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zhaangaso-anama'e-giizhik qnt num nine weeks

zhaangaso-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is nine weeks

zhaangaso-biboon qnt num nine years; nine winters

zhaangaso-biboonagad vii it is nine years

Paired with: zhaangaso-biboonagizi vai

zhaangaso-biboonagizi vai s/he is nine years old

Paired with: zhaangaso-biboonagad vii

zhaangaso-diba'igan qnt num
  1. nine hours
  2. nine miles

zhaangaso-diba'igane vii [N] it is nine o'clock

zhaangaso-diba'iganed vii [S] it is nine o'clock

zhaangaso-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is nine o'clock

zhaangaso-diba'igaans qnt num
  1. nine minutes
  2. nine acres

zhaangaso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] nine gallons

zhaangaso-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num nine pounds

zhaangaso-gikinoonowin qnt num nine years

zhaangaso-giizhik qnt num nine days

zhaangaso-giizis qnt num nine months

zhaangaso-giiziswagad vii it is nine months

Paired with: zhaangaso-giiziswagizi vai

zhaangaso-giiziswagizi vai s/he is nine months old

Paired with: zhaangaso-giiziswagad vii

zhaangaso-minikwaajigan qnt num nine gallons

zhaangaso-mininj qnt num [NI] nine inches

zhaangaso-mizid qnt num [NI] nine feet

zhaangasogon qnt num nine days

zhaangasogonagad vii it is nine days

Paired with: zhaangasogonagizi vai

zhaangasogonagizi vai s/he is nine days old; it is the ninth day of it (a month)

Paired with: zhaangasogonagad vii

zhaangasonaaganens qnt num [BL] nine cups, cupfuls

zhaangasonaagaans qnt num nine cups, cupfuls

zhaangasoninj qnt num nine inches

zhaangasosagoons qnt num nine thousand

zhaangasozid qnt num nine feet

zhaangasoobiwag vai nine of them (animate) sit together; nine of them (animate) are at home

zhaangasoobii'igan na a nine (card)

zhaangasoogaabawiwag vai nine of them (animate) stand together

zhaangasookik qnt num nine pails, nine pailfuls

zhaangasoonag qnt num nine boats or canoes, nine boatloads

zhaangasoonagiziwag vai there are nine canoes or boats of them

zhaangasoopidewan vii nine of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: zhaangasoopizowag vai

zhaangasoopidoon vti2 tie nine of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: zhaangasoopizh vta

zhaangasoopizh vta tie, hitch nine of them (animate) together

Paired with: zhaangasoopidoon vti2

zhaangasoopizowag vai nine of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: zhaangasoopidewan vii

zhaangasooshinoog vai nine of them (animate) lie together

zhaangasooshkimod qnt num nine bags

zhaangasooshkin qnt num nine bags

zhaangaswaginzo vai [BL] it is the ninth (of the month)

zhaangaswaabik qnt num nine dollars

zhaangaswaak qnt num nine hundred

zhaangasweg qnt num nine pieces of something sheet-like

zhaangaswemikwaanens qnt num nine spoonfuls

zhaangaswewaan qnt num nine pairs; nine sets

zhaangaswi qnt num nine

zhaangweshi na a mink

[
Mustela vison
]

zhaangweshiwanii'igan ni a mink trap

zhaangweshiwayaan na a mink hide

zhaangweshiwi-wiiyaakwa'igan ni mink scent used as a lure in trapping

zhaashaaginigaade vai s/he is bare-legged

zhaashaaginizide vai s/he is barefoot

zhaashaaginizidebatoo vai s/he runs barefoot

zhaashaagwam vta chew on, gnaw h/

See also: zhaashaagwandan vti

zhaashaagwamikiwe vai s/he chews gum

zhaashaagwandan vti chew it

Paired with: zhaashaagwam vta

(detransitive) zhaashaagwanjige vai s/he chews things
zhaashaagwanjige vai s/he chews things

zhaashaawanibiisens na a martin

[
Purple martin
; 
Progne subis
]

zhaashaawanibiisi na a swallow

zhaawani- pv lex south

zhaawani-noodin na south wind

See also: zhaawani-noodin vii

zhaawani-noodin vii there is a south wind

See also: zhaawani-noodin na

zhaawanong adv loc in, to, from the south

zhaawanoowinini na someone from the south: a Mexican

zhaazhiibaayaamikaa vii there are tunnels, passages, or trenches in the bottom (of a body of water)

zhaazhiibigaadeni vai s/he stretches h/ legs

zhaazhiibinikeni vai s/he extends h/ arms out (repeatedly)

zhebaa adv tmp this morning (just past)

zhede na a pelican

[
American White Pelican
; 
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
]

See also: azhede na [RL]

zhegon vta stick it (animate) in a tight place, insert it (animate)

Paired with: zhegonan vti

zhegonamaw vta stick (it) in a tight place for h/, insert (it) for h/

zhegonan vti stick it in a tight place, insert it

Paired with: zhegon vta

(detransitive) zhegonige vai s/he sticks things in a tight place, inserts things (benefactive) zhegonamaw vta stick (it) in a tight place for h/, insert (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) zhegonigaade vii it is stuck in a tight place (by someone), "they" stick it in a tight place (verb of undergoing) zhegonigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is stuck in a tight place (by someone), "they" stick h/ or it (animate) in a tight place
zhegonigaade vii it is stuck in a tight place (by someone), "they" stick it in a tight place

zhegonigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is stuck in a tight place (by someone), "they" stick h/ or it (animate) in a tight place

zhegonige vai s/he sticks things in a tight place, inserts things

zhegoninjiini vai s/he sticks a hand in a tight place

zhegosagidiyeshin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ rear

zhegosagigaadeshin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ leg

zhegosaginikeshin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ arm

zhegosagininjiishin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ hand

zhegosagininjiishinowin ni a sliver in the finger or hand

zhegosagizideshin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ foot

zhegosidoon vti2 put it in a tight place

Paired with: zhegoshim vta

zhegosin vii it lies in a tight place

See also: zhegoshin vai

zhegoshim vta put h/ in a tight place

Paired with: zhegosidoon vti2

zhegoshin vai s/he or it (animate) lies in a tight place

See also: zhegosin vii

zhegozideni vai s/he sticks h/ toe into a tight place

zhegozidese vai s/he gets h/ toe stuck in a tight place

zhegozideshin vai h/ toe is stuck in a tight place

zhegoode vai s/he crawls in a tight place

zhegwanzon vai + o s/he tucks it under hj/ clothing or belt

zhegwaabide'o vai s/he picks h/ teeth

(derived noun) zhegwaabide'on ni a toothpick
zhegwaabide'on ni a toothpick

zhegwaabideshin vai s/he gets something stuck in h/ teeth

zhegwaabideshkaw vta

zhegwaakosidoon vti2 stick it in a crack in the wood

Paired with: zhegwaakoshim vta

zhegwaakoshim vta stick it (animate) in a crack in the wood

Paired with: zhegwaakosidoon vti2

zhegwaakwa'an vti insert it into a tree (using something)

(derived noun) zhegwaakwa'igan ni [BL] a tap (for getting sap from a tree)

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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