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waabinewizi vai s/he is pale

waabishkadaawangad vii it (sand-like, powder) is white

Paired with: waabishkadaawangizi vai

waabishkadaawangaa vii there is white sand

waabishkadaawangizi vai s/he (sand-like, powder) is white

Paired with: waabishkadaawangad vii

waabishkadisan vti dye, color it white or a light colour

waabishkadite vii it is dyed, is colored white or a light color

waabishkadowe vai s/he has white fur

waabishkanagekozi vai s/he (a tree) has white bark

waabishkananiisi na [BL] a harrier

[
Northern harrier
; 
Circus cyaneus
]

waabishkawedoon vai [ML] s/he has white whiskers

See also: waabishkawedoone vai [N]

waabishkawedoone vai [N] s/he has white whiskers

See also: waabishkawedoon vai [ML]

waabishkaa vii it is white

Paired with: waabishkizi vai

waabishkaabide vai s/he has white teeth

waabishkaabikad vii it is white (as something mineral)

Paired with: waabishkaabikizi vai

waabishkaabikizi vai s/he is white (as something mineral)

Paired with: waabishkaabikad vii

waabishkaabiigad vii it is white (as something string-like)

Paired with: waabishkaabiigizi vai

waabishkaabiigizi vai s/he is white (as something string-like)

Paired with: waabishkaabiigad vii

waabishkaagamin vii it is white liquid

waabishkaakigane vai s/he has a white chest, is white-breasted

waabishkaakozi vai s/he is white (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: waabishkaakwad vii

waabishkaakwad vii it is white (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: waabishkaakozi vai

waabishkaanakwad vii there are white clouds

waabishkaande vii it is colored white

Paired with: waabishkaanzo vai

waabishkaanowe vai s/he (an animal) has a white tail (at the tip)

waabishkaanzo vai s/he is colored white

Paired with: waabishkaande vii

waabishki- pv lex White; white

waabishki-bimide ni lard

waabishki-ma'iingan na a white wolf

waabishki-manidoominens na a white bead

waabishki-miigwan na a white feather

See also: waabishkigwan na

waabishkibii'an vti paint it white

waabishkibii'igaade vii it is painted white (by someone), "they" paint it white

waabishkigwan na a white feather

See also: waabishki-miigwan na

waabishkigwane vai s/he (a bird) has white feathers

waabishki'o vai s/he wears white

waabishkikonaye vai s/he dresses in white

waabishkinaagozi vai s/he looks white, appears white

Paired with: waabishkinaagwad vii

waabishkinaagwad vii it looks white, appears white

Paired with: waabishkinaagozi vai

waabishkindibe vai s/he has white hair

waabishkisagad vii it (something board-like) is white

Paired with: waabishkisagizi vai

waabishkisagizi vai s/he (something board-like) is white

Paired with: waabishkisagad vii

waabishkitigwaane vai [BL]
  1. s/he (animal, bird) has a white head
  2. s/he has white hair

waabishkitoon vti2 make it white

waabishkizi vai s/he is white

Paired with: waabishkaa vii

waabishkizigozi vai s/he (ice) is white

See also: waabishkizigwaa vii

waabishkizigwaa vii it (cake-like, ice) is white, there is white ice

Paired with: waabishkizigozi vai

waabishkiigad vii it is white (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: waabishkiigizi vai

waabishkiigin ni a sheet; white cloth

waabishkiigizi vai s/he is white (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: waabishkiigad vii

waabishkiingwe vai s/he is white-faced

waabishkiingwechigan ni face powder

waabishkiingwechige vai s/he uses face powder

waabishkiiwe vai s/he is a white person; s/he is pale-complexioned

waabishkiiwed na-v [N] a white person, a whiteman wayaabishkiiwed na-v [S] a white person
waabishkiiwed na-v [N] a white person, a whiteman

See also: wayaabishkiiwed na-v [S]

waabizhagindibe vai s/he is bald

waabizheshi na a marten

[
American marten, pine marten
; 
Martes americana
]

waabizheshiwanii'igan ni a marten trap

waabizheshiwayaan na a marten hide

waabizii na a swan

[
trumpter swan
; 
Cygnus buccinator
]

waabiziiwanwi ni [BL] buckshot

waabizo vai s/he turns light (in color)

Paired with: waabide vii

waabiiganaandam vai2 s/he is pale from being hungry

waabiingwe vai s/he is pale-faced

waaboshkaakodan vti peel the bark off it exposing the light wood

waabowayaan ni [N] a blanket

See also: waabooyaan ni [S]

waabozo-mowens ni a rabbit dropping

waabooyaan ni [S] a blanket

See also: waabowayaan ni [N]

(verb of making) waabooyaanike vai s/he makes a blanket
waabooyaanike vai s/he makes a blanket

waabooz na a rabbit, a snowshoe hare

[
snowshoe hare
; 
Lepus americanus
]

(verb of abundance) waaboozokaa vai there are (a lot of) rabbits
waaboozekon ni [BL] a netted rabbit hide blanket

(verb of making) waaboozekonike vai [BL] s/he makes a netted rabbitskin blanket
waaboozekonikaanaak ni a frame for netting a rabbit hide blanket

waaboozekonike vai [BL] s/he makes a netted rabbitskin blanket

waaboozo-miikana ni a rabbit trail

waaboozo-moowens ni a rabbit dropping

waaboozo-nagwaagan ni a rabbit snare

waaboozo-wiiyaas ni rabbit meat

waaboozokaa vai there are (a lot of) rabbits

waaboozoninj ni a rabbit forepaw

waaboozotigwaan ni [BL] a rabbit head

waaboozwayaan na a rabbit skin

waaboozwaaboo ni rabbit soup

waagaa vii it is bent

Paired with: waagizi vai

waagaabikad vii it is bent (as something mineral)

Paired with: waagaabikizi vai

waagaabikizi vai s/he is bent (as something mineral)

Paired with: waagaabikad vii

waagaakozi vai s/he is bent (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: waagaakwad vii

waagaakwad ni an ax

waagaakwad vii it is bent (as something stick- or wood-like)

(derived noun) waagaakwad ni an ax
(verb of possession) owaagaakwado vai s/he has an ax
waagaakwadoons ni a hatchet

waagaakwadwaabik ni an ax blade

waagaakwadwaatig ni an ax handle

waagaasin vii it bends in the wind

waagaashi vai s/he bends in the wind

Paired with: waagaasin vii

waagaatig ni a curved stick (used to feel for a beaver lodge entrance)

waagibidoon vti2 bend it (with hands)

Paired with: waagibizh vta

(verb of undergoing) waagibijigaade vii it is bent (by someone), "they" bend it (verb of undergoing) waagibijigaazo vai s/he is bent (by someone), "they" bend h/ (detransitive) waagibijige vai s/he bends something (by hand)
waagibijigaade vii it is bent (by someone), "they" bend it

Paired with: waagibijigaazo vai

waagibijigaazo vai s/he is bent (by someone), "they" bend h/

waagibijige vai s/he bends something (by hand)

waagibizh vta bend h/ (with hands)

Paired with: waagibidoon vti2

waagigaade vai s/he is bowlegged

waagijaane vai s/he has a curved nose

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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