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ozaawadis vta dye h/ brown or yellow

Paired with: ozaawadisan vti

ozaawadisan vti dye it brown or yellow

Paired with: ozaawadis vta

ozaawadiso vai s/he is dyed brown or yellow

Paired with: ozaawadite vii

ozaawadiswi vta [NI]

► ozaawadis vta

ozaawadite vii it is dyed brown or yellow

Paired with: ozaawadiso vai

ozaawadowe vai s/he has yellow or brown fur

ozaawagosimaan ni [RL] a pumpkin

ozaawamik na a brown beaver

ozaawanagekozi vai s/he (a tree) has yellow or brown bark

ozhaawashko- pv lex blue, green

ozhaawashko-aniibiish ni green tea

ozhaawashko-bineshiinh na a bluebird

[
eastern bluebird
; 
Sialia sialis
]

ozhaawashko-ginoozhe na a muskellunge

ozhaawashko-manoomin ni green wild rice

ozhaawashkobii'an vti color, paint it blue or green

(detransitive) ozhaawashkobii'ige vai s/he colors, paints things blue or green (verb of undergoing) ozhaawashkobii'igaade vii it is colored, painted blue or green (by someone)
ozhaawashkobii'igaade vii it is colored, painted blue or green (by someone)

ozhaawashkobii'ige vai s/he colors, paints things blue or green

ozhaawashkogwan na a blue feather; a green feather

ozhaawashko'o vai s/he wears blue, wears green

ozhaawashkojiisag ni foxfire; (a piece of) rotten wood that glows at night

See also: ozhaawishkojiisag ni [NI]

ozhaawashkominagad vii it (something small and round) is blue, is green

ozhaawashkonaagozi vai s/he looks blue, appears blue; s/he looks green, appears green

Paired with: ozhaawashkonaagwad vii

ozhaawashkonaagwad vii it looks blue, appears blue; it looks green, appears green

Paired with: ozhaawashkonaagozi vai

ozhaawashkozi vai s/he is blue, is green

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaa vii

ozhaawashkwadis vta dye h/ blue; dye h/ green

Paired with: ozhaawashkwadisan vti

ozhaawashkwadisan vti dye it blue; dye it green

Paired with: ozhaawashkwadis vta

ozhaawashkwadiso vai s/he is dyed green; s/he is dyed blue

Paired with: ozhaawashkwadite vii

ozhaawashkwadite vii s/he is dyed green; it is dyed blue

Paired with: ozhaawashkwadiso vai

ozhaawashkwaa vii it is blue, is green

Paired with: ozhaawashkozi vai

ozhaawashkwaabi vai s/he has a black eye

ozhaawashkwaabikad vii it is blue, green (as something mineral)

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaabikizi vai

ozhaawashkwaabikizi vai s/he is blue, green (as something mineral)

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaabikad vii

ozhaawashkwaabiigad vii it is blue, green (as something string-like)

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaabiigizi vai

ozhaawashkwaabiigizi vai s/he is blue, green (as something string-like)

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaabiigad vii

ozhaawashkwaagamin vii it (a liquid) is blue or green

ozhaawashkwaakozi vai s/he is blue, green (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaakwad vii

ozhaawashkwaakwad vii it is blue, green (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaakozi vai

ozhaawashkwaanagiingwe vai s/he has a bruised face

ozhaawashkwaande vii it is colored blue or green

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaanzo vai

ozhaawashkwaanzo vai s/he is colored blue or green

Paired with: ozhaawashkwaande vii

ozhaawashkwaate vii it shines with a blue light

ozhaawashkwegad vii it is blue, green (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: ozhaawashkwegizi vai

ozhaawashkwegizi vai s/he is blue, green (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: ozhaawashkwegad vii

ozaawaa vii it is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawizi vai

ozaawaa-zhooniyaa ni gold

ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaabik na gold

See also: ozaawi-zhooniyaawaabik na

ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaande vii it is colored gold

Paired with: ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaanzo vai

ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaanzo vai s/he is colored gold

Paired with: ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaande vii

ozaawaabate vii there is yellow or brown smoke

ozaawaabik ni brass, a piece of brass

ozaawaabikad vii it is (of) brass; it is yellow, is brown (as something mineral)

