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oko- pv lex bunched together, in a group

okobizowag vai they fly in a flock

okogaabawiwag vai they stand in a bunch

okogewag vai they live clustered together

okoginoon vii they grow in a bunch

Paired with: okogiwag vai

okogiwag vai they (animate) grow in a bunch

Paired with: okoginoon vii

oko'idiwag vai they assemble together

okon nid h/ liver

okonaas nid h/ blanket

okonaasi vai s/he has a blanket

okonaasike vai s/he makes a blanket or blankets

okosidamaw vta pile, stack (it) for h/

okosidaw vta pile, stack (it) for h/

okosidoon vti2 pile, stack it

Paired with: okoshim vta

(detransitive) okosijige vai s/he piles, stacks things (benefactive) okosidaw vta pile, stack (it) for h/ (benefactive) okosidamaw vta pile, stack (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) okosijigaade vii it is piled, stacked (by someone); "they" pile, stack it (verb of undergoing) okosijigaazo vai s/he is piled, stacked (by someone); "they" pile, stack (it) for h/ (derived noun) okosijigan ni a haystack
okosijigan ni a haystack

okosijigaade vii it is piled, stacked (by someone); "they" pile, stack it

okosijigaazo vai s/he is piled, stacked (by someone); "they" pile, stack (it) for h/

okosijige vai s/he piles, stacks things

okosimaan ni a squash; a pumpkin

okosinoon vii they lie in a pile

Paired with: okoshinoog vai

okoshim vta pile, stack h/

Paired with: okosidoon vti2

okoshinoog vai they (animate) lie in a pile

Paired with: okosinoon vii

okoonzh nid its (a bird's) bill, beak

okwabiwag vai they sit in a group

okwagomowag vai they are in a bunch on the water

okwakidewan vii they stand in a cluster

Paired with: okwakizowag vai

okwakizowag vai they (trees) stand in a cluster

See also: okwakidewan vii

okwapide vii it is tied in a bunch

Paired with: okwapizo vai

okwapidoon vti2 tie it in a bunch

Paired with: okwapizh vta

okwapizh vta tie h/ in a bunch

Paired with: okwapidoon vti2

okwapizo vai s/he is tied in a bunch

Paired with: okwapide vii

okwaakosidoon vti2 stack it (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: okwaakoshim vta

(detransitive) okwaakosijige vai s/he stacks something (as something stick- or wood-like)
okwaakosijige vai s/he stacks something (as something stick- or wood-like)

okwaakosinoon vii they (inanimate; stick-like) are stacked, are piled up, are heaped up

Paired with: okwaakoshinoog vai

okwaakoshim vta stack h/ (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: okwaakosidoon vti2

okwaakoshinoog vai they (animate; stick-like) are stacked, are piled up, are heaped up

Paired with: okwaakosinoon vii

okwaakowebinan vti throw it/them (something stick-like) into a pile

okwegan nid h/ neck

okwiinadoon vii they are in a bunch, are in a pile

Paired with: okwiinowag vai

okwiinowag vai they are in a group, a herd, a flock, a swarm

Paired with: okwiinadoon vii

omagakii na a frog

See also: omakakii na

omakakii na a frog

See also: omagakii na

omakakiiwayaan na frogskin, froghide

omakakiiwinini na a Finn

omakakomi vai s/he has a basket or baskets, has a box or boxes

omakizini vai s/he has moccasins or shoes

omanoominii na a Menominee

omashkimodaa vai s/he has a bag or bags, has a sack or sacks

omashkiigoo na a Cree

(verb of being) omashkiigoowi vai s/he is a Cree
omashkiigoomo vai s/he speaks Cree

