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dasoopizh vta tie, hitch a certain number of them (animate) together

Paired with: dasoopidoon vti2

dasoopizowag vai a certain number of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: dasoopidewan vii

dasooshinoog vai a certain number of them lie together

dasooshkimod adv num a certain number of bags

dasooshkin adv num certain number of bags; so many bags

dasoozh vta trap h/

dasoozo vai s/he is trapped, pinned down

daswaabide vai s/he has so many teeth

daswaabik adv num a certain number of dollars; so many dollars

daswaak adv num so many hundreds

daswaandagizi vai it (animate) has a certain number of tree needles

daswaanikwe vai s/he has so many hairs (on h/ head)

daswaatig adv num a certain number of stick-like objects

dasweg adv num so many pieces of something sheet-like

dasweginigan adv num a certain number of packages

daswemikwaanens adv num a certain number of spoonfuls

daswewaan adv num a certain number of sets or pairs, so many sets or pairs

daswewaanagadoon vii there are a certain number of sets, pairs, or kinds of them (inanimate); there are so many sets, pairs, or kinds of them (inanimate)

Paired with: daswewaanagiziwag vai

daswewaanagiziwag vai are of a certain number of sets, pairs, or kinds of them (animate); there are so many sets, pairs, or kinds of them (animate)

Paired with: daswewaanagadoon vii

daswi adv num a certain number; so many

dash adv conj but; and, and then, then

See also: idash adv conj ; -sh adv conj

dashi vai s/he, it (animate) is so much, there is so much of h/, it (animate)

Paired with: dasin vii See also: dashiwag vai

dashiwag vai they (animate) are a certain number, there are a certain number of them; they (animate) are so many, there are so many of them

Paired with: dasinoon vii See also: dashi vai

datakibiisaa vii it is cold rain

datakininjii vai s/he has cool hands

datakizide vai h/ feet are chilled or cold

datangishkodaadiwag vai they keep kicking each other

dataatabanaamo vai s/he breathes fast

dawabi vai s/he makes room (for someone to sit)

dawabiitaw vta make room for h/ to sit

dawaa vii there is a space, a gap, room

dawaabide vai s/he has teeth missing, has a gap in h/ teeth

dawaagonebijigan na a snow plow

dawaakiz vta burn a passage through it (animate)

dawaakizo vai it (animate) has a passage burned through it

dawibidoon vti2 pull it apart to form a gap

Paired with: dawibizh vta

(detransitive) dawibijige vai s/he pulls things apart to form a gap
dawibijige vai s/he pulls things apart to form a gap

dawibizh vta pull h/ apart to form a gap

Paired with: dawibidoon vti2

dawiga'an vti clear off it with an ax

dawiga'ige vai s/he clears off (things) with an ax

dawigaabawi vai s/he makes room standing

dawikweni vai s/he moves h/ (own) head to make room

dawise vai s/he has time, is free (to do something)

dawisidoon vti2 put it somewhere to make a space, put it out of the way

Paired with: dawishim vta

dawishim vta put h/ somewhere to make space, put h/ out of the way

Paired with: dawisidoon vti2

dazaabam vta refrain from doing or saying something because of seeing h/ present

dazhe vai s/he (an animal) lives in a certain place

dazhi- pv rel in a certain place; of a certain place; there

dazhibatoo vai s/he runs in a certain place

dazhibii'ige vai s/he writes in a certain place

dazhigaabawi vai s/he stands in a certain place

dazhigi vai s/he grows in a certain place

Paired with: dazhigin vii

dazhigidaazo vai s/he is angry in a certain place, is mad in a certain place

dazhigin vii it grows in a certain place

Paired with: dazhigi vai

dazhim vta talk, gossip about h/

Paired with: dazhindan vti

(detransitive) dazhinge vai s/he talks about people, gossips (reciprocal) dazhindiwag vai they talk about, gossip about each other (reflexive) dazhindizo vai s/he talks about h/ self
dazhindan vti talk, gossip about it