Paired with: ozaawaabikizi vai

ozaawaabikizi vai s/he is (of) brass; s/he is yellow, is brown (as something mineral)

Paired with: ozaawaabikad vii

ozaawaabikoons na a penny, a cent

ozaawaabiigad vii it is yellow, is brown (as something string-like)

Paired with: ozaawaabiigizi vai

ozaawaabiigizi vai s/he is yellow, is brown (as something string-like)

Paired with: ozaawaabiigad vii

ozaawaagamin vii it (a liquid) is yellow, is brown

ozaawaagonagaa vii there is yellow snow

ozaawaagosh na fox in red phase

ozaawaakide vii it is toasted, is browned (by fire)

Paired with: ozaawaakizo vai

ozaawaakigane vai s/he has a yellow or brown chest, is yellow-breasted

See also: bagaki-ozaawaakigane vai

ozaawaakiz vta toast h/, brown h/ (by fire)

Paired with: ozaawaakizan vti

ozaawaakizan vti toast it, brown it (by fire)

Paired with: ozaawaakiz vta

(detransitive) ozaawaakizige vai s/he toasts something, browns something (by fire) (verb of undergoing) ozaawaakizigaade vii it is toasted, is browned (by fire) (by someone), "they" toast it, brown it
ozaawaakizigan ni a toaster

ozaawaakizigan na (a piece of) toast

ozaawaakizigaade vii it is toasted, is browned (by fire) (by someone), "they" toast it, brown it

ozaawaakizige vai s/he toasts something, browns something (by fire)

ozaawaakizo vai s/he is toasted, is browned (by fire)

See also: ozaawaakide vii

ozaawaakizwi vta [NI]

► ozaawaakiz vta

ozaawaakondibe vai s/he has blond hair, brown hair

ozaawaakozi vai s/he is yellow, is brown (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: ozaawaakwad vii

ozaawaakwad vii it is yellow, is brown (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: ozaawaakozi vai

ozaawaanakwad vii it is a yellow cloud

ozaawaanakwagoode vii it (cloud) is yellowish in the sky

ozaawaande vii it is colored yellow, is colored brown

Paired with: ozaawaanzo vai

ozaawaanikwe vai [BL]
  1. s/he has yellow or brown hair
  2. s/he is blond

ozaawaanz vta color h/ yellow, color h/ brown

Paired with: ozaawaanzan vti

ozaawaanzan vti color it yellow, color it brown

Paired with: ozaawaanz vta

ozaawaanzo vai s/he is colored yellow, is colored brown

Paired with: ozaawaande vii

ozaawegad vii it is yellow, is brown (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: ozaawegizi vai

ozaawegiz vta brown h/ by smoking (sheet-like)

Paired with: ozaawegizan vti

ozaawegizan vti brown it by smoking (sheet-like)

Paired with: ozaawegiz vta

(detransitive) ozaawegizige vai s/he smokes a hide
ozaawegizi vai s/he is yellow, is brown (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: ozaawegad vii

ozaawegizige vai s/he smokes a hide

ozaawi- pv lex brown; yellow

ozaawi-bimide ni butter

ozaawi-bineshiinh na a canary

ozaawi-gibozigan na brown bread

ozaawi-mishiimin na [N] an orange

ozaawi-mishiiminaabo ni [BL] orange juice

ozaawi-miigwan na a brown feather; a yellow feather

See also: ozaawigwan na

ozaawi-ziinzibaakwad ni brown sugar

ozaawi-zhooniyaawaabik na gold

See also: ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaabik na

ozaawibagaa vii there are yellow leaves, brown leaves

ozaawibii' vta paint h/ brown; paint h/ yellow

Paired with: ozaawibii'an vti

ozaawibii'an vti paint it brown; paint it yellow

Paired with: ozaawibii' vta

ozaawibii'igaazo vai s/he is painted brown (by someone); s/he is painted yellow (by someone)

ozaawibii'ige vai s/he paints (things) brown; s/he paints (things) yellow

ozaawigwan na a brown feather; a yellow feather

See also: ozaawi-miigwan na

ozaawigwane vai s/he (a bird) has brown or yellow feathers

ozaawi'o vai s/he wears yellow, wears brown

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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