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ingodwaasonaaganens adv num [BL] six cups, cupfuls

See also: ningodwaasonaaganens adv num [BL]

ingodwaasonaagaans adv num six cups, cupfuls

See also: ningodwaasonaagaans adv num

ingodwaasoninj adv num six inches

See also: ningodwaasoninj adv num

ingodwaasosagoons adv num six thousand

See also: ningodwaasosagoons adv num

ingodwaasozid adv num six feet

See also: ningodwaasozid adv num

ingodwaasoobii'igan na a six (card)

See also: ningodwaasoobii'igan na

ingodwaasoogaabawiwag vai six of them stand together

ingodwaasookik adv num six pails, six pailfuls

See also: ningodwaasookik adv num

ingodwaasoonag adv num six boats or canoes, six boatloads

See also: ningodwaasoonag adv num

ingodwaasoopidewan vii six of them (inanimate) are tied together

See also: ningodwaasoopidewan vii

ingodwaasooshkimod adv num six bags

See also: ningodwaasooshkimod adv num

ingodwaasooshkin adv num six bags

See also: ningodwaasooshkin adv num

ingodwaaswaabik adv num six dollars

See also: ningodwaaswaabik adv num

ingodwaaswaak adv num six hundred

See also: ningodwaaswaak adv num

ingodwaasweg adv num six pieces of something sheet-like

See also: ningodwaasweg adv num

ingodwaaswemikwaanens adv num six spoons

See also: ningodwaaswemikwaanens adv num

ingodwaaswewaan adv num six pairs; six sets

See also: ningodwaaswewaan adv num

ingodwaaswi adv num six

See also: ningodwaaswi adv num

ingodwemikwaanens adv num one spoon

See also: ningodwemikwaanens adv num

ingodwewaan adv num one set; one dozen; one pair; one couple

See also: ningodwewaan adv num

ingoji adv deg somewhere, anywhere; approximately; nearly, almost

See also: ningoji adv loc

ingondashkway nid my throat

ingozis nad my son

Paired with: ningwizis nad [BL] ; ingwizis nad [BL] ; ningozis nad

ingoodaas nid my dress

ingwana pc disc it turns out that; it was just so; so it was that

ingwizis nad [BL] my son

See also: ingozis nad ; ningwizis nad [BL] ; ningozis nad

inide vii it is cooked a certain way

Paired with: inizo vai

inigaa' vta abuse, injure, damage h/: be mean to, be aggressive toward h/

(reciprocal) inigaa'idiwag vai they make it hard for each other; they are rivals (reflexive) inigaa'idizo vai s/he makes things hard for h/ self
inigaa'idiwag vai they are rivals; they make it hard for each other

inigaa'idizo vai s/he makes things hard for h/ self

inigaataagozi vai s/he sounds pitiful

Paired with: inigaataagwad vii

inigaataagwad vii it sounds pitiful

Paired with: inigaataagozi vai

inigaatoon vti2 abuse, damage, injure it; be mean to it

Paired with: inigaa' vta

inigaayendan vti hate, dislike, despise it

Paired with: inigaayenim vta

inigaayenim vta dislike, hate, despise h/

Paired with: inigaayendan vti

inigaazi vai
  1. s/he mourns
  2. s/he is pitiable, is poor

inigini vai s/he is a certain size, is so big

Paired with: inigokwaa vii

inigokobagad vii it has leaves of such a size

inigokobagizi vai it (animate) has leaves of such a size

inigokoonagad vii it (a boat) is of such a size, is so big

inigokwademon vii it (road or trail) is a certain with, is so wide

inigokwadesagaa vii it has a floor area of a certain width, is so wide a room

inigokwadetoon vti2 make it a certain width

inigokwadeyaa vii it is a certain width, is so wide

Paired with: inigokwadezi vai

inigokwadeyaabikad vii it is a certain width, is so wide (as something mineral)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaabikizi vai

inigokwadeyaabikizi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide (as something mineral)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaabikad vii

inigokwadeyaabiigad vii it is a certain width, is so wide (as something string-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaabiigizi vai

inigokwadeyaabiigizi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide (as something string-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaabiigad vii

inigokwadeyaakozi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaakwad vii

inigokwadeyaakwad vii it is a certain width, is so wide (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaakozi vai

inigokwadeyiigad vii it is a certain width, is so wide (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyiigizi vai

inigokwadeyiigizi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyiigad vii

inigokwadeyoonagad vii it (a boat) is a certain width, is so wide

inigokwadezi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide

Paired with: inigokwadeyaa vii

inigokwate vii it is a room or house of a certain size

inigokwaa vii it is a certain size, is so big

Paired with: inigini vai

inigokwaabide vai s/he has teeth of such a size

inigokwaabikad vii it is a certain size, is so big (as something mineral)