(derived noun) omashkiigoomowin ni Cree language
omashkiigoomowin ni Cree language

omashkiigoowi vai s/he is a Cree

omashkooz na an elk

[
American elk, wapiti
; 
Cervus elaphus
]

omashkoozo-wiiyaas ni elk meat

omazina'igani vai s/he has a book or books, has a document or documents

omaa adv loc here

omaamaayan nad h/ mother

omaamaayi vai s/he has a mother

ombagoode vii it hangs up in the air, is suspended

Paired with: ombagoojin vai

ombagoodoon vti2 hang it up; suspend it off the ground

Paired with: ombagoozh vta

ombagoojin vai s/he hangs up in the air; s/he is suspended up in the air

Paired with: ombagoode vii

ombagoozh vta hang h/ up; suspend h/ off the ground

Paired with: ombagoodoon vti2

omba'an vti raise it using something

omba'igan ni a tool used to raise something: a jack, a lever

omba'iganaabik ni trap-setting tongs

omba'iganaak ni a trap setter

See also: omba'iganaabik ni

ombakamigaa vii there is a rise in the ground

ombatesewigaade vai s/he breaks in a rash out on h/ leg

ombatesewizide vai s/he breaks out in a rash on h/ foot

ombaabate vii it goes upwards as smoke

ombaabiigin vta hoist h/; lift, raise h/ with a rope

Paired with: ombaabiiginan vti

ombaabiiginan vti hoist it; lift, raise it with a rope

Paired with: ombaabiigin vta

(detransitive) ombaabiiginige vai s/he hoists, lifts things with a rope (verb of undergoing) ombaabiiginigaade vii it is hoisted, lifted, raised with a rope (by someone); "they" hoist, lift, raise it with a rope (verb of undergoing) ombaabiiginigaazo vai s/he is hoisted, lifted, raised with a rope (by someone); "they" hoist, lift, raise it with a rope
ombaabiiginigaade vii it is hoisted, lifted, raised with a rope (by someone); "they" hoist, lift, raise it with a rope

ombaabiiginigaazo vai s/he is hoisted, lifted, raised with a rope (by someone); "they" hoist, lift, raise it with a rope

ombaabiiginige vai s/he hoists, lifts things with a rope

ombaakwa' vta raise h/ (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), jack h/ up

Paired with: ombaakwa'an vti

ombaakwa'an vti raise it (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), jack it up

Paired with: ombaakwa' vta

(detransitive) ombaakwa'ige vai s/he raises things (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), jacks things up (derived noun) ombaakwa'igan na a jack
ombaakwa'igan na a jack

ombaakwa'ige vai s/he raises things (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), jacks things up

ombaangeni vai s/he lifts h/ wings

ombaasidoon vti2 winnow it; make it fly up in wind

(detransitive) ombaasijige vai s/he tosses something up
ombaasijige vai s/he tosses something up

ombaasin vii

Paired with: ombaashi vai

ombaashi vai s/he is lifted by the wind; is blown, sails, soars upwards

Paired with: ombaasin vii

ombendam vai2 s/he is excited, is hopeful

ombibagizo vai s/he leaps up

ombibide vii it flies, speeds upwards

Paired with: ombibizo vai

ombibidoon vti2 pull it upwards

Paired with: ombibizh vta

(detransitive) ombibijige vai s/he pulls things upward (verb of undergoing) ombibijigaade vii it is pulled upward (by someone), "they" pull it upward (verb of undergoing) ombibijigaazo vai s/he is pulled upward (by someone), "they" pull it upwards
ombibijigaade vii it is pulled upward (by someone), "they" pull it upward

ombibijigaazo vai s/he is pulled upward (by someone), "they" pull it upwards

ombibijige vai s/he pulls things upward

ombibizh vta pull h/ upwards

Paired with: ombibidoon vti2

ombibizo vai s/he flies, speeds upwards

Paired with: ombibide vii

ombidiyeni vai s/he raises h/ butt

ombigamide vii it boils up

ombigamizan vti boil it to sugar

(detransitive) ombigamizige vai s/he boils something to sugar; s/he sugars off (derived noun) ombigamizigan ni boiling sugar or syrup
ombigamizigan ni boiling sugar or syrup

ombigamizige vai s/he boils something to sugar; s/he sugars off

ombigaaden vta lift h/ leg

ombigaadeni vai s/he raises, lifts h/ (own) leg

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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