Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

/-a'ooN/ final

 
move h/ by medium, by boat
 
Type:
final
Subtypes:
vta
anima'oozh vta take h/ away by boat
aawada'oozh vta haul h/ by boat
aazhawa'oozh vta take h/ across by boat; ferry h/ across
babaama'oozh vta transport h/ around (especially by boat)
bagama'oozh vta arrive transporting h/ (especially by boat)
bima'oozh vta take h/ along in a boat; pole h/ along in a boat
biida'oozh vta bring h/ here by boat
desaakwa'oozh vta transport h/ on top of something on the water
giiwe'oozh vta transport h/ home by boat
ina'oozh vta take h/ to a certain place by boat
naada'oozh vta go to get h/ by boat
niminaawa'oozh vta take h/ out into the lake (by paddling, etc.)
onda'oozh vta transport h/ from a certain place [especially in a boat]

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.