Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

niimandan vti es
Listen

pick it up in mouth; carry it in mouth

Paired with: niimam vta



niniimandaan 1s - 0s ind; oniimandaan 3s - 0s ind; niimandang 3s - 0 conj; naamandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; niimandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /niimand-/

niniimandaan1s - 0s ind es
Listen

es
Listen

oniimandaan3s - 0s ind es
Listen

es
Listen

niimandang3s - 0 conj es
Listen

es
Listen

naamandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
Listen

es
Listen

niimandan2s - 0 imp es
Listen

Ingii-piminizhikawaa inday gaa-niimandang niwiiwakwaan.

I chased my dog who had my hat in his mouth.
 es
Listen

niimandan /niimand-/: /niim-/
hold up in hand, take along
; /-and/
act on it by mouth

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.