Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

maajiidoon vti2 lw
Listen

carry, take it away

Paired with: maajiizh vta



nimaajiidoon 1s - 0s ind; maajiidood 3s - 0 conj; omaajiidoon 3s - 0s ind; mayaajiidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; maajiidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /maajiid-/

nimaajiidoon1s - 0s ind lw
Listen

maajiidood3s - 0 conj lw
Listen

omaajiidoon3s - 0s ind lw
Listen

mayaajiidood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
Listen

maajiidoon2s - 0 imp lw
Listen

rg
Listen

es
Listen

Gidaa-gagwe-minjimapidoonan ini mashkosiwan jibwaa-maajiidooying.

Before we take that hay out of here, you'd better tie it down good.
 es
Listen

Indaga maajiidoon i'iw gibimiwanaan. Ingoji iwidi izhiwidoon.

Take your backpack away. Take it someplace else.
 es
Listen

Niwii-maajiidoon niwaazakonebijigan.

I'm going to take along my flashlight.
 es
Listen

Bizaan igo ani-maajiidoon.

Just go ahead and take it with you.
 es
Listen

Waabang niwii'-naajiwanii'ige. Niwii'-maajiidoonan gokeyawan.

Tomorrow I will check the traps. I will take some baits along.
 nj
Listen

Maajiidoon 'i gidoonaagan giishpin waa-ininaaganewanen miinawaa.

Take your plate along if you're going to go after seconds.
 es
Listen

maajiidoon /maajiid-/: /maajii-/
start, start off
; /-d/
act on it

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

maajiidoon vti2 carry, take it away
(benefactive) maajiidaw vta take (it) away for, take (it) along for h/ (benefactive) maajiidamaw vta take (it) away for, take (it) along for h/ (verb of undergoing) maajiijigaade vii it is taken away (by someone), "they" take it away, it is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along (verb of undergoing) maajiijigaazo vai s/he is taken away (by someone), "they" take h/ away' s/he is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along

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.