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minjimishkaw vta hold h/ in place (with foot or body), steady h/ (with foot or body)

Paired with: minjimishkan vti

minjimishkoode vii it is pinned down, held in place (with weight)

Paired with: minjimishkoozo vai

minjimishkoodoon vti2 pin it down, hold it in place (with weight)

Paired with: minjimishkoozh vta

minjimishkoozh vta pin h/ down, hold h/ in place (with weight)

Paired with: minjimishkoodoon vti2

minjimishkoozo vai s/he is pinned down, held in place (with weight)

Paired with: minjimishkoode vii

minjimii vai s/he clings, holds on (to something stick-like: a handle, a railing)

minjinawe' vta make h/ feel regretful

minjinawezi vai s/he has regrets, is disappointed

mino- pv lex good; nice; well

mino-ayaa vai s/he is good, is fine, is well

mino-bimaadizi vai s/he lives well, leads a good life, has good health

mino-doodaw vta treat h/ well

mino-giizhigad vii it is a nice day

mino-giizhiganishi vai s/he has good travelling weather

mino-izhiwebad vii it is a good thing happening; it is nice weather

Paired with: mino-izhiwebizi vai

mino-izhiwebizi vai s/he behaves well, fares well, has good health

Paired with: mino-izhiwebad vii

mino-wiisini vai s/he eats well, likes what s/he eats

minobani'o vai s/he takes good steps in dancing

minobide vii it runs well (as a machine)

Paired with: minobizo vai

minobizo vai s/he runs well (as a machine)

Paired with: minobide vii

minobii vai s/he drinks and is merry

minobii'an vti write it well

(detransitive) minobii'ige vai s/he writes well (verb of undergoing) minobii'igaade vii it is written well (by someone), "they" write it well
minobii'igaade vii it is written well (by someone), "they" write it well

minobii'ige vai s/he writes well

minochige vai s/he does things well, does a good job

minodaabaane vai s/he has a nice car

minodaabii'iwe vai s/he drives well, is a good driver

minode vii it is well cooked

Paired with: minozo vai

minode'e vai s/he is kind, is generous

minogaabawi vai s/he is in good standing; s/he stands well

minogaamo vai s/he is nice and fat

minogi vai s/he, it (animate) grows well

Paired with: minogin vii

minogi' vta grow h/ well

Paired with: minogitoon vti2

minogi'aawaso vai s/he raises h/ children in a good way

minogin vii it grows well

Paired with: minogi vai

minogitoon vti2 grow it well

Paired with: minogi' vta

minogondaagan vai [S] s/he has a good voice, speaks well

See also: minogondaagane vai [N]

minogondaagane vai [N] s/he has a good voice, speaks well

Paired with: minogondaagan vai [S]

minogwaadan vti sew it well

Paired with: minogwaazh vta

minogwaade vii it is sewn well

Paired with: minogwaazo vai

minogwaaso vai s/he sews well

minogwaazh vta sew h/ well

Paired with: minogwaadan vti

minogwaazo vai s/he is sewn well

Paired with: minogwaade vii

mino'o vai s/he dresses well

minokamii vai s/he is sure-footed

minokan vti fit it well

Paired with: minokaw vta

minokaw vta
  1. fit h/ well
  2. [inverse] it (something consumed) agrees with h/, does h/ good

See also: minokan vti

minokwanaye vai s/he is well-dressed

See also: minokwanaye vai

minomanji'o vai s/he feels good, is in good health

See also: minwamanji'o vai

minomaagochigan ni perfume

minomaagochige vai s/he uses perfume

minomaago' vta put perfume on h/; make h/ smell good

Paired with: minomaagotoon vti2

minomaagotoon vti2 make it smell good, put perfume on it

Paired with: minomaago' vta

(detransitive) minomaagochige vai s/he uses perfume (derived noun) minomaagochigan ni perfume
minomaagozi vai s/he smells good, has a good smell

Paired with: minomaagwad vii

minomaagwad vii it smells good, has a good smell

Paired with: minomaagozi vai

minomaam vta like the smell of h/

Paired with: minomaandan vti

minomaandan vti like the smell of it

Paired with: minomaam vta

minomaas vta spread a good smell by cooking or burning h/

Paired with: minomaasan vti

minomaasan vti spread a good smell by cooking or burning it

Paired with: minomaas vta

minomaasige vai s/he spreads a good smell by cooking or burning something

minomaaso vai s/he smells good burning or cooking

Paired with: minomaate vii

minomaaswi vta [NI]

► minomaas vta

minomaate vii it smells good burning or cooking

Paired with: minomaaso vai

minonan vti hold, handle, grip it right

minonaagwad vii it looks good, looks nice

minongwaam vai [ML] s/he sleeps well

See also: minongwaami vai [RL]

minongwaami vai [RL] s/he sleeps well

See also: minongwaam vai [ML]

minop vta find h/ tastes good, like the taste of h/

Paired with: minopidan vti

minopidan vti find it tastes good, like the taste of it

Paired with: minopozh vta

(detransitive) minopijige vai s/he likes the taste of something
minopijige vai s/he likes the taste of something

minopogozi vai s/he tastes good

Paired with: minopogwad vii

minopogwad vii it tastes good

Paired with: minopogozi vai

minopozh vta find a good taste in h/

minose vii it goes well

Paired with: minose vai

minose vai s/he has things go well for h/, gets along well, has good luck

Paired with: minose vii

minosidoon vti2 put it in the right position

Paired with: minoshim vta

minosin vii it lies in a good position, fits well in place

Paired with: minoshin vai

minoshim vta put h/ in the right position

Paired with: minosidoon vti2

minoshin vai s/he lies comfortably, lies in a good position

minotam vai2 s/he likes hearing something, likes the sound

minotan vti like hearing it, like how it sounds

Paired with: minotaw vta

minotaw vta like hearing h/, like how s/he sounds

Paired with: minotan vti

minotaagozi vai s/he sounds good

Paired with: minotaagwad vii

minotaagwad vii it sounds good

Paired with: minotaagozi vai

minotoon vti2 make it nice, build it well

(detransitive) minochige vai s/he does things well, does a good job
minowe vai s/he has a good voice, speaks well

minoz vta cook h/ well

Paired with: minozan vti

minozan vti cook it well

Paired with: minoz vta

minozekwe vai s/he cooks well

minozo vai s/he is well cooked

minoonagad vii it is nice boat

minwabi vai s/he sits comfortably

minwadaawangaa vii it is nice and sandy

minwadinaa vii it is a nice hill

minwadowe vai s/he has nice fur

minwa'amaazo vai s/he sounds happy singing

minwakamigaa vii it is nice ground, level ground

minwakide vii it stands upright, stands well

Paired with: minwakizo vai

minwakizo vai it (animate) stands upright, stands well

Paired with: minwakide vii

minwamanji'o vai s/he feels good, is in good health

See also: minomanji'o vai

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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