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niiyo-biboonagizi vai s/he is four years old

See also: niiwo-biboonagizi vai

niiyo-diba'igan adv num
  1. four hours
  2. four miles

See also: niiwo-diba'igan adv num

niiyo-diba'igane vii [N] it is four o'clock

niiyo-diba'iganed vii [S] it is four o'clock

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

niiyo-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is four o'clock

niiyo-diba'igaans adv num four acres; four minutes

See also: niiwo-diba'igaans adv num

niiyo-diba'oobaan adv num [BL] four gallons

niiyo-dibaabiishkoojigan adv num four pounds

See also: niiwo-dibaabiishkoojigan adv num

niiyo-dibik adv num four nights

niiyo-gikinoonowin adv num four years

niiyo-giizhigad vii it is Thursday

niiyo-giizhik adv num four days

niiyo-giizis adv num four months

niiyo-giiziswagad vii it is four months

Paired with: niiyo-giiziswagizi vai

niiyo-giiziswagizi vai s/he is four months old

Paired with: niiyo-giiziswagad vii

niiyo-minikwaajigan adv num four gallons

niiyo-mizid adv num [NI] four feet

niiyodaabaan adv num four cars, carloads

niiyogon adv num four days

niiyogonagad vii it is four days

See also: niiwogonagad vii

niiyogonagizi vai s/he is four days old; it is the fourth (of the month)

niiyonaaganens adv num [BL] four cups

niiyonaagaans adv num four cups, cupsfull

niiyoninj adv num four inches

See also: niiwoninj adv num

niiyosagoons adv num four thousand

See also: niiwosagoons adv num

niiyozid adv num four feet

See also: niiwozid adv num

niiyoobiwag vai four of them sit together; four of them are at home

niiyoobii'igan na a four (card)

See also: niiwoobii'igan na

niiyoogaabawiwag vai four of them stand together

niiyookik adv num four pails, four pailfuls

See also: niiwookik adv num

niiyoonag adv num four boats or canoes, four boatloads

niiyoonagiziwag vai there are four canoes of boats of them

niiyoopidewan vii four of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: niiyoopizowag vai

niiyoopidoon vti2 tie four of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: niiyoopizh vta

niiyoopizh vta tie, hitch four of them (animate) together

niiyoopizowag vai four of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: niiyoopidewan vii

niiyoosinoon vii four of them lie together

Paired with: niiyooshinoog vai

niiyooshinoog vai four of them lie together

Paired with: niiyoosinoon vii

niiyooshkimod adv num four bags

niiyooshkin adv num four bags

niizh adv num two

niizhing adv tmp twice; two times

niizhinoon vii they (inanimate) are two, there are two of them

Paired with: niizhiwag vai

niizhiwag vai they (animate) are two, there are two of them

Paired with: niizhinoon vii

niizho- pv qnt two

niizho-anama'e-giizhik adv num two weeks

niizho-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is two weeks

niizho-biboon adv num two years; two winters

niizho-biboonagad vii it is two years

Paired with: niizho-biboonagizi vai

niizho-biboonagizi vai s/he is two years old

Paired with: niizho-biboonagad vii

niizho-diba'igan adv num
  1. two hours
  2. two miles

niizho-diba'igane vii [N] it is two o'clock

niizho-diba'iganed vii [S] it is two o'clock

niizho-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is two o'clock

niizho-diba'igaans adv num
  1. two minutes
  2. two acres

niizho-diba'oobaan adv num [BL] two gallons

niizho-dibaabiishkoojigan adv num two pounds

niizho-dibik adv num two nights

niizho-gikinoonowin adv num two years

niizho-giizhigad vii it is Tuesday

niizho-giizhik adv num two days

niizho-giizis adv num two months

niizho-giiziswagad vii it is two months

Paired with: niizho-giiziswagizi vai

niizho-giiziswagizi vai s/he is two months old

Paired with: niizho-giiziswagad vii

niizho-minikwaajigan adv num two gallons

niizho-mininj adv num [NI] two inches

niizho-mizid adv num [NI] two feet

niizhodaabaan adv num two cars, carloads

niizhogon adv num two days

niizhogonagad vii it is two days

Paired with: niizhogonagizi vai

niizhogonagizi vai it is the second (of the month); s/he is two days old

Paired with: niizhogonagad vii

niizhonaaganens adv num [BL] two cups, cupfuls

niizhonaagaans adv num two cups, cupfuls

niizhoninj adv num two inches

niizhosagoons adv num two thousand

niizhozid adv num two feet

niizhozigwam adv qnt two blocks of ice

niizhoobiwag vai two of them are at home; two of them sit together

niizhoobizowag vai two of them speed, drive, fly together

niizhoobii'igan na a deuce, a two (card)

niizhoodenh na a twin

niizhoogamaa vii there are twin lakes

niizhoogaabawiwag vai two of them stand together

niizhookik adv num two pails, two pailfuls

niizhookwewe vai he has two women, two wives

niizhoonag adv num two boats or canoes, two boatloads

niizhoonagiziwag vai there are two canoes or boats of them

niizhoopidewan vii two of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: niizhoopizowag vai

niizhoopidoon vti2 tie two of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: niizhoopizh vta

niizhoopizh vta tie, hitch two of them (animate) together

Paired with: niizhoopidoon vti2

niizhoopizowag vai two of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: niizhoopidewan vii

niizhooshinoog vai two of them lie together

niizhooshkimod adv num two bags

niizhooshkin adv num two bags

niizhwaginzo vai [BL] it is the second (of the month)

niizhwaabik adv num two dollars

niizhwaaching adv tmp seven times

niizhwaachinoon vii they (inanimate) are seven, there are seven of them

Paired with: niizhwaachiwag vai

niizhwaachiwag vai they (animate) are seven, there are seven of them

Paired with: niizhwaachinoon vii

niizhwaak adv num two hundred

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

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