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hunting stand
n
hunting stand
akandoowin ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind

See also: akandoowaagan ni ; mitigo-akandoowin ni

mitigo-akandoowin ni a hunting stand in a tree

akandoowaagan ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind

akandoo vai s/he lies in wait, ambushes, posts for game (using a hunting stand or blind) fold)

hurry
vi
hurry
wewiib adv man hurry, in a hurry, quickly

wewiibishkaa vai s/he hurries

wewiibitaa vai s/he hurries (in some work or activity)

hurry making
wewiibi' vta hurry h/; hurry making h/

Paired with: wewiibitoon vti

wewiibitoon vti hurry it; hurry making it

Paired with: wewiibi' vta

make hurry
ojaanimi' vta make h/ hurry, rush h/; give h/ a hard time, get after h/, chew h/ out

Paired with: ojaanimitoon vti2

tell to hurry
wewiibim vta tell h/ to hurry

hurry
vt
hurry
wewiibi' vta hurry h/; hurry making h/

Paired with: wewiibitoon vti

wewiibitoon vti hurry it; hurry making it

Paired with: wewiibi' vta

hurry by speech
ojaanimim vta hurry h/ (by speech); give h/ a hard time, get after h/ (by speech)

hurt
vi
hurt
wiisagine vai s/he hurts, is in pain from an illness

wiisagendam vai2 s/he suffers pain, is in pain, hurts

make hurt
wiisagendami' vta cause h/ pain, make h/ hurt

throat hurts
wiisagigonewe vai s/he has a sore throat, h/ throat hurts

tongue hurts
wiisagidenaniwe vai h/ tongue hurts

hurt
adj
get hurt
wiisagishin vai s/he gets hurt (on something), gets hurt falling

hurt
vt
hurt with foot or body
wiisagishkaw vta hurt h/ (by bumping or kicking)

husband
n
Other words for one's husband include possessed forms of inini na a man such as indininiim, nindininiim, ndininiimmy man, my husband and possessed forms of akiwenzii na an old man such as indakiwenziiyim, nindakiwenziiyim, ndakiwenziiyimmy old man, my husband.
husband
ninaabem nad my husband

ginaabem nad your (sg) husband

onaabeman nad her husband

wiidigemaagan na a spouse, a husband, a wife, a partner (cohabitant), a companion (cohabitant)

have a husband
onaabemi vai s/he has or gets a husband

steal a husband
gimoojinaabeme vai s/he steals somebody's husband

hymn
n
hymn
anama'e-nagamon ni a hymn

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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