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danendaagwad vii it is thought to be in a certain place, is expected or assumed to happen

danenim vta think, expect h/ to be in a certain place; have h/ in your mind

Paired with: danendan vti

danens na a club suite card

dangishkan vti kick it

Paired with: dangishkaw vta

(detransitive) dangishkige vai s/he kicks things
dangishkaw vta kick h/

Paired with: dangishkan vti

(detransitive) dangishkaage vai s/he kicks people (reciprocal) dangishkodaadiwag vai they kick each other
dangishkaage vai s/he kicks people

dangishkige vai s/he kicks things

dangishkodaadiwag vai they kick each other

dani vai s/he is rich

daniwin ni riches; property; belongings
danide vii it is cooked in a certain place

Paired with: danizo vai

danin vta hold h/ in a certain place

Paired with: daninan vti

daninamaw vta hold (it) in a certain place for h/

daninan vti hold it in a certain place

Paired with: danin vta

(benefactive) daninamaw vta hold (it) in a certain place for h/ (detransitive) daninige vai s/he holds things in a certain place (verb of undergoing) daninigaade vii it is held in a certain place (by someone), "they" hold it in a certain place
daningwaam vai [S] s/he sleeps in a certain place

See also: daningwaami vai ; daningwaamo vai [BL]

daningwaami vai s/he sleeps in a certain place

See also: daningwaam vai [S] ; daningwaamo vai [BL]

daningwaamo vai [BL] s/he sleeps in a certain place

See also: daningwaam vai [S] ; daningwaami vai

daninigaade vii it is held in a certain place (by someone), "they" hold it in a certain place

daninige vai s/he holds things in a certain place

danitan vti hear it in a certain place

Paired with: danitaw vta

danitaw vta hear h/ in a certain place

Paired with: danitan vti

danitaagozi vai s/he is heard in a certain place

Paired with: danitaagwad vii

danitaagwad vii it is heard in a certain place; its sound comes from a certain place

Paired with: danitaagozi vai

daniwin ni belongings; property; riches

daniz vta cook h/ in a certain place

Paired with: danizan vti

danizan vti cook it in a certain place

Paired with: daniz vta

danizekwe vai s/he cooks in a certain place

danizo vai s/he is cooked in a certain place

Paired with: danide vii

danizwi vta [NI]

► daniz vta

danwewe vii there is noise in a certain place, gunfire in a certain place

danwewebide vii it is heard driving, running, operating in a certain place

Paired with: danwewebizo vai

danwewebizo vai s/he is heard driving, running, operating in a certain place

Paired with: danwewebide vii

danweweboojige vai s/he is heard sawing in a certain place

danwewega'ige vai s/he is heard chopping in a certain place

danwewegamitoo vai she is heard moving in the water

danwewe'o vai he (partridge) drums in a certain place

danwewejiwan vii it is heard flowing in a certain place

danwewengwaamo vai [NI] s/he is heard sleeping in a certain place, snoring in a certain place

danwewenjige vai s/he is heard eating there

danwewesin vii it is heard hitting or falling in a certain place

Paired with: danweweshin vai

danweweshin vai s/he is heard hitting or falling in a certain place

Paired with: danwewesin vii

danwewetoo vai s/he speaks publicly, makes noise in a certain place

danweweyaange vai the sound of h/ wings can be heard in a certain place

danwewezige vai s/he is heard firing in a certain place

danwewidam vai2 s/he is heard calling, sounding in or from a certain place

dapaabam vta look through a window at h/; peek (through an opening) at h/, look through an opening at h/

Paired with: dapaabandan vti

dapaabandan vti peek (through an opening) at it, look through an opening at it

Paired with: dapaabam vta

dapaabi vai s/he peeks (through an opening), looks through an opening

dapidiyeni vai [MN] s/he sticks h/ butt through an opening

See also: bapidiyeni vai [BL]

dapinazh vta kill h/ in a certain place

dapine vai s/he dies in a certain place; s/he suffers in a certain place

dasin vii it is so much, there is so much of it

Paired with: dashi vai See also: dasinoon vii

dasing adv tmp a certain number of times; so many times

dasinoon vii they (inanimate) are so many, there are so many of them; they (inanimate) are a certain number, there are a certain number of them

Paired with: dashiwag vai See also: dasin vii

daso- pv rel every; a certain number; so many

daso-anama'e-giizhik adv num a certain number of weeks; so many weeks

daso-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is a certain number of weeks; it is so many weeks

daso-biboon adv num a certain number of years; so many years; a certain number of winters; so many winters

daso-biboonagad vii it is a certain number of years; it is so many years

daso-biboonagizi vai s/he is a certain number of years old; s/he is so many years old

Paired with: daso-biboonagad vii

daso-diba'igan adv num
  1. a certain number of hours, so many hours
  2. a certain number of miles, so many miles

daso-diba'igane vii [N]
  1. it is a certain time in hours
  2. it is a certain distance in miles

See also: daso-diba'iganed vii [S]

daso-diba'iganed vii [S] it is a certain hour, is a certain time in hours

daso-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is a certain time in hours

daso-diba'igaans adv num
  1. a certain number of minutes, so many minutes
  2. a certain number of acres, so many acres

daso-diba'iminaan adv num a certain number of bushels; so many bushels

daso-diba'oobaan adv num [BL] a certain number of gallons

daso-dibaabiishkoojigan adv num a certain number of pounds; so many pounds

daso-dibik adv num a certain number of nights; so many nights

daso-gikinoonowin adv tmp a certain number of years; so many years

daso-giizhigad vii it is a certain date

daso-giizhik adv num a certain number of days; so many days

daso-giizis adv num a certain number of months; so many months

daso-giiziswagad vii it is so many months

Paired with: daso-giiziswagizi vai

daso-giiziswagizi vai s/he is a certain number of months old

Paired with: daso-giiziswagad vii

daso-minikwaajigan adv num a certain number of gallons

daso-mininj adv num [NI] certain number of inches

daso-mizid adv num [NI] a certain number of feet

dasobagad vii it has so many leaves

Paired with: dasobagizi vai

dasobagizi vai it (animate) has so many leaves

Paired with: dasobagad vii

dasobiiwaye vai s/he has so many hairs (in h/ fur or on h/ body)

dasodaabaan adv num a certain number of cars, carfuls

dasogon adv num a certain number of days; so many days

dasogonagad vii it is a certain number of days; it is so many days

dasogonagizi vai s/he is a certain day of the month; s/he is a certain number of days old

dasogonendi vai s/he is absent a certain number of days; s/he is gone a certain number of days

dasonaaganens adv num [BL] a certain number of cups, cupfuls; so many cups, cupfuls

dasonaagaans adv num a certain number of cupfuls; so many cupfuls

dasoninj adv num a certain number of inches; so many inches

dasosagoons adv num a certain number of thousands; so many thousand

dasozid adv num a certain number of feet; so many feet

dasoobiwag vai a certain number of them sit together; a certain number of them are at home

dasoobizowag vai a certain number of them speed, drive, fly together

dasoogaabawiwag vai a certain number of them stand together

dasookawewag vai they leave a certain number of tracks

dasookik adv num a certain number of pails, a certain number of pailfuls

dasoonag adv num so many boats or canoes, so many boatloads

dasoonagiziwag vai there are a certain number of canoes of them

dasoonaagan ni a deadfall trap; a trap

dasoopidewan vii a certain number of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: dasoopizowag vai

dasoopidoon vti2 tie a certain number of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: dasoopizh 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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