bakwem vta

(detransitive) bakwenjige vai s/he bites a piece off something
bakwene vii it smokes, is smoky or dusty

bakwenibii vai s/he chokes while drinking

bakwenige vai s/he cuts cards

bakwenishkaago vai s/he chokes on food

bakwenjige vai s/he bites a piece off something

bakwesidoon vti2 chip it

Paired with: bakweshim vta

bakweshim vta chip h/

Paired with: bakwesidoon vti2

bakweshkaa vii it comes off in pieces

bakwewebishkan vti knock off a piece off it [with fast motion of body or foot]

Paired with: bakwewebishkaw vta

bakwewebishkaw vta knock off a piece off h/ [with fast motion of body or foot]

Paired with: bakwewebishkan vti

bakweyaabideshin vai s/he chips a tooth on something

bakwezh vta cut a piece off h/

Paired with: bakwezhan vti

bakwezhamaw vta cut (it) a piece off for h/

bakwezhan vti cut a piece off it

Paired with: bakwezh vta

bakwezhige vai s/he cuts pieces off something (benefactive) bakwezhamaw vta cut (it) a piece off for h/ (verb of undergoing) bakwezhigaade vii it has a piece cut off it, "they" cut a piece off it (verb of undergoing) bakwezhigaazo vai s/he has a piece cut off h/, "they" cut a piece off h/ bakwezhigan na
  1. bread, bannock
  2. flour
(verb of making) bakwezhiganike vai s/he makes bread, [N] makes bannock
(derived noun) bakwezhiganikewin ni bannock-making, bread-making
bakwezhigan na
  1. bread, bannock
  2. flour

bakwezhiganaabo ni soup with flour or dumplings

bakwezhiganaaboo ni gravy

bakwezhiganaabooke vai s/he makes dumpling soup

bakwezhiganaaboons ni [BL] gravy

bakwezhigani-makak ni a bread box; a flour box

bakwezhigani-ozaawaakizigan ni a toaster

bakwezhiganikaan na [BL] bannock

bakwezhiganike vai s/he makes bread, [N] makes bannock

bakwezhiganikewigamig ni a bakery

bakwezhiganikewikwe na a baker (female)

bakwezhiganikewin ni bannock-making, bread-making

bakwezhiganikewinaagan ni a bread-mixing bowl

bakwezhiganikewinini na a baker

bakwezhigaade vii it has a piece cut off it, "they" cut a piece off it

bakwezhigaans na a cookie, a cracker, a roll

bakwezhigaazo vai s/he has a piece cut off h/, "they" cut a piece off h/

bakwezhige vai s/he cuts pieces off something

bamendan vti care for it

Paired with: bamenim vta

bamenim vta care for h/

Paired with: bamendan vti

bami' vta support, provide for, adopt h/

bami'aagan na a supported one, an adopted one
bami'aagan na a supported one, an adopted one

bami'aagaans na a pet

bamoonzhe vai

banaganaam vta miss hitting h/

Paired with: banaganaandan vti

banaganaandan vti miss hitting it

Paired with: banaganaam vta

banagwaazh vta miss snaring h/

banagwaazo vai s/he escapes being snared

bana' vta miss h/ (using something)

Paired with: bana'an vti

bana'an vti miss it (using something)

Paired with: bana' 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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