Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

ozisidoon vti2 es
Listen

  1. put it in place, arrange it
  2. make it (a bed)
  3. set it (a table)

Paired with: ozhishim vta



indoozisidoon 1s - 0s ind; odoozisidoon 3s - 0s ind; ozisidood 3s - 0 conj; wezisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; ozisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ozisid-/

indoozisidoon1s - 0s ind es
Listen

odoozisidoon3s - 0s ind es
Listen

ozisidood3s - 0 conj es
Listen

wezisidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
Listen

ozisidoon2s - 0 imp es
Listen

Mii 'iw wayiiba ji-niisaandawed awe epakwed. Indaga ozisidoon iwe adoopowin.

The guy that's roofing will be climbing down pretty soon. Go set the table.
 es
Listen

Ogii-ozisidoon i'iw adoopowin a' ikwezens.

The girl set the table.
 es
Listen

ozisidoon /ozisid-/: /oN-/
arrange, form
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

ozisidoon vti2
  1. put it in place, arrange it
  2. make it (a bed)
  3. set it (a table)
(detransitive) ozisijige vai s/he makes a bed

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.