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niizhwaasimidana adv num seventy

niizhwaaso adv num [RL] seven

See also: niizhwaaswi adv num

niizhwaaso- pv qnt seven

niizhwaaso-anama'e-giizhigad vii it is seven weeks

niizhwaaso-anama'e-giizhik adv num seven weeks

niizhwaaso-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is seven weeks

niizhwaaso-biboon adv num seven years; seven winters

niizhwaaso-biboonagad vii it is seven years

Paired with: niizhwaaso-biboonagizi vai

niizhwaaso-biboonagizi vai s/he is seven years old

niizhwaaso-diba'igan adv num
  1. seven hours
  2. seven miles

niizhwaaso-diba'igane vii [N] it is seven o'clock

niizhwaaso-diba'iganed vii [S] it is seven o'clock

niizhwaaso-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is seven o'clock

niizhwaaso-diba'igaans adv num
  1. seven minutes
  2. seven acres

niizhwaaso-diba'oobaan adv num [BL] seven gallons

niizhwaaso-dibaabiishkoojigan adv num seven pounds

niizhwaaso-dibik adv num seven nights

niizhwaaso-gikinoonowin adv num seven years

niizhwaaso-giizhik adv num seven days

niizhwaaso-giizis adv num seven months

niizhwaaso-giiziswagad vii it is seven months

Paired with: niizhwaaso-giiziswagizi vai

niizhwaaso-giiziswagizi vai s/he is seven months old

Paired with: niizhwaaso-giiziswagad vii

niizhwaaso-minikwaajigan adv num seven gallons

niizhwaaso-mininj adv num [NI] seven inches

niizhwaaso-mizid adv num [NI] seven feet

niizhwaasogon adv num seven days

niizhwaasogonagad vii it is seven days

Paired with: niizhwaasogonagizi vai

niizhwaasogonagizi vai
  1. s/he is seven days old
  2. it is the seventh day of the month

Paired with: niizhwaasogonagad vii

niizhwaasonaaganens adv num [BL] seven cups

niizhwaasonaagaans adv num seven cups, cupfuls

niizhwaasoninj adv num seven inches

niizhwaasosagoons adv num seven thousand

niizhwaasozid adv num seven feet

niizhwaasoobiwag vai seven of them sit together; seven of them are at home

niizhwaasoobii'igan na a seven (card)

niizhwaasoogaabawiwag vai seven of them stand together

niizhwaasookik adv num seven pails, seven pailfuls

niizhwaasoonag adv num seven boats or canoes, seven boatloads

niizhwaasoopidewan vii seven of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: niizhwaasoopizowag vai

niizhwaasoopidoon vti2 tie seven of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: niizhwaasoopizh vta

niizhwaasoopizh vta tie, hitch seven of them (animate) together

niizhwaasoopizowag vai seven of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: niizhwaasoopidewan vii

niizhwaasooshkimod adv num seven bagfuls; seven bags

niizhwaasooshkin adv num seven bags

niizhwaaswaginzo vai [BL] s/he is the seventh (of the month)

niizhwaaswaabik adv num seven dollars

niizhwaaswaak adv num seven hundred

niizhwaasweg adv num seven pieces of something sheet-like

niizhwaaswemikwaanens adv num seven spoonfuls

niizhwaaswewaan adv num seven pairs; seven sets

niizhwaaswi adv num seven

See also: niizhwaaso adv num [RL]

niizhwaatig adv num two stick-like objects

niizhweg adv num two pieces of something sheet-like

niizhweginigan adv num two packages

niizhwemikwaanens adv num two spoonfuls

niizhwewaan adv num two pairs; two sets

niizhwewaanagadoon vii there are two sets, pairs, or kinds of them (inanimate)

Paired with: niizhwewaanagiziwag vai

niizhwewaanagiziwag vai there are two sets, pairs, or kinds of them (animate)

Paired with: niizhwewaanagadoon vii

noobaadan vti suck on it; nurse on it

(detransitive) noobaajige vai s/he sucks on something (derived noun) noobaajigan ni a baby bottle
noobaajigan ni a baby bottle

noobaajigaans ni a pacifier

noobaajige vai s/he sucks on something

noodamikwe vai s/he hunts beaver, traps beaver

noodazhashkwe vai s/he hunts muskrat

noodaame vai s/he catches fish at spawning time

noodendam vai2 s/he flirts

noodenim vta flirt with h/

See also: noondenim vta [RL]

noodenindiwag vai they flirt with each other

noodin vii it is windy; there is a wind; the wind blows

noogibagizo vai s/he stops suddenly while dancing

noogibatoo vai s/he stops running

noogibide vii it stops driving, stops speeding

Paired with: noogibizo vai

noogibizo vai s/he stops driving, stops speeding, parks

Paired with: noogibide vii

noogibizoni' vta stop h/ (the motor), park h/

noogibizonitoon vti2 park it

Paired with: noogibizoni' vta

noogidaabii'iwe vai s/he stops driving a team of horses

noogigaabawi vai s/he stops and stands in place

noogin vta stop h/, stop h/ with the hand

Paired with: nooginan vti

nooginan vti stop it, stop it with the hand

Paired with: noogin vta

noogise vai s/he suddenly comes to a stop

Paired with: noogise vii

noogise vii it suddenly comes to a stop

Paired with: noogise vai

noogishkaa vai s/he comes to a stop, stops moving, stops and stays

Paired with: noogishkaa vii

noogishkaa vii it comes to a stop, stops moving

Paired with: noogishkaa vai

noogishkaawigamig ni a hotel

noogitaa vai s/he stops herself/himself, holds herself/hiimself back

noogiweba'an vti stop it using something

noogii vai s/he stops doing something, hesitates

noojigiigoonyiwe vai s/he goes fishing

noojigiigoonyiwe-mazina'igaans ni a fishing license

nooji' vta seek, go after, hunt h/

Paired with: noojitoon vti2

(detransitive) nooji'iwe vai s/he seeks, goes after, hunts people
nooji'ikwewe vai he goes after a woman or women, courts a woman

nooji'ikwewe-nagamo vai s/he sings a courting song

(derived noun) nooji'ikwewe-nagamon ni a courting song
nooji'ikwewe-nagamon ni a courting song

nooji'iwe vai s/he seeks, goes after, hunts people

noojimo vai s/he heals, recovers from an illness

(causative) noojimo' vta heal h/; cure h/
(reflexive) noojimo'idizo vai s/he heals, cures h/self (detransitive) noojimo'iwe vai s/he heals people; s/he cures people
(derived noun) noojimo'iwewin ni healing, curing
noojimo' vta cure h/; heal h/

noojimo'idizo vai s/he heals, cures h/self

noojimo'iwe vai s/he cures people; s/he heals people

noojimo'iwewin ni healing, curing

noojitoon vti2 seek, go after, hunt it

Paired with: nooji' vta

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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