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fat
n
fat
wiinin ni fat

amiko-wiinin na beaver fat

mako-wiinin ni bear fat

father
n
father
imbaabaa nad my father

See also: indede nad

gibaabaa nad your father

See also: gidede nad

obaabaayan nad h/ father

See also: odedeyan nad

indede nad my father

See also: imbaabaa nad

gidede nad your father

See also: gibaabaa nad

odedeyan nad h/ father

See also: obaabaayan nad

noos nad my father

See also: imbaabaa nad ; indede nad

goos nad your father

See also: gibaabaa nad ; gidede nad

oosan nad h/ father

See also: obaabaayan nad ; odedeyan nad

have a father
o'oosi vai s/he has a father

See also: owoosi vai ; oyoosi vai

oyoosi vai s/he has a father

See also: o'oosi vai ; owoosi vai

owoosi vai s/he has a father

See also: o'oosi vai ; oyoosi vai

odedeyi vai s/he has a father

See also: obaabaayi vai

obaabaayi vai s/he has a father

See also: odedeyi vai

o'oosim vta have h/ as a father

See also: oyoosim vta ; owoosim vta

oyoosim vta have h/ as a father

See also: o'oosim vta ; owoosim vta

owoosim vta have h/ as a father

See also: o'oosim vta ; oyoosim vta

odedeyim vta have h/ as a father

See also: obaabaayim vta

obaabaayim vta have h/ as a father

See also: odedeyim vta

father-in-law
n
father-in-law
inzinis nad my father-in-law

See also: nizhinis nad [N]

nizinis nad my father-in-law

See also: nizhinis nad [N]

gizinis nad your father-in-law

See also: gizhinis nad [N]

ozinisan nad h/ father-in-law

fatigued
adj
fatigued
noondeshin vai s/he is fatigued, is exhausted, falls short of a goal

faucet
n
faucet
nibi wenjijiwang ni-v a faucet, a tap

nibi gaa-onjijiwang ni-v [BL] a faucet, a tap

favorable
adj
favorable wind
minwaanimad vii there is a good breeze

fawn
n
fawn
gidagaakoons na a fawn

fear
n
arrive in fear
bagamaanimizi vai s/he arrives in fear

back up in fear
azheyaanimizi vai s/he backs up in fear

come in fear
biidaanimizi vai s/he comes in fear

come from a certain place in fear
ondaanimizi vai s/he comes from a certain place in fear

go about in fear
babaamaanimizi vai s/he goes about in fear

go along in fear
bimaanimizi vai s/he goes along in fear

go away in fear
animaanimizi vai s/he goes away in fear

go inside in fear
biindigeyaanimizi vai s/he comes inside in fear

go to a certain place in fear
inaanimizi vai s/he goes to a certain place in fear; s/he is scared in a certain way

fear
vt
fear
goshi vta be afraid of, fear h/

Paired with: gotan vti

gotan vti be afraid of, fear it

Paired with: goshi vta

fearful
adj
feel fearful
zegendam vai2 s/he feels scared, feels fearful

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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