Paired with: dazhim vta

(verb of undergoing) dazhinjigaade vii it is talked, gossiped about (by someone), "they" talk, gossip about it (verb of undergoing) dazhinjigaazo vai s/he is talked, gossiped about (by someone), "they" talk, gossip about h/
dazhindiwag vai they talk about, gossip about each other

dazhindiwin ni gossip

dazhindizo vai s/he talks about h/ self

dazhinge vai s/he talks about people, gossips

dazhinjigaade vii it is talked, gossiped about (by someone), "they" talk, gossip about it

dazhinjigaazo vai s/he is talked, gossiped about (by someone), "they" talk, gossip about h/

dazhisin vii it lies in a certain place

Paired with: dazhishin vai

dazhishimo vai s/he dances in a certain place

dazhishin vai
  1. s/he lies in a certain place
  2. s/he is buried in a certain place

Paired with: dazhisin vii

dazhitaa vai
  1. s/he takes time, spends time, stays in a certain place
  2. s/he works, plays (in a certain place)

dazhiikan vti work at it, on it; be involved, occupied, engaged with it

Paired with: dazhiikaw vta

(verb of undergoing) dazhiikigaade vii it is worked on, worked at (by someone), "they" work on it, at it (verb of undergoing) dazhiikigaazo vai s/he is worked on, worked at (by someone), "they" work on, work at h/
dazhiikaw vta be involved, occupied, engaged with h/; work at h/

Paired with: dazhiikan vti

(reciprocal) dazhiikodaadiwag vai they are involved with, are engaged with, deal with each other
dazhiike vai s/he takes time, spends time, stays in a certain place

dazhiikigaade vii it is worked on, worked at (by someone), "they" work on it, at it

dazhiikigaazo vai s/he is worked on, worked at (by someone), "they" work on, work at h/

dazhiikodaadiwag vai they are involved with, are engaged with, deal with each other

dazhobidoon vti2 spread it out flat (with hands)

Paired with: dazhobizh vta

dazhobizh vta spread h/ out flat (with hands)

Paired with: dazhobidoon vti2

dazhoshkwemagishkoodoon vti2 press it (bark) flat with weight

dazhwaabiigibizh vta spread it (string-like) out (by pulling)

dazhwaabiigitaa vai s/he, it (animate, string-like) straightens out

dazhwaakogaade vai s/he has h/ leg or legs spread out

dazhwaakogaadebi vai s/he sits with h/ legs spread out

dazhwaakogaadeni vai s/he spreads out h/ leg or legs

dazhwaakoninjiini vai s/he puts h/ hand out straight

dazhwaangeni vai it (a bird) spreads out its wings

dazhwaanikwe vai s/he has straight hair

dazhwegin vta spread h/ out flat

Paired with: dazhweginan vti

dazhweginan vti spread it out flat

Paired with: dazhwegin vta

(detransitive) dazhweginige vai s/he spreads (things) out flat
dazhweginige vai s/he spreads (things) out flat

dazhwegisidoon vti2 lay it out spread flat

Paired with: dazhwegishim vta

dazhwegisin vii it lies spread out flat

Paired with: dazhwegishin vai

dazhwegishim vta spread h/ [sheet-like] out

Paired with: dazhwegisidoon vti2

dazhwegishin vai s/he lies spread out flat

Paired with: dazhwegisin vii

dazhwegishkan vti spread it out flat (with foot or body)

Paired with: dazhwegishkaw vta

dazhwegishkaw vta spread h/ out flat (with foot or body)

Paired with: dazhwegishkan vti

dazhwegishkaa vii it spreads out flat, opens up flat

Paired with: dazhwegishkaa vai

dazhwegishkaa vai s/he spreads out flat, opens up flat

Paired with: dazhwegishkaa vii

dazhwegiwebinan vti spread it (something sheet-like) out with hands

dazhwegizh vta slice, cut it (animate) into sheets or filets

dazhwegizhan vti slice, cut it into sheets or filets

Paired with: dazhwegizh vta ; dazhwegizhwi vta [NI]

dazhwegizhwi vta [NI]

► dazhwegizh vta

daa vai s/he lives, dwells in a certain place

daa- pv tns modal preverb of possibility, necessity, or obligation: can, could, should, would, might, must

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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