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elk
n
elk
omashkooz na an elk

[
American elk, wapiti
; 
Cervus elaphus
]

elk meat
n
elk meat
omashkoozo-wiiyaas ni elk meat

elm
n
elm
aniib na an elm

[
American elm
; 
Ulmus americana
]

slippery elm
ozhaashigob na a slippery elm

[
red elm
; 
Ulmus rubra
]

embark
embark
boozi vai s/he gets in or on (a vehicle or a boat), boards, gets aboard, embarks

embarrass
vt
embarrass
agaji' vta make h/ ashamed, embarrass h/, disgrace h/

agaji'iwe vai s/he embarrasses (people)

embarrass by speech
agazom vta embarrass h/ by speech

agazondiwag vai they speak and embarrass each other

agazondizo vai s/he embarasses h/ self in speech

embarrassed
embarrassed
agadenim vta be ashamed of, be embarrassed by h/

Paired with: agadendan vti

agadendaagozi vai s/he seems ashamed, shy, embarrassed

Paired with: agadendaagwad vii

embarrassing
adj
embarrassing
agadendaagwad vii it is shameful, is embarrassing

Paired with: agadendaagozi vai

embrace
vt
embrace
giishkijiin vta hug, embrace h/

giishkijiinidiwag vai they hug, embrace

gikinjigwen vta hug, embrace h/

aabitoojiin vta embrace, hug h/ (at the waist)

embroider
vt
embroider
mazinigwaadan vti embroider, bead it

Paired with: mazinigwaazh vta

mazinigwaaso vai s/he embroiders, beads something

mazinigwaazh vta embroider, bead h/

Paired with: mazinigwaadan vti

embroidery
n
embroidery
mazinigwaasowin ni an embroidered craft item

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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