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onzaamizan vti overheat, overcook it

Paired with: onzaamiz vta

onzaamizhan vti cut it too much

onzaamizo vai s/he is overcooked

Paired with: onzaamide vii

onzaamiinad vii [plural] there are a large number of them, are too many of them; there is a large amount of it, is too much of it

Paired with: onzaamiino vai

onzaamiinadoon vii there are an excessive number of them; [sing] it is in excessive amount

onzaamiino vai [plural] there is a large number of them, is too many of them; there is a large amount of h/, is too much of h/

Paired with: onzaamiinad vii

onzekwe vai s/he cooks by boiling, boils down, distills

onzigaade vii it is boiled (by someone), "they" boil it

Paired with: onzigaazo vai

onzigaazo vai s/he is boiled (by someone), "they" boil h/

Paired with: onzigaade vii

onzige vai s/he boils things

onzo vai s/he boils, is boiled

Paired with: onde vii

onzo vta boil h/

Paired with: onzan vti

onzom vta scold, nag h/

(detransitive) onzonge vai s/he nags, scolds (people)
onzomaawaso vai s/he scolds a child

onzonge vai s/he nags, scolds (people)

onzwi vta [NI]

► onzo vta

opan nid h/ lung

opaa' vta keep h/ awake

(detransitive) opaa'iwe vai s/he keeps people awake (reciprocal) opaa'idiwag vai they keep each other awake
opaa'idiwag vai they keep each other awake

opaa'iwe vai s/he keeps people awake

opaakamigizi vai s/he disturbs sleep with activity

opaam vta keep h/ awake by talking

opaama'amaazo vai s/he keeps people awake by singing

opichi na a robin

[
American robin
; 
Turdus migratorius
]

See also: apichi na [BL]

opigayan nad [BL] h/ rib

opigemag nid [ML] h/ rib

opikwan nid h/ back

opime- pv lex on its side; to the side

opime-ayi'ii adv loc on the side of it

opimebi vai s/he sits to one side, sits on one cheek

opimekana adv loc along the side of the road or trail

opimese vai s/he falls on h/ side

opimesidoon vti2 lay it on its side

Paired with: opimeshim vta

opimesin vii it lies on side

Paired with: opimeshin vai

opimeshim vta lay h/ on h/ side

Paired with: opimesidoon vti2

opimeshin vai s/he lies on h/ side

Paired with: opimesin vii

opimewebin vta flip h/ on h/ side

Paired with: opimewebinan vti

opimewebinan vti flip it on its side

opimewebishkan vti kick it over on its side

opimewebishkaw vta kick h/ over on h/ side

Paired with: opimewebishkan vti

opimeya'ii adv loc on the side of it

See also: opimeyaya'ii adv loc

opimeyaya'ii adv loc on the side of it

See also: opimeya'ii adv loc

opin na a potato

(verb of abundance) opiniikaa vii there are (many) potatoes
opinii-manidoons na a potato bug

opinii-mashkimod ni a potato sack

opiniikaa vii there are (many) potatoes

opiniiwaaboo ni potato soup

opiniiwigamig ni a root cellar

opwaagan na a pipe

(verb of possession) odoopwaagani vai s/he has a pipe or pipes (verb of making) opwaaganike vai s/he makes a pipe
opwaaganasin na pipestone

opwaagani-nagamon ni a pipe song

opwaaganike vai s/he makes a pipe

opwaagaans na a cigarette

See also: asemaans na

osayenyan nad h/ older brother

osayenyi vai s/he has an older brother

osidaawendam vai2 s/he is sad, dejected, sorrowful

oshaakamaw vta scare h/ (game animal) away

oshaakamigizi vai s/he makes noise and scare off game

oshaakaw vta scare h/ (a game animal) away

oshaam vta scare h/ away by talking or with vocal noise

oshaawewezige vai s/he scares off game by firing a weapon

oshaawewidam vai2 s/he scares game by hollaring and yelling

oshedinaa vii there is a ridge

oshekamigaa vii it (ground) forms a ridge or pile

oshezigoshkaa vii it is an ice pressure ridge

oshimisan nad h/ niece (cross niece: female's brother's daughter or male's sister's daughter)

oshiimeyan nad h/ younger sibling (brother or sister); h/ younger parallel cousin (mother's sister's child; father's brother's child)

oshkagoode vai she has a new dress

oshkagoojin vai s/he is new (of a moon)

oshkakizine vai s/he has new shoes, has new tires

oshkanzhiikaajigan ni a horseshoe

oshkanzhiin nad
  1. h/ nail (fingernail, toenail)
  2. h/ claw

oshkanzhiiwataage vai s/he plays horseshoes

oshkaya'aa na something (animate) new; someone young

oshkaya'aawi vai s/he is young, is an adolescent; it (animate) is new
oshkaya'aawi vai it (animate) is new; s/he is young, is an adolescent

See also: oshki-aya'aawi vai

oshkaya'ii na something new; something young

See also: oshkayi'ii ni

oshkaya'iiwan vii it is new, is young

See also: oshkayi'iiwan vii

oshkayi'ii ni something new; something young

(verb of being) oshkayi'iiwan vii it is new, is young
oshkayi'iiwan vii it is new, is young

oshkazhigane vai s/he has new socks

oshkaabewis na a ceremonial attendant or messenger

(verb of being) oshkaabewisiwi vai he is an oshkaabewis
oshkaabewisiwi vai he is an oshkaabewis

oshki- pv lex
  1. new, young, fresh
  2. for the first time

oshki-aya'aa na something (animate) new; someone young

oshki-aya'aawi vai it (animate) is new; s/he is young, is an adolescent

See also: oshkaya'aawi vai

oshki-aya'ii ni something new

See also: oshki-aya'aa na

oshki-bimaadizi vai s/he is young, is an adolescent

oshki-dibikad vii it is early in the night

oshki-ikwe na a young woman, an adolescent girl

oshki-inini na a young man, an adolescent boy

(verb of being) oshki-ininiiwi vai he is a young man, an adolescent boy
oshki-ininiiwi vai he is a young man, an adolescent boy

oshki-manoomin ni freshly harvested wild rice

oshki-manoominike vai s/he rices for first time in season

oshki-nitaage vai s/he has h/ first kill of a species

oshki-nitaage-wiikondiwin ni first-game feast

oshki-niibin vii it is early in the summer

oshki-ozhibii'igan ni the new testament of the bible

oshkibabagiwayaane vai s/he has a new shirt or new shirts

oshkibabiinzikawaagane vai s/he has a new coat

oshkidaabaan ni [RL] a new car

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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