Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

ayate vii es
Listen

it sits around for a while



ayate 0s ind; ayateg 0s conj; eyateg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /ayate-/

ayate0s ind es
Listen

eyateg0s ch-conj es
Listen

Agwaagomaagwadoon ini biizikiganan. Onzaam gabaya'ii imaa ayatewan.

Those clothes smell musty because they've been sitting there for a long time.
 es
Listen

Gii-shiigosin giziibiiga'igani-makakosag omaa gaa-ayateg.

The washtub that's been sitting here for a long time finally emptied.
 es
Listen

reduplication of: ate vii
ayate vii

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.

Additional Resources

Many of the words in the Ojibwe People's Dictionary have related resources. Click through to the full dictionary entry to hear audio recordings, see images, read documents and watch videos. Here's a key to resource icons.

  • Audio recordings
  • Images
  • Video
  • Documents

Speakers & Regions Key

Individual speakers and speakers from different regions use different words when speaking. Each audio recording is marked with the initials of the Ojibwe speaker. Click on a speaker's initials to go to the speaker's bio page. If an Ojibwe word is particular to a certain region, it will be marked with a region code. Click on the region code to go to the Regions page.