Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

/-se/ final

 
s/he flies, falls, has something happen to h/ quickly or spontaneously
 
may suggest spontaneous events not under control
 
Type:
final
Subtypes:
vai
agawaatese vai s/he casts a shadow flying
ajijiingwese vai s/he falls on h/ face
amajise vai s/he wakes up suddenly, comes awake
animikose vai s/he turns face down, flies face down
animise vai s/he flies away
apagajise vai s/he falls against something
ashawese vai s/he tilts over, flips
azhese vai s/he slides back, flies backwards
aabise vai s/he comes undone, comes untied, unravels
aabiskose vai s/he comes undone, comes untied, unravels
aanjise vai s/he changes
aapidanaamose vai s/he has whooping cough
aazhawise vai s/he flies across
aazhigijise vai s/he turns over backwards; s/he turns face up
babaamise vai s/he flies about
badakaakose vai it (animate) sticks in wood
badakise vai s/he falls on or hits something and sticks into it
bagamise vai s/he arrives flying
bagaskise vai s/he falls and lands with a splat
bakise vai s/he (something string-like) parts, breaks apart; s/he breaks apart
bakobiise vai s/he falls, flies into the water
bakwajise vai s/he comes out or off of something
baakidoonese vai h/ mouth falls open
baakise vai s/he comes open, comes uncovered, flies open
baashkijiise vai s/he (something bag-like) bursts
baataajiishkiwese vai s/he gets stuck in mud
baataase vai s/he gets stuck
bejise vai s/he flies slow
bigishkise vai s/he goes to pieces, breaks down
bimise vai s/he flies along
binaagonese vai it (animate) has snow falling off it
binaandawese vai s/he slips and falls off climbing on something or crossing a bridge
biigose vai s/he goes to pieces, breaks down
biijise vai s/he flies here
biindigese vai s/he rushes, flies falls inside
biinjise vai s/he flies, falls in
biinjizidese vai h/ foot slips in, slides in
biiwise vai s/he scatters, disperses
dabasise vai s/he flies low
dakise vai s/he cools
dawise vai s/he has time, is free (to do something)
daashkaabikise vai s/he (rock or metal) splits suddenly
debise vai s/he is enough, is sufficient, has enough
dewikwese vai s/he gets a sudden headache
ditibise vai s/he rolls, goes around
gakaabikise vai s/he goes over a rock cliff
gawaakose vai s/he falls over (as something stick- or wood-like)
gawise vai s/he falls over
gibiskwagise vai h/ blood stops flowing, clots
gidiskise vai s/he comes out or off of something
gidoonagise vai s/he falls out of a boat
gizhibaabise vai s/he spins, whirls, revolves (by itself)
gizhiise vai s/he flies fast
giiwitaase vai s/he flies around in a circle
gwanabise vai s/he tips, capsizes
gwekise vai s/he turns suddenly or without warning
ishpise vai s/he flies high
izhise vai s/he flies to a certain place
jaagise vai s/he runs out; s/he becomes exhausted
jaagisen vai + o s/he runs out of (it)
madweyaabikise vai s/he (something mineral or metal) clinks, clangs, rattles, rings
mamaajise vai s/he moves, is in motion, twitches
maajise vai s/he begins, starts, moves off
maakise vai s/he limps
maazhise vai s/he has things go wrong, has bad luck
mikawise vai s/he suddenly regains consciousness, comes to
mikwendamose vai s/he remembers all of a sudden
minose vai s/he has things go well for h/, gets along well, has good luck
miskwiingwese vai s/he blushes
mizhakiise vai s/he hits the bottom, hits the ground
mookibiise vai s/he comes up to surface of water
mooshkinebiise vai h/ fills up (with liquid)
nabagise vai s/he goes flat suddenly
niboowise vai s/he has a stroke; s/he becomes paralyzed; s/he falls ill from bad medicine
noogise vai s/he suddenly comes to a stop
noondese vai s/he runs short
onjise vai s/he flies from a certain place
onjishkawise vai s/he flies into the wind
onwaawese vai s/he has a sudden attack of the hiccoughs
opimese vai s/he falls on h/ side
ozhaashise vai s/he slips, slides
wewebaabiigise vai s/he swings on a line
zhaabonikese vai
  1. s/he has h/ arm go through
  2. an engine throws a rod
zaagibiise vai s/he pops up out of the water
zaagijise vai s/he flies, falls, speeds, rushes out
zegise vai s/he a sudden feeling of fear, is scared suddenly
zhegozidese vai s/he gets h/ toe stuck in a tight place
zhinawise vii it rattles
ziigibiise vai s/he overflows; s/he (a container) spills, spills out
ziigizibiingwese vai s/he has tears come to h/ eyes

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.