Paired with: inigokwaabikizi vai

inigokwaabikizi vai s/he is a certain size, is so big (as something mineral)

Paired with: inigokwaabikad vii

inigokwaabiigad vii it is a certain size, is so big (as something string-like)

Paired with: inigokwaabiigizi vai

inigokwaabiigizi vai s/he is a certain size, is so big (as something string-like)

Paired with: inigokwaabiigad vii

inigokwaakozi vai s/he is a certain size, is so big (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: inigokwaakwad vii

inigokwaakwad vii it is a certain size, is so big (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: inigokwaakozi vai

inigokwegad vii it is a certain size, is so big (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: inigokwegizi vai

inigokwegizi vai s/he is a certain size, is so big (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: inigokwegad vii

inikodan vti slice it a certain way

Paired with: inikozh vta

inikonaye vai s/he dresses a certain way

inikozh vta slice h/ a certain way

Paired with: inikodan vti

inikwe' vta steer h/ a certain way

Paired with: inikwe'an vti

inikwe'an vti steer it a certain way

Paired with: inikwe' vta

inikweni vai s/he puts h/ head a certain way, nods h/ head a certain way

inikweshin vai s/he lies with h/ head a certain way

inikwetaw vta nod h/ head to h/ a certain way

inin vta hold, handle h/ a certain way

Paired with: ininan vti

ininamaw vta hand (it) to h/ a certain way; motion to h/ a certain way with the hand or hands

ininamaadiwag vai they hand (it) to each other

ininan vti hold, handle it a certain way

Paired with: inin vta

(benefactive) ininamaw vta hand (it) to h/ a certain way; motion to h/ a certain way with the hand or hands
(reciprocal) ininamaadiwag vai they hand (it) to each other
(detransitive) ininige vai s/he holds, handles things a certain way; s/he points in a certain direction (verb of undergoing) ininigaade vii it is held a certain way (by someone), "they" hold it a certain way; it is handled a certain way (by someone), "they" handle it a certain way (verb of undergoing) ininigaazo vai s/he is held a certain way (by someone), "they" hold h/ a certain way; s/he is handled a certain way (by someone), "they" handle h/ a certain way
ininaandag na a balsam fir

[
balsam fir
; 
Abies balsamea
]

See also: aninaandag na

ininaandago-bigiw ni balsam fir pitch

ininaatig na a maple

[
sugar maple
; 
Acer saccharum
]

See also: aninaatig na

(verb of abundance) ininaatigokaa vii there are (many) maples
ininaatigo-ziinzibaakwad ni [BL] maple sugar

ininaatigo-zhiiwaagamizigan ni maple syrup

ininaatigobag ni a maple leaf

ininaatigokaa vii there are (many) maples

See also: aninaatig na

inini na a man

(verb of being) ininiiwi vai he is a man (verb of pretending) ininiikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a man, acts like a man
ininigaade vii it is handled a certain way (by someone), "they" handle it a certain way; it is held a certain way (by someone), "they" hold it a certain way

ininigaazo vai s/he is handled a certain way (by someone), "they" handle h/ a certain way; s/he is held a certain way (by someone), "they" hold h/ a certain way

ininige vai s/he holds, handles things a certain way; s/he points in a certain direction

ininishib na a mallard

[
Anas platyrhynchos 
]

See also: aninishib na

ininiwaya'aa na a male

ininii-biizikigan ni an item of men's clothing

ininii-makizin ni a man's shoe or moccasin

ininiikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a man, acts like a man

ininiiwi vai he is a man

initam vai2 s/he hears a certain sounds, understands something heard

initan vti hear, understand it a certain way

Paired with: initaw vta

initaw vta hear h/ a certain way; understand h/ a certain way

Paired with: initan vti

initaagozi vai s/he is heard, is understood a certain way

Paired with: initaagwad vii

initaagwad vii it is heard, is understood a certain way

Paired with: initaagozi vai

iniw pron dem that (animate obviative); those (animate obviative)

See also: iniwe pron dem ; iniwen pron dem

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

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