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ikwe na rg
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  1. a woman, a lady
  2. a queen (card)



ikwe sg; ikwens dim; ikwewag pl; ikwewish pej; Stem: /ikwew-/

ikwe sg gh
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ikwens dim rg
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ikwewag pl gh
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rg
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ikwewish pej gh
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rg
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Aaniin ezhi-wiinzod awedi ikwe nemadabid.

What's that name of that lady sitting over there.
 rg
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Awegonen waandamaagegwen awe ikwe.

I wonder what that lady is telling about.
 rg
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Gii-pi-gwanabibizo awe ikwe imaa zhoonzhaakwadinig.

That women tipped over on the slippery spot.
 es
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Wiijishimotaadiwag igi ikwewag niimiwaad.

The women dance with each other when they dance
 rg
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Owiikwaji'aan wii-kagwe-ayaawaad iniw maakawaadizinid ikwewan.

He tried to win that beautiful woman for himself.
 es
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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.

Word Family

ikwe na
  1. a woman, a lady
  2. a queen (card)
(verb of pretending) ikwekaazo vai s/he pretends to be a woman (verb of being) ikwewi vai s/he is a woman
(derived noun) ikwewiwin ni womanhood
(verb of possession) odikwemi vai he has a woman, has a wife

Related Words

biig na a spade suite card
danens na a club suite card
gaanoo na a diamond suite card
giiyoon na a heart suite card
bezhigoobii'igan na an ace
niizhoobii'igan na a deuce, a two (card)
nisoobii'igan na a three (card)
niiyoobii'igan na a four (card)
naanoobii'igan na a five (card)
ingodwaasoobii'igan na a six (card)
ningodwaasoobii'igan na a six (card)
niizhwaasoobii'igan na a seven (card)
ishwaasoobii'igan na an eight (card)
nishwaasoobii'igan na an eight (card)
zhaangasoobii'igan na a nine (card)
midaasoobii'igan na a ten (card)
zhimaaganish na
  1. a soldier
  2. a jack (card)
ikwe na
  1. a woman, a lady
  2. a queen (card)
ogimaa na
  1. a leader (male): a boss, a chief, a king
  2. a king (card)

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