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dagwaginzo vai s/he is included, is a member, is counted in

Paired with: dagwaginde vii

dagwam vta eat h/ with something

Paired with: dagwandan vti

dagwandan vti eat it with something

Paired with: dagwam vta

dagwanjigan ni a condiment, a side dish, snack food; jam

dagwapide vii it is tied with something else

Paired with: dagwapizo vai

dagwapidoon vti2 tie it with something else

Paired with: dagwapizh vta

dagwapizh vta tie h/ with something else

Paired with: dagwapidoon vti2

dagwapizo vai s/he is tied with something else

Paired with: dagwapide vii

dagwaagaminan vti add it to a drink

dagwaagin vii it is fall, is autumn

dagwaagishi vai s/he spends the fall somewhere

dagwaagong adv tmp last fall, last autumn

dagwaajiwanz vti add h/ to something boiling (such as your soup)

Paired with: dagwaajiwanzan vti

dagwaajiwanzan vti add it to something boiling (such as your soup)

Paired with: dagwaajiwanz vti

dagwaajiwanzanwi vta [NI]

► dagwaajiwanz vti

dagwishin vai s/he arrives, gets somewhere

See also: dagoshin vai

dajise vai s/he is late, doesn't have time, has time run out on h/

dakabi vai s/he sits in a cold place, lives in a cold house

dakagwinjidoon vti2 cool it in water

dakaji vai s/he gets a chill, has a cold

dakakamigaa vii it is cold ground

dakamanji'o vai s/he is chilled, feels cold

dakamaabikaa vii there are rocks extending across ahead

dakamaakwaa vii there are trees extending across aheasd

dakamaanakwagoode vii there is a row of clouds extended across

dakamibiiyaa vii there is water extending across ahead

dakamisin vii it lies across in front

dakate vii it (a room or house) is cold

dakaa vii it (a thing) is cool

Paired with: dakizi vai

dakaabaawadoon vti2 cool it with water

Paired with: dakaabaawazh vta

dakaabaawazh vta cool h/ with water

Paired with: dakaabaawadoon vti2

dakaabaawazo vai s/he cools h/ self with water

dakaabaawe vai s/he gets cold and wet

dakaabaawe vii it cools off in water

Paired with: dakaabaawe vai

dakaagamin vii it (a liquid) is cold

dakaagamisin vii it (a liquid) cools off

dakaagonesidoon vti2 cool it in the snow

Paired with: dakaagoneshim vta

dakaagoneshim vta cool it (animate) in the snow

Paired with: dakaagonesidoon vti2

dakaakweyaa vii it is cool among the trees

dakaanimad vii it is a cold wind

dakaasijigan ni an air conditioner; a cooling fan

dakaasin vii it is cooled by the wind

Paired with: dakaashi vai

dakaasindoon vti2 cool it in the wind, in the air

Paired with: dakaashim vta

dakaasinjigan ni an air conditioner; a cooling fan

dakaashi vai s/he is cooled by the wind

Paired with: dakaasin vii

dakaashim vta cool h/ in the wind, in the air

Paired with: dakaasindoon vti2

dakaawigane vai s/he has a cool back

dakaayaa vii it is cool (weather)

dakendam vai2 s/he feels chilly, feels a chill

daki- pv lex cool, cold

daki-ayaa vii it is cool

dakib ni cold water

dakibiisaa vii it is cold rain

See also: dakibiisaan vii [BL]

dakibiisaan vii [BL] it is cold rain

See also: dakibiisaa vii

dakidiye vai s/he has a cold rear

dakigamaabo ni [BL] a cold drink

dakigami-nibi ni cold water

dakigamin vii it is a cool liquid

dakigamisidoon vti2 set it (liquid) to cool

dakijaane vai s/he has a cold nose

dakininjii vai s/he has cool hand or cool hands

dakisagaa vii it is a cool floor

dakise vai s/he cools

Paired with: dakise vii

dakise vii it cools

Paired with: dakise vai

dakisidoon vti2 set it to cool

Paired with: dakishim vta

(derived noun) dakisijigan ni something that cools things: a refrigerator, a freezer
dakisijigan ni something that cools things: a refrigerator, a freezer

dakisin vii it cools off

Paired with: dakishin vai

dakishim vta set h/ to cool

Paired with: dakisidoon vti2

dakishin vai s/he cools off

Paired with: dakisin vii

dakizi vai s/he (an animate thing) is cool

Paired with: dakaa vii

dakizide vai h/ foot is chilled or cold, h/ feet are chilled or cold

dakizideshimoono vai s/he cools off his foot or feet

dakizideyaabaawe vai s/he cools h/ foot or feet in water

dakiingwe vai s/he has cold face

dakiiwagisin vii it (meat) cools off

dakobidamaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/

dakobidaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/

dakobide vii it is tied, bound

Paired with: dakobizo vai

dakobidoo vai s/he ties wild rice

dakobidoon vti2 tie, bind it

Paired with: dakobizh vta

(detransitive) dakobijige vai s/he ties, binds things (benefactive) dakobidaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/ (benefactive) dakobidamaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) dakobijigaade vii it is tied, bound (by someone) (verb of undergoing) dakobijigaazo vai
  1. s/he is tied, bound (by someone)
  2. s/he is wrapped for burial
 dakobijigan ni tied wild rice
dakobijigan ni tied wild rice

dakobijigaade vii it is tied, bound (by someone)

Paired with: dakobijigaazo vai

dakobijigaazo vai
  1. s/he is tied, bound (by someone)
  2. s/he is wrapped for burial

Paired with: dakobijigaade vii

dakobijige vai s/he ties, binds things

dakobinaawaso vai s/he has a baby in a cradle board

dakobinaawaswaan na a baby in a cradle board
dakobinaawaswaan na a baby in a cradle board

dakobizh vta tie, bind h/

Paired with: dakobidoon vti2

dakobizo vai
  1. s/he is tied, bound
  2. s/he is in a cradle board

Paired with: dakobide vii

dakoboode vii it is sawn short

Paired with: dakoboozo vai

dakoboozo vai s/he is sawn short

Paired with: dakoboode vii

dakojiiminagizi vai s/he is short and stubby, is a runt

dakokaadan vti step on it

Paired with: dakokaazh vta

dakokaazh vta step on h/

Paired with: dakokaadan vti

dakokii vai s/he steps, takes a step

(applicative) dakokaadan vti step on it (applicative) dakokaazh vta step on h/ (derived noun) dakokiiwin ni a pace, a step (taken)
dakokiiwin ni a pace, a step (taken)

dakokodan vti cut, carve it short

Paired with: dakokozh vta

dakokode vii it is cut, carved short

Paired with: dakokozo vai

dakokozh vta cut, carve h/ short

Paired with: dakokodan vti

dakokozo vai s/he is cut, carved short

Paired with: dakokode vii

dakokoozhe vai s/he has a short bill

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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