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gagiibaadendam vai2 s/he thinks foolishly

gagiibaadendan vti think it foolish

Paired with: gagiibaadenim vta

gagiibaadendaagozi vai s/he is thought foolish, seems foolish

Paired with: gagiibaadendaagwad vii

gagiibaadendaagwad vii it is thought foolish, seems foolish

Paired with: gagiibaadendaagozi vai

gagiibaadenim vta think h/ foolish

Paired with: gagiibaadendan vti

gagiibaadizi vai s/he is foolish, is silly, is naughty

gagiibaajibii'ige vai s/he writes crazy things, writes nonsense

gagiibaajichige vai s/he does foolish things

gagiibaajitaagozi vai s/he sounds foolish

gagiibaajitoon vti2 do it foolishly, do it (something foolish)

(detransitive) gagiibaajichige vai s/he does foolish things
gagiibaakwa'an vti shut, block, dam each of it (as or as with something stick- or wood-like)

gagiibaazaabandam vai2 s/he has a funny dream

gagiibaazinam vai2 s/he visualizes crazy things, hallucinates

gagiibaazinaagozi vai s/he looks foolish, appears foolish

Paired with: gagiibaazinaagwad vii

gagiibaazinaagwad vii it looks foolish, appears foolish

Paired with: gagiibaazinaagozi vai

gagiibaazitan vti listen to it and perceive it to be foolish

Paired with: gagiibaazitaw vta

gagiibaazitaw vta listen to h/ and perceive h/ to be foolish

Paired with: gagiibaazitan vti

gagiibaazitaagozi vai s/he sounds foolish

Paired with: gagiibaazitaagwad vii

gagiibaazitaagwad vii it sounds foolish

Paired with: gagiibaazitaagozi vai

gagiibijaane vai s/he has a stuffed-up nose

gagiibishe vai s/he is deaf

gagiibiingwe vai s/he is blind

gagiibwaabimo vai s/he has swollen eyes from crying

gagiichii vai s/he takes off h/ (own) shoes or moccasins

gagiigam vta pick out the best of h/ to eat

Paired with: gagiigandan vti

gagiigandan vti pick out the best of it to eat

Paired with: gagiigam vta

(detransitive) gagiiganjige vai s/he picks out the best things to eat
gagiiganjige vai s/he picks out the best things to eat

gagiigaabam vta pick out the best of h/ by sight

Paired with: gagiigaabandan vti

gagiigaabandan vti pick out the best of it by sight

Paired with: gagiigaabam vta

gagiigin vta select, pick, choose (the best) from h/

Paired with: gagiiginan vti

gagiiginan vti select, pick, choose (the best) from it

Paired with: gagiigin vta

gagiigizh vta cut out the best part of h/

Paired with: gagiigizhan vti

gagiigizhamaw vta cut out the best part (of it) for h/

gagiigizhan vti cut out the best part of it

Paired with: gagiigizh vta

(detransitive) gagiigizhige vai s/he cuts out the best part (benefactive) gagiigizhamaw vta cut out the best part (of it) for h/
gagiigizhige vai s/he cuts out the best part

gagiijaabi vai s/he has bulging eyes

gagiikim vta preach to, instruct h/

gagiikimaawaso vai s/he preachs to children

gagiikimaawasowin ni education by preaching and exhortation
gagiikimaawasowin ni education by preaching and exhortation

gagiikindiwag vai they preach to each other

gagiikwe vai s/he preaches

gagiikwe-mazina'igan ni a bible

gagiikwewikwe na a preacher, a minister (female)

gagiikwewin ni preaching, exhortation, instruction

gagiikwewinini na a preacher, a minister (male)

gagiinawishki vai s/he is a habitual liar

gagiipanowe vai s/he has chapped cheeks

gagiipidoon vai [S] s/he has chapped lips

See also: gagiipidoone vai [N]

gagiipidoone vai [N] s/he has chapped lips

See also: gagiipidoon vai [S]

gagiipinike vai s/he has chapped arms

gagiipininjii vai s/he has chapped hands

gagiipizi vai s/he is chapped

gagiipizide vai s/he has chapped feet

gagiipiingwe vai s/he has a chapped face

gagiizhibaabide vii it goes around and around: spins, whirls, revolves

gagiizhibaayaasin vii it keeps spinning in the air, whirling in the wind

Paired with: gagiizhibaayaashi vai

gagiizhibaayaashi vai s/he keeps spinning in the air, whirling in the wind

Paired with: gagiizhibaayaasin vii

gagwaadagendam vai2 s/he despairs, suffers, grieves

gagwaadagendamowin ni despair, suffering, grieving

gagwaadagi' vta abuse h/; torture h/

Paired with: gagwaadagitoon vti2

gagwaadagitaw vta hear h/ and he sounds pitiful, listen with a heavy heart to h/

gagwaadagitoo vai s/he has a hard time, suffers

gagwaadagitoon vti2 abuse, damage, injure it

Paired with: gagwaadagi' vta

gagwaanisagad vii it is terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagizi vai

gagwaanisagakamig adv man terrible, awful, horrible, disgusting

gagwaanisagendam vai2 s/he thinks things terrible, horrible, disgusting; s/he is horrified

gagwaanisagendan vti think it terrible, think it disgusting

Paired with: gagwaanisagenim vta

gagwaanisagendaagozi vai s/he is thought terrible, is thought disgusting

Paired with: gagwaanisagendaagwad vii

gagwaanisagendaagwad vii it is thought terrible, is thought disgusting

Paired with: gagwaanisagendaagozi vai

gagwaanisagenim vta think h/ terrible, think h/ disgusting

Paired with: gagwaanisagendan vti

gagwaanisagi' vta do something terrible to h/

(reciprocal) gagwaanisagi'idiwag vai they do something terrible to each other
gagwaanisagi'idiwag vai they do something terrible to each other

gagwaanisagimaagozi vai s/he smells terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagimaagwad vii

gagwaanisagimaagwad vii it smells terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagimaagozi vai

gagwaanisagimaam vta find s/he smells terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagimaandan vti

gagwaanisagimaandan vti find it smells terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagimaam vta

gagwaanisagimaasige vai s/he spreads a terrible smell by cooking or burning something

gagwaanisagimaaso vai s/he smells terrible cooking or burning

Paired with: gagwaanisagimaate vii

gagwaanisagimaate vii it smells terrible cooking or burning

Paired with: gagwaanisagimaaso vai

gagwaanisaginaagozi vai s/he looks terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisaginaagwad vii

gagwaanisaginaagwad vii it looks terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisaginaagozi vai

gagwaanisaginigozi vai s/he is terribly heavy

gagwaanisaginigwad vii it is extremely heavy

gagwaanisagipogozi vai s/he tastes terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagipogwad vii

gagwaanisagipogwad vii it tastes terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagipogozi vai

gagwaanisagitaagozi vai s/he sounds terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagitaagwad vii

gagwaanisagitaagwad vii it sounds terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagitaagozi vai

gagwaanisagizi vai s/he is mean, is terrible

Paired with: gagwaanisagad vii

gagwe- pv lex try

gagwedaganaam vta box h/

(reciprocal) gagwedaganaandiwag vai they box with each other
gagwedaganaandiwag vai they box with each other

gagwedaganewinini na a boxer

gagweda'aakwaadan vti practice shooting it

Paired with: gagweda'aakwaazh vta

gagweda'aakwaazh vta practice shooting h/

gagweda'aakwe vai s/he practices shooting

(applicative) gagweda'aakwaadan vti practice shooting it (applicative) gagweda'aakwaazh vta practice shooting h/
gagwedaagibizh vta test the tension of it (animate) by bending

gagwedin vta test h/ by touch

Paired with: gagwedinan vti

gagwedinan vti test it by touch

Paired with: gagwedin vta

gagwedoomigo vai s/he practices riding on horseback

gagwedwe vai s/he asks, asks a question, inquires

(derived noun) gagwedwewin a question

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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