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bwaanzhii-niimi'idiwag vai they dance a war dance

bwaanzhii-niimi'idiwin ni a war dance

bwaanzhiiwi'o vai s/he wears dance regalia

bwaanzhiiwi'on ni dance regalia

bwaawane vai s/he is hardly able to carry a pack

bwaawaakide vii it doesn't burn, is unable to burn

Paired with: bwaawaakizo vai

bwaawaakiz vta be unable to burn, unable to light h/

Paired with: bwaawaakizan vti

bwaawaakizan vti be unable to burn, unable to light it

Paired with: bwaawaakiz vta

bwaawaakizo vai s/he doesn't burn, is unable to burn

Paired with: bwaawaakide vii

bwaawendam vai2 h/ mind goes blank; s/he is unable to think

bwaawibide vii it is unable to drive, unable to run or operate

Paired with: bwaawibizo vai

bwaawibidoon vti2 be unable to pull it; have trouble pulling it

Paired with: bwaawibizh vta

bwaawibizh vta be unable to pull h/; have trouble pulling h/

Paired with: bwaawibidoon vti2

bwaawibizo vai s/he is unable to drive, unable to run or operate

Paired with: bwaawibide vii

bwaawidaabaadan vti be unable to drag or pull it; have trouble dragging or pulling it

Paired with: bwaawidaabaazh vta

bwaawidaabaazh vta be unable to drag or pull h/; have trouble dragging or pulling h/

Paired with: bwaawidaabaadan vti

bwaawidaabii vai s/he is unable to pull a load, has trouble pulling a load

bwaawigi vai s/he or it (animate) is unable to grow

Paired with: bwaawigin vii

bwaawigin vii it is unable to grow

Paired with: bwaawigi vai

bwaawin vta be unable to handle, hold or lift h/; have trouble handling, holding or lifting h/

Paired with: bwaawinan vti

bwaawinadoon vti2 be unable to kill it

Paired with: bwaawinazh vta

bwaawinan vti be unable to handle, hold or lift it; have trouble handling, holding or lifting it

Paired with: bwaawin vta

(detransitive) bwaawinige vai s/he has trouble carrying a load on the shoulder ; s/he is unable to carry a load on the shoulder
bwaawinazh vta be unable to kill h/; have trouble killing h/

Paired with: bwaawinadoon vti2

bwaawinige vai s/he is unable to carry a load on the shoulder; s/he has trouble carrying a load on the shoulder

bwaawishkaa vai s/he hardly moves, won't budge

Paired with: bwaawishkaa vii

bwaawishkaa vii it hardly moves, won't budge

Paired with: bwaawishkaa vai

bwaawizh vta be unable to cut h/

Paired with: bwaawizhan vti

bwaawizhan vti be unable to cut it

Paired with: bwaawizh vta

bwaawiiwi vai s/he is unable to budge something

bwaawoom vta be unable to carry h/ on the back; have trouble carrying h/ on the back

Paired with: bwaawoondan vti

bwaawoondan vti be unable to carry it on the back; have trouble carrying it on the back

Paired with: bwaawoom vta

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.